The placeConstituency · South East · Electorate 74,889 · 2023 boundaries

Chesham and Amersham.

Liberal Democrats MP Sarah Green holds the seat on 44.9% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentSarah Green · Liberal Democrats
CouncilBuckinghamshire
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001162
Electorate · 2024
74.9k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
44.9%
Liberal Democrats · +10.0pp over Con
Settlements
10
Largest: Chesham
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
12.1
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
2 Jun 2026

Chesham and Amersham's MP has spent recent weeks firmly in opposition mode. Sarah Green voted with the Liberal Democrats to back a privilege referral against Prime Minister Starmer over the Mandelson appointment, opposed Labour's asylum support regulations as risking destitution for vulnerable people, and backed the Lords' repeated attempts to strip a government reserve power over pension fund investments. On the King's Speech she backed a wrecking amendment defeated by 408 votes to 78, signalling a broad rejection of Labour's legislative programme. None of these votes broke from her party -- Green is a 100% party-line Liberal Democrat -- but the pattern is consistent, active opposition across a wide range of policy fronts.

Her parliamentary record is steady rather than spectacular. At 69% voting participation she sits somewhat below the Commons average, but has made 70 contributions across 46 debates, with social care, health, and local government dominating her speaking time. Her stance profile reveals a strong pro-parliamentary-scrutiny and pro-Lords-scrutiny orientation -- both above 95% -- and firm opposition to employer National Insurance increases. She is notably less aligned with progressive taxation than her own party average, running 20 percentage points below the Liberal Democrat norm on that measure. Local coverage has recently featured her raising rail fares and patient safety concerns directly in Parliament, alongside her work on water regulation.

She sits on the Public Accounts Committee, which informs a pattern of scrutiny-focused activity, including her involvement in the Ofwat inquiry. Green won Chesham and Amersham at a 2021 by-election, overturning a large Conservative majority on local anger over HS2 and planning. Recent local news spans 87 articles in the past 90 days, dominated by community and education topics, though most carry neutral sentiment scores. Speech-level data is available; individual vote transcripts are limited.

44.9%
LD vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
10
Wards · 26 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.10 wards · 26 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Amersham Chesham Bois(3 seats)King · Harris · Walsh4,428Buckinghamshire ConMay 2021
Chalfont St Giles(3 seats)Jackson · Rouse · Butcher4,689Buckinghamshire ConMay 2021
Chalfont St Peter(3 seats)Darby · Rush · Smith6,316Buckinghamshire ConMay 2021
Chesham(3 seats)Stannard · Southworth · Chaudhry4,223Buckinghamshire ConMay 2021
Chess Valley(3 seats)Culverhouse · Williams · Baum4,330Buckinghamshire ConMay 2021
Denham Jaspal Chhokar848Buckinghamshire ConJul 2023
Gerrards Cross(3 seats)Wood · Bracken · Broom5,368Buckinghamshire ConMay 2021
Hazlemere Steven John Roy687Buckinghamshire ConFeb 2024
Little Chalfont Amersham Common(3 seats)Jones · Tett · Matthews5,042Buckinghamshire ConMay 2021
Penn Wood Old Amersham(3 seats)Waters · Dormer · Flys6,206Buckinghamshire ConMay 2021

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.10 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Chesham (21,584), with Amersham (16,618) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 99,765.

town 93,602village 6,163

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Chesham21,584town
Amersham16,618town
Hazlemere13,701town
Chalfont St Peter13,382town
Rural & dispersed12,438town
Gerrards Cross7,175town
Showing 6 of 10·All 10 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate59.4%57.1%+4%
Owner-occupied75.3%63.1%+19%
Private rented12.6%20.0%-37%
Social rented12.1%16.8%-28%

Ethnicity.

White81.6%
Asian12.4%
Black1.0%
Mixed3.5%
Other1.5%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.4% Female 51.6% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£39,000
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£72,600
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
6,165
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
54
34 primary · 8 secondary
GCSE pass
73.0%
Attainment 8: 53.1

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£1080m
Taxpayers57,000
Median per taxpayer£4,540
Mean per taxpayer£18,900

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Buckinghamshire. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.

For household tax breakdown

Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.

§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
12.1
-42% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
4.0
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
36% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences4.4
Vehicle crime1.6
Anti-social behaviour1.3
Criminal damage & arson0.9
Other theft0.9
Shoplifting0.7
Public order0.7

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.6 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Sarah GreenWONLD24,42244.9
Gareth WilliamsCon18,97134.8
Laurence JarvisRef5,3109.8
Chris ChiltonLab3,5026.4
Justine FulfordGrn1,6733.1
Muhammad KhanInd4660.9
Julian FosterInd1110.2

Turnout 54,455

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2021Sarah Louise GreenLD56.7
2019Cheryl GillanCon55.4
2017Cheryl GillanCon60.7
2015Cheryl GillanCon59.0
2010Gillan, CherylCon60.4
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission