North Herefordshire.
Green Party of England and Wales MP Ellie Chowns holds the seat on 43.2% of the vote.
3 Jun 2026
One of parliament's four Green MPs, Ellie Chowns has maintained a distinctive voting record by backing steel nationalisation, voting to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, and opposing government immigration regulations -- the latter on the grounds that withdrawing support from failed asylum seekers without granting the right to work risks destitution rather than deterrence. These votes place her consistently to Labour's left, even while she often rejects opposition amendments and broadly supports the government's legislative agenda where Green priorities align.
At 80% participation across 521 votes, she sits slightly below the Commons average but is an active speaker, with 627 contributions across 267 debates -- a high ratio of contributions to votes. Her voting profile is sharply defined: 93% aligned with workers' rights positions and 88% with climate action, but only 4% aligned with pro-business stances and 32% with fiscal responsibility measures. She holds no committee seats, so her scrutiny work happens primarily on the floor of the House. Speeches cluster around economy and jobs, defence, local government, and the environment, with social care accounting for over 50 contributions.
Local coverage points to two sustained campaigns: adult social care reform (she has organised constituency listening events and publicly called for a social care system modelled on the NHS) and UK foreign policy on Israel and Lebanon. Her slight deviations from Green Party averages are modest -- marginally more supportive of fiscal consolidation, slightly less aligned on end-of-life autonomy. She is North Herefordshire's first Green MP and holds no rebel votes on record. News sentiment across 150 recent articles is broadly neutral.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrow | Roger James Phillips | 950 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Backbury | Graham Russell Biggs | 394 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Bircher | Dan Hurcomb | 754 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Bishops Frome & Cradley | Rebecca Tully | 531 | Herefordshire, County of Con | Nov 2024 |
| Bromyard Bringsty | Peter John Stoddart | 562 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Bromyard West | Clare Davies | 412 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Castle | Robert Arnold Highfield | 346 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Credenhill | Charlie Taylor | 201 | Herefordshire, County of Con | Sept 2024 |
| Hagley | Ivan Glenn James Powell | 407 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Hampton | Bruce Allen Baker | 545 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Holmer | Frank Cornthwaite | 366 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Hope End | Helen Heathfield | 856 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Kington | Terry James | 487 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Ledbury North | Liz Harvey | 424 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Ledbury South | Stef Simmons | 424 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Ledbury West | Justine Anne Haslewood Peberdy | 431 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Leominster East | Jenny Bartlett | 452 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Leominster North & Rural | John Stone | 524 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Leominster South | Mark Alexander Woodall | 379 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Leominster West | Allan Merlyn Williams | 371 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Mortimer | Carole Gandy | 562 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Old Gore | Barry Alan Durkin | 524 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Queenswood | Pauline Elizabeth Crockett | 346 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Sutton Walls | Peter Bryce Hamblin | 483 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Three Crosses | Jonathan Guy Lester | 763 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
| Weobley | Nicholas Mason | 450 | Herefordshire, County of Con | May 2023 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in Rural & dispersed (39,717), with Leominster (11,955) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 91,087.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Rural & dispersed | 39,717 | large town |
| Leominster | 11,955 | town |
| Ledbury | 9,439 | town |
| Hereford | 4,715 | large town |
| Bromyard | 4,691 | village |
| Kington | 3,220 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 54.5% | 57.1% | -5% |
| Owner-occupied | 70.6% | 63.1% | +12% |
| Private rented | 18.2% | 20.0% | -9% |
| Social rented | 11.2% | 16.8% | -33% |
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 | £283m |
| Taxpayers | 52,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,740 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £5,500 |
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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellie ChownsWON | Grn | 21,736 | 43.2 |
| Bill Wiggin | Con | 15,842 | 31.5 |
| Andrew Dye | Ref | 8,048 | 16.0 |
| Jon Browning | Lab | 3,205 | 6.4 |
| Cat Hornsey | LD | 1,436 | 2.9 |
| Michael Guest | Ind | 95 | 0.2 |
Turnout 50,362
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Bill Wiggin | Con | 63.0 |
| 2017 | Bill Wiggin | Con | 62.0 |
| 2015 | Bill Wiggin | Con | 55.6 |
| 2010 | Wiggin, Bill | Con | 51.8 |
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