Constituency profile

North Herefordshire

West Midlands · County constituency · Herefordshire, County of borough

Dr Ellie Chowns MP
Sitting MP

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green Party

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type
West Midlands
County constituency, Herefordshire, County of council
Last 5 GE winners
CCCCG
Conservative 4/5, Green 1/5
EU referendum 2016
58.0% Leave
UK average 51.9%; +6.1pp above mean
Current outlook
Green +12.1pp
vs Conservative 28.9%
MidlandsLeave-leaning

About the North Herefordshire constituency

North Herefordshire is a county constituency in the West Midlands. The sitting MP is Dr Ellie Chowns (Green Party), first elected in July 2024. At the 2024 general election, the Greens won with 43.2% to 31.5% for the Conservatives, a majority of 5,894 votes on a 69.2% turnout. PollCheck's current projection, at the seven-poll average, has the Greens on 41.0% and the Conservatives on 28.9%, a margin of 12.1 points.

Who lives in North Herefordshire? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016
58.0%
UK average ~52%
Degree or above
34.8%
UK average ~34%
No qualifications
17.0%
UK average ~18%
Owner-occupied
69.4%
UK average ~63%
Renting (social + private)
29.3%
UK average ~36%
Median age
51.4
UK median ~40
Age 65+
33.6%
UK average ~19%
Age 18-34
21.2%
UK average ~28%

How did North Herefordshire vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Green gain from Con · majority 5,894 votes (11.7pp) · turnout 69.2%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of North Herefordshire

Switch between GE2024 ward winners (modelled estimates, ~4pp average error) and a demographic view from the 2021 Census. Hover any area for detail. How the map is built ›

Council layer (not Westminster)

North Herefordshire within Herefordshire, County of

North Herefordshire sits entirely within Herefordshire, County of Council. Herefordshire, County of was not due to vote in 2026, so the figures below are the most recent ward results available. About this layer ›

Council overlap

CouncilShare of seat
Herefordshire, County of
58 LSOAs
100%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward - May 2026 results where the council voted, otherwise the most recent available result. How this table is sourced ›

Ward GE2024 winner Latest council winner Shift since GE2024 Turnout
ArrowConservative 42.8%vs Green 33.7%2023 Conservative 72.8%vs Lib Dem 13.9%-44.0%
BackburyGreen 41.0%vs Conservative 32.1%2023 Conservative 35.2%vs Lib Dem 34.4%-44.2%
BircherConservative 36.7%vs Green 35.8%2023 Conservative 49.2%vs Independent 33.7%-47.2%
Bishops Frome & CradleyGreen 55.0%vs Conservative 24.4%2023 Green 68.9%vs Conservative 27.2%-43.6%
Bromyard BringstyGreen 39.4%vs Conservative 35.2%2023 Conservative 47.4%vs Green 31.2%-38.9%
Bromyard WestGreen 44.6%vs Conservative 27.1%2023 Independent 62.2%vs Conservative 17.5%-27.3%
CastleGreen 40.1%vs Conservative 33.3%2023 Independent 54.6%vs Conservative 28.6%-47.2%
CredenhillGreen 42.4%vs Conservative 30.0%2023 Independent 51.4%vs Conservative 33.6%-36.0%
HagleyGreen 41.3%vs Conservative 31.7%2023 Independent 51.0%vs Conservative 30.9%-38.0%
HamptonGreen 39.1%vs Conservative 35.0%2023 Conservative 44.2%vs Independent 34.1%-42.6%
HolmerGreen 41.6%vs Conservative 30.6%2023 Independent 37.9%vs Conservative 33.4%-32.7%
Hope EndGreen 50.2%vs Conservative 28.4%2023 Green 59.5%vs Conservative 32.0%-48.1%
KingtonGreen 46.6%vs Conservative 23.9%2023 Lib Dem 48.5%vs Green 30.3%-39.1%
Ledbury NorthGreen 42.2%vs Conservative 29.6%2023 Others 44.0%vs Independent 24.0%-36.8%
Ledbury SouthGreen 47.0%vs Conservative 29.9%2023 Green 38.6%vs Conservative 32.0%-38.1%
Ledbury WestGreen 50.4%vs Conservative 25.4%2023 Green 46.1%vs Conservative 23.3%-34.4%
Leominster EastGreen 50.6%vs Conservative 23.1%2023 Green 50.0%vs Conservative 34.9%-30.1%
Leominster North & RuralGreen 39.8%vs Conservative 34.4%2023 Conservative 49.0%vs Green 42.7%-34.6%
Leominster SouthGreen 54.0%vs Conservative 23.4%2023 Green 45.0%vs Conservative 31.1%-31.6%
Leominster WestGreen 50.8%vs Conservative 25.9%2023 Conservative 49.7%vs Green 35.7%-34.2%
MortimerConservative 38.8%vs Green 36.3%2023 Conservative 54.8%vs Lib Dem 24.0%-38.0%
Old GoreGreen 39.5%vs Conservative 35.6%2023 Conservative 44.4%vs Independent 31.5%-46.5%
QueenswoodGreen 41.8%vs Conservative 31.0%2023 Independent 56.2%vs Conservative 26.1%-39.9%
Sutton WallsGreen 37.4%vs Conservative 36.7%2023 Conservative 45.8%vs Green 18.7%-40.3%
Three CrossesGreen 38.5%vs Conservative 38.0%2023 Conservative 55.9%vs Green 33.8%-46.9%
WeobleyGreen 42.3%vs Conservative 31.9%2023 Conservative 38.9%vs Independent 34.9%-38.8%

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for North Herefordshire at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won North Herefordshire at past general elections?

2024 and notional 2019 rows are on current boundaries; 2010-2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time. More on boundaries ›

Year Result MP Lab Con LD Right (Ref/UKIP) Green Other Majority Turnout
2010Con holdBill Wiggin7.1%51.8%31.0%5.7% UKIP3.2%1.2%9,88771.1%
2015Con holdBill Wiggin11.4%55.6%12.0%14.0% UKIP7.0%-19,99670.7%-0.4
2017Con holdBill Wiggin18.9%62.0%11.7%-5.5%1.9%21,60274.1%+3.4
2019notionalConservative winnerBill Wiggin 2019 MP, pre-review boundary15.2%62.5%13.5%-8.8%-25,71976.8%+2.7
2024Green gain from ConEllie Chowns6.4%31.5%2.9%16.0% Ref43.2%0.2%5,89469.2%-7.6

Earlier years are on pre-2024 boundaries; comparable results on the new boundary will be added when sourced.

Constituencies most like North Herefordshire

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to North Herefordshire. Politics shown for context.

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Related

Sources

Every figure on this page is computed from the sources below. Read the full methodology ›

Show full source list
  • 2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
  • Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
  • Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
  • Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
  • May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
  • Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
  • Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
  • EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
  • MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
  • Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
  • Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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