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North Herefordshire.

Green Party of England and Wales MP Ellie Chowns holds the seat on 43.2% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentEllie Chowns · Green Party of England and Wales
CouncilHerefordshire, County of
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001395
Electorate · 2024
72.8k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
43.2%
Green Party of England and Wales · +11.7pp over Con
Settlements
16
Largest: Rural & dispersed
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
11.2
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
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.

43.2%
Grn vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
26
Wards · 26 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.26 wards · 26 councillors

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

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Arrow Roger James Phillips950Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Backbury Graham Russell Biggs394Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Bircher Dan Hurcomb754Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Bishops Frome & Cradley Rebecca Tully531Herefordshire, County of ConNov 2024
Bromyard Bringsty Peter John Stoddart562Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Bromyard West Clare Davies412Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Castle Robert Arnold Highfield346Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Credenhill Charlie Taylor201Herefordshire, County of ConSept 2024
Hagley Ivan Glenn James Powell407Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Hampton Bruce Allen Baker545Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Holmer Frank Cornthwaite366Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Hope End Helen Heathfield856Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Kington Terry James487Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Ledbury North Liz Harvey424Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Ledbury South Stef Simmons424Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Ledbury West Justine Anne Haslewood Peberdy431Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Leominster East Jenny Bartlett452Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Leominster North & Rural John Stone524Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Leominster South Mark Alexander Woodall379Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Leominster West Allan Merlyn Williams371Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Mortimer Carole Gandy562Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Old Gore Barry Alan Durkin524Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Queenswood Pauline Elizabeth Crockett346Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Sutton Walls Peter Bryce Hamblin483Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Three Crosses Jonathan Guy Lester763Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023
Weobley Nicholas Mason450Herefordshire, County of ConMay 2023

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

§ 02Settlements.16 named places

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.

large-town 44,432town 21,394village 25,261

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Rural & dispersed39,717large town
Leominster11,955town
Ledbury9,439town
Hereford4,715large town
Bromyard4,691village
Kington3,220village
Showing 6 of 16·All 16 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate54.5%57.1%-5%
Owner-occupied70.6%63.1%+12%
Private rented18.2%20.0%-9%
Social rented11.2%16.8%-33%

Ethnicity.

White97.5%
Asian0.9%
Black0.2%
Mixed1.0%
Other0.4%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.9% Female 51.0% 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
£28,000
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£36,700
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
6,070
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
60
43 primary · 7 secondary
GCSE pass
65.9%
Attainment 8: 45.2

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£283m
Taxpayers52,000
Median per taxpayer£2,740
Mean per taxpayer£5,500

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

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

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
11.2
-46% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
3.7
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
40% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences4.5
Anti-social behaviour1.9
Criminal damage & arson1.0
Other theft0.9
Public order0.7
Burglary0.6
Shoplifting0.5

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

Showing 7 of 14·All 14 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Ellie ChownsWONGrn21,73643.2
Bill WigginCon15,84231.5
Andrew DyeRef8,04816.0
Jon BrowningLab3,2056.4
Cat HornseyLD1,4362.9
Michael GuestInd950.2

Turnout 50,362

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Bill WigginCon63.0
2017Bill WigginCon62.0
2015Bill WigginCon55.6
2010Wiggin, BillCon51.8
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