Hitchin and Harpenden — UK General Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Hitchin and Harpenden was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 6,895 votes over Liberal Democrat. This page covers every general election in Hitchin and Harpenden from 1997 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1997–2019
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1997
Peter Lilley (Conservative)
24,038
45.9%
Rosemary Sanderson (Labour)
6,671 (12.7 pts)
78.0%
2001
Peter Lilley (Conservative)
21,271
47.3%
Alan Amos (Labour)
6,663 (14.8 pts)
66.9%
2005
Peter Lilley (Conservative)
23,627
49.9%
Hannah Hedges (Liberal Democrat)
11,393 (24.0 pts)
70.5%
2010
Peter Lilley (Conservative)
29,869
54.6%
Nigel Quinton (Liberal Democrat)
15,271 (27.9 pts)
74.3%
2015
Peter Lilley (Conservative)
31,488
56.9%
Rachel Burgin (Labour)
20,055 (36.2 pts)
69.1%
2017
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
31,189
53.1%
John Hayes (Labour)
12,031 (20.5 pts)
77.6%
2019
Bim Afolami (Conservative)
27,719
47.1%
Sam Collins (Liberal Democrat)
6,895 (11.7 pts)
77.5%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1997
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Peter Lilley
Conservative
24,038
45.9%
Yes
Rosemary Sanderson
Labour
17,367
33.1%
No
Chris White
Liberal Democrat
10,515
20.1%
No
David Cooke
Natural Law
290
0.6%
No
Jim Horton
Socialist Alternative
217
0.4%
No
2001
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Peter Lilley
Conservative
21,271
47.3%
Yes
Alan Amos
Labour
14,608
32.5%
No
John Murphy
Liberal Democrat
8,076
18.0%
No
John Saunders
UKIP
606
1.3%
No
Peter Rigby
Independent
363
0.8%
No
2005
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Peter Lilley
Conservative
23,627
49.9%
Yes
Hannah Hedges
Liberal Democrat
12,234
25.8%
No
Paul Orrett
Labour
10,499
22.2%
No
John Saunders
UKIP
828
1.7%
No
Peter Rigby
Independent
199
0.4%
No
2010
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Peter Lilley
Conservative
29,869
54.6%
Yes
Nigel Quinton
Liberal Democrat
14,598
26.7%
No
Oliver de Botton
Labour
7,413
13.6%
No
Graham Wilkinson
UKIP
1,663
3.0%
No
Richard Wise
Green
807
1.5%
No
Margaret Henderson
Independent
109
0.2%
No
Simon Byron
Citizens for Undead Rights and Equality
108
0.2%
No
Eric Hannah
Your Right To Democracy Party Limited
90
0.2%
No
Peter Rigby
Independent
50
0.1%
No
2015
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Peter Lilley
Conservative
31,488
56.9%
Yes
Rachel Burgin
Labour
11,433
20.6%
No
John Stocker
UKIP
4,917
8.9%
No
Pauline Pearce
Liberal Democrat
4,484
8.1%
No
Richard Wise
Green
3,053
5.5%
No
2017
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Bim Afolami
Conservative
31,189
53.1%
Yes
John Hayes
Labour
19,158
32.6%
No
Hugh Annand
Liberal Democrat
6,236
10.6%
No
Richard Cano
Green
1,329
2.3%
No
Ray Blake
Independent
629
1.1%
No
Sid Cordle
Christian Peoples Alliance
242
0.4%
No
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Bim Afolami
Conservative
27,719
47.1%
Yes
Sam Collins
Liberal Democrat
20,824
35.4%
No
Kay Tart
Labour
9,959
16.9%
No
Sid Cordle
Christian Peoples Alliance
268
0.5%
No
Peter Marshall
Advance Together
101
0.2%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Hitchin and Harpenden has been contested at 7 general elections on record since 1997. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Conservative.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Hitchin and Harpenden in the 2019 general election?
Conservative won Hitchin and Harpenden in 2019 with 27,719 votes (47.1%), a majority of 6,895 votes over Liberal Democrat in second place.
Which parties have won Hitchin and Harpenden since 1997?
Since 1997, Hitchin and Harpenden has been won by: Conservative.
What was the closest result in Hitchin and Harpenden?
The closest result on record for Hitchin and Harpenden was 2019, when Conservative beat Liberal Democrat by just 6,895 votes (11.7 percentage points).