South East · England · 75,877Boundary · 2023

Hitchin

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Hitchin and Harpenden.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Hitchin, Stotfold and Shefford. Population 99,088. Recorded crime is 39% below the national average.

A 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes, Strathern has nonetheless carved out a distinctive public profile. His most notable recent initiative is the launch of a Labour parliamentary group focused on men and boys -- he has since been named Men's Health Advocate for 2025 and backed a paternity leave campaign for self-employed workers in construction. He also organised a Westminster roundtable on industrial fires affecting his constituency and facilitated a Cabinet visit from the Education Secretary to meet local families. These are the actions of an MP who is busy, locally visible, and building a policy specialism around men's health and welfare.

His parliamentary record is solid. At 87% voting participation he sits close to the Commons average, and he has never broken from Labour in a division. His stance profile is broadly orthodox Labour -- strongly aligned on progressive taxation and workers' rights -- but he scores unusually low on pro-parliamentary-scrutiny and pro-lords-scrutiny metrics, reflecting consistent support for the government's position in recent ping-pong battles with the Lords. His 190 speech contributions span economy, local government, education, and health -- a broad range, though his men's health focus is the clearest thread.

436
Commons votes
This parliament
£34k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.9k
Electorate
2024 GE

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review.

Current Member of Parliament

Alistair Strathern

Alistair Strathern

Labour Party

Alistair Strathern is the Labour MP for Hitchin, and has been an MP continually since 19 October 2023.

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Voting at a Glance

Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Hitchin, Stotfold and Shefford. Population 99,088. Recorded crime is 39% below the national average.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Strathern’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.436 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Strathern has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
96
Economy
88
Employment
47
Crime & Policing
40
Education
33
Welfare and Benefits
30
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.7 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Arlesey FairfieldJodie Chillery895Independ
Arlesey FairfieldNick Andrews724Labour P
Clifton Henlow LangfordDavid Shelvey1,667Conserva
Clifton Henlow LangfordDrew Robert Richardson1,680Conserva
Clifton Henlow LangfordRichard David Wenham1,589Conserva
Graveley St Ippolyts WymondleyCaroline McDonnell361Liberal
Graveley St Ippolyts WymondleyDominic Griffiths357Liberal
HitchwoodJoe Graziano472Conserva
OffaClaire Patricia Annette Strong470Conserva
OffaDavid John Barnard558Conserva
SheffordMark Robert Liddiard918Conserva
SheffordTony Brown907Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
99,088
Electorate 75,877 · 2024 register
Median income
£33,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
15.1%
England average 20.0%
Schools
47
36 primary · 8 secondary
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