Chesham and Amersham.
Liberal Democrats MP Sarah Green holds the seat on 44.9% of the vote.
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.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amersham Chesham Bois(3 seats) | King · Harris · Walsh | 4,428 | Buckinghamshire Con | May 2021 |
| Chalfont St Giles(3 seats) | Jackson · Rouse · Butcher | 4,689 | Buckinghamshire Con | May 2021 |
| Chalfont St Peter(3 seats) | Darby · Rush · Smith | 6,316 | Buckinghamshire Con | May 2021 |
| Chesham(3 seats) | Stannard · Southworth · Chaudhry | 4,223 | Buckinghamshire Con | May 2021 |
| Chess Valley(3 seats) | Culverhouse · Williams · Baum | 4,330 | Buckinghamshire Con | May 2021 |
| Denham | Jaspal Chhokar | 848 | Buckinghamshire Con | Jul 2023 |
| Gerrards Cross(3 seats) | Wood · Bracken · Broom | 5,368 | Buckinghamshire Con | May 2021 |
| Hazlemere | Steven John Roy | 687 | Buckinghamshire Con | Feb 2024 |
| Little Chalfont Amersham Common(3 seats) | Jones · Tett · Matthews | 5,042 | Buckinghamshire Con | May 2021 |
| Penn Wood Old Amersham(3 seats) | Waters · Dormer · Flys | 6,206 | Buckinghamshire Con | May 2021 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Chesham | 21,584 | town |
| Amersham | 16,618 | town |
| Hazlemere | 13,701 | town |
| Chalfont St Peter | 13,382 | town |
| Rural & dispersed | 12,438 | town |
| Gerrards Cross | 7,175 | town |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 59.4% | 57.1% | +4% |
| Owner-occupied | 75.3% | 63.1% | +19% |
| Private rented | 12.6% | 20.0% | -37% |
| Social rented | 12.1% | 16.8% | -28% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £1080m |
| Taxpayers | 57,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £4,540 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £18,900 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah GreenWON | LD | 24,422 | 44.9 |
| Gareth Williams | Con | 18,971 | 34.8 |
| Laurence Jarvis | Ref | 5,310 | 9.8 |
| Chris Chilton | Lab | 3,502 | 6.4 |
| Justine Fulford | Grn | 1,673 | 3.1 |
| Muhammad Khan | Ind | 466 | 0.9 |
| Julian Foster | Ind | 111 | 0.2 |
Turnout 54,455
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Sarah Louise Green | LD | 56.7 |
| 2019 | Cheryl Gillan | Con | 55.4 |
| 2017 | Cheryl Gillan | Con | 60.7 |
| 2015 | Cheryl Gillan | Con | 59.0 |
| 2010 | Gillan, Cheryl | Con | 60.4 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo