The placeConstituency · South East · Electorate 71,737 · 2023 boundaries

South West Hertfordshire.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Gagan Mohindra holds the seat on 34.1% of the vote — a split-council geography across 2 councils.

Member of ParliamentGagan Mohindra · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilsThree Rivers · Dacorum
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001496
Electorate · 2024
71.7k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
34.1%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +9.2pp over LD
Settlements
10
Largest: Watford (Watford)
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
14.6
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

A steady, loyally Conservative MP whose recent activity has kept pace with his party's opposition role. Mohindra has followed the Conservative line on every vote on record -- a 100% party alignment -- including backing attempts to block the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill, supporting opposition amendments to the King's Speech, and voting to refer Prime Minister Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment. He also opposed government powers to direct pension fund investments into private markets, a position that aligns with his notably stronger-than-average support for pension protection measures (75%, versus 39% for fellow Conservative MPs).

His parliamentary engagement sits at 75%, slightly below the Commons average. Speeches across 113 debates cluster around the economy, local government, and social care -- topics consistent with his seat on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee. He votes firmly against tax increases, broadly pro-business, and strongly in favour of Lords scrutiny. Where he diverges from his Conservative colleagues, it is marginal: somewhat less likely to back civil liberties measures, somewhat more resistant to Lords reform.

Local coverage over the past 90 days is broadly neutral across around 40 articles, touching crime, the economy, and housing. Older stories are more pointed: a council accused him in 2023 of making misleading claims about housing development in a protected area, while a 2025 end-of-year Q&A presented a more engaged local picture, citing work on transport, banking access, and green spaces. He increased his vote share in 2024 despite wider Conservative losses in Hertfordshire -- a sign of some local durability. No rebel votes are on record.

34.1%
Con vote · 2024 GE
2
Councils overlapping the seat
14
Wards · 15 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.14 wards · 15 councillors · 2 councils

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Abbots Langley Bedmond Ian Campbell657Three Rivers LDMar 2025
Carpenders Park Christopher Alley757Three Rivers LDMay 2024
Chorleywood North Sarratt Ciaran Reed1,160Three Rivers LDMay 2024
Chorleywood South Maple Cross Harry Davies1,050Three Rivers LDMay 2024
Dickinsons Cheryl Stungo1,045Three Rivers LDMay 2024
Durrants Paul Rainbow1,010Three Rivers LDMay 2025
Gade Valley Elinor Gazzard668Three Rivers LDMay 2024
Kings Langley(2 seats)Anderson · Johnson1,319Dacorum LDMay 2023
Leavesden Stephen Bernard Albert Frederick Henry Giles-Medhurst933Three Rivers LDMay 2024
Moor Park Eastbury Debbie Morris1,067Three Rivers LDMay 2024
Oxhey Hall Hayling Andrew Scarth1,031Three Rivers LDMay 2024
Penn Mill End Tom Smith630Three Rivers LDMay 2024
Rickmansworth Town Mike Sims1,694Three Rivers LDJul 2024
South Oxhey Joan King788Three Rivers LDMay 2024

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

§ 02Settlements.10 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Watford (Watford) (28,719), with Rickmansworth (23,059) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 99,061.

city 28,719town 59,271village 11,071

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Watford (Watford)28,719city
Rickmansworth23,059town
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley16,365town
Chorleywood13,994town
Moor Park5,853town
Maple Cross2,948village
Showing 6 of 10·All 10 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate62.5%57.1%+10%
Owner-occupied71.9%63.1%+14%
Private rented13.4%20.0%-33%
Social rented14.7%16.8%-12%

Ethnicity.

White77.9%
Asian14.6%
Black2.3%
Mixed3.6%
Other1.6%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.6% Female 51.3% 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
£35,000
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£56,600
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
5,685
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
44
29 primary · 8 secondary
GCSE pass
80.1%
Attainment 8: 54.6

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£733m
Taxpayers59,000
Median per taxpayer£3,950
Mean per taxpayer£12,500

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

For council finance & suppliers

This constituency is served by Three Rivers and Dacorum. 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
14.6
-30% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
4.9
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
38% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences5.5
Anti-social behaviour2.6
Shoplifting1.3
Other theft1.0
Vehicle crime0.8
Burglary0.8
Criminal damage & arson0.7

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.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Gagan MohindraWONCon16,45834.1
Sally SymingtonLD12,00224.9
Alex SufitLab9,63720.0
Keith SteersRef6,79014.1
Narinder SianGrn2,5325.3
Bernadette O'MalleyInd2950.6
Victor SilkinInd2320.5
Michael McGetrickInd1580.3
Ketankumar PipaliyaInd1500.3

Turnout 48,254

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Gagan MohindraCon49.6
2017David GaukeCon57.9
2015David GaukeCon56.9
2010Gauke, DavidCon54.2
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