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.
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.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line. Each ward links to the council that runs it.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbots Langley Bedmond | Ian Campbell | 657 | Three Rivers LD | Mar 2025 |
| Carpenders Park | Christopher Alley | 757 | Three Rivers LD | May 2024 |
| Chorleywood North Sarratt | Ciaran Reed | 1,160 | Three Rivers LD | May 2024 |
| Chorleywood South Maple Cross | Harry Davies | 1,050 | Three Rivers LD | May 2024 |
| Dickinsons | Cheryl Stungo | 1,045 | Three Rivers LD | May 2024 |
| Durrants | Paul Rainbow | 1,010 | Three Rivers LD | May 2025 |
| Gade Valley | Elinor Gazzard | 668 | Three Rivers LD | May 2024 |
| Kings Langley(2 seats) | Anderson · Johnson | 1,319 | Dacorum LD | May 2023 |
| Leavesden | Stephen Bernard Albert Frederick Henry Giles-Medhurst | 933 | Three Rivers LD | May 2024 |
| Moor Park Eastbury | Debbie Morris | 1,067 | Three Rivers LD | May 2024 |
| Oxhey Hall Hayling | Andrew Scarth | 1,031 | Three Rivers LD | May 2024 |
| Penn Mill End | Tom Smith | 630 | Three Rivers LD | May 2024 |
| Rickmansworth Town | Mike Sims | 1,694 | Three Rivers LD | Jul 2024 |
| South Oxhey | Joan King | 788 | Three Rivers LD | May 2024 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Watford (Watford) | 28,719 | city |
| Rickmansworth | 23,059 | town |
| Abbots Langley and Kings Langley | 16,365 | town |
| Chorleywood | 13,994 | town |
| Moor Park | 5,853 | town |
| Maple Cross | 2,948 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 62.5% | 57.1% | +10% |
| Owner-occupied | 71.9% | 63.1% | +14% |
| Private rented | 13.4% | 20.0% | -33% |
| Social rented | 14.7% | 16.8% | -12% |
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 | £733m |
| Taxpayers | 59,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £3,950 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £12,500 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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.
Move the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings — the household lens.
Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gagan MohindraWON | Con | 16,458 | 34.1 |
| Sally Symington | LD | 12,002 | 24.9 |
| Alex Sufit | Lab | 9,637 | 20.0 |
| Keith Steers | Ref | 6,790 | 14.1 |
| Narinder Sian | Grn | 2,532 | 5.3 |
| Bernadette O'Malley | Ind | 295 | 0.6 |
| Victor Silkin | Ind | 232 | 0.5 |
| Michael McGetrick | Ind | 158 | 0.3 |
| Ketankumar Pipaliya | Ind | 150 | 0.3 |
Turnout 48,254
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Gagan Mohindra | Con | 49.6 |
| 2017 | David Gauke | Con | 57.9 |
| 2015 | David Gauke | Con | 56.9 |
| 2010 | Gauke, David | Con | 54.2 |
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