Hertsmere

Current MP

Sir Oliver Dowden

Conservative

Efficiency 4.4/1011 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Hertsmere

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Call a General Election5,787 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,236 local · 2,984,191 total
• The UK Government should not unilaterally recognise a Palestinian State2,575 local · 59,098 total
• Call an immediate general election1,779 local · 1,059,229 total
• Change the ‘grey belt’ definition in the National Planning Policy Framework1,147 local · 42,142 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants998 local · 720,772 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act690 local · 550,136 total
• Fund permanent, 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities679 local · 11,441 total
• Don't apply VAT to independent school fees, or remove business rates relief.567 local · 115,560 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers518 local · 427,447 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 410 local · 281,794 total
• Introduce 16 as the minimum age for children to have social media402 local · 132,102 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures377 local · 257,938 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there357 local · 257,442 total
• Ban social media for under-16s to protect children348 local · 83,242 total
• Rescind recognition of a Palestinian state and respect the Montevideo Convention346 local · 8,507 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!335 local · 229,772 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data333 local · 260,974 total
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office329 local · 203,445 total
• Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels326 local · 184,376 total

About Hertsmere

Hertsmere is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 73,465 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.