# Hereford and South Herefordshire The south west of the West Midlands. About 98,299 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 741 square kilometres. Jesse Norman has been the Conservative MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire since July 2024. They won by 1,279 votes on a 63.1% turnout. Constituency. Code E14001281. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) ## MP and the 2024 result Jesse Norman has been the Conservative MP for Hereford and South Herefordshire since July 2024. They won by 1,279 votes on a 63.1% turnout. MP: [Jesse Norman](https://members.parliament.uk/member/3991) (Conservative). ### General election, 4 July 2024: Hereford and South Herefordshire | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jesse Norman (elected) | Conservative | 14,871 | 32.6% | | Joe Emmett | Labour | 13,592 | 29.8% | | Nigel Ely | Reform UK | 8,395 | 18.4% | | Dan Powell | Liberal Democrat | 5,325 | 11.7% | | Diana Toynbee | Green Party | 3,175 | 7.0% | | Mark Weaden | Independent | 214 | 0.5% | Electorate 72,203. Turnout 63.1%. Majority 1,279 (2.8%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3531 MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Key figures - **Majority, 2024 general election: 2.8%** (July 2024). The winner in Hereford and South Herefordshire had a majority of 2.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 64th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hereford-and-south-herefordshire#f-ge2024-majority - **Turnout, 2024 general election: 63.1%** (July 2024). Turnout in Hereford and South Herefordshire at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 63.1% (House of Commons Library). Joint 217th highest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hereford-and-south-herefordshire#f-ge2024-turnout - **Population: 96,474** (2021). Hereford and South Herefordshire had 96,474 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 189th least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hereford-and-south-herefordshire#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in Hereford and South Herefordshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hereford-and-south-herefordshire#f-radon-affected-share ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E14001281) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 93% of people in Hereford and South Herefordshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices#place=E14001281) (UK House Price Index · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Herefordshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Hereford and South Herefordshire. - [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E14001281) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Herefordshire, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Hereford and South Herefordshire. - [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E14001281) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Hereford and South Herefordshire had 96,474 usual residents at the census. ## How Hereford and South Herefordshire compares Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers. | Measure | Hereford and South Herefordshire | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Majority, 2024 general election | 2.8% | joint 64th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Turnout, 2024 general election | 63.1% | joint 217th highest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 | | Population | 96,474 | 189th least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 93% | joint 92nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 | ## What is the population of Hereford and South Herefordshire? Hereford and South Herefordshire had 96,474 usual residents at the census. Hereford and South Herefordshire is the 189th least populated of 650 in the UK. ## Figures for the whole of Herefordshire Most of Hereford and South Herefordshire lies in Herefordshire. These figures are published for the whole of Herefordshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Hereford and South Herefordshire itself. [See Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) - **Average house price: £291,495** (August 2026). Herefordshire’s average house price was £291,495 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £34,730** (2025). Full-time workers living in Herefordshire earned a median of £34,730 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 50th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 8.4×** (2025). A home in Herefordshire costs 8.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 111th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026. - **Deprivation score: 18.8** (2025). Herefordshire has a deprivation score of 18.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 145th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Hereford and South Herefordshire in brief The winner in Hereford and South Herefordshire had a majority of 2.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024. Turnout in Hereford and South Herefordshire at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 63.1%. Hereford and South Herefordshire had 96,474 usual residents at the census. About 93% of people in Hereford and South Herefordshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. ## About - Type: Constituency - Code: E14001281 - Council: [Herefordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/herefordshire) - Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 741 km² - People, mid-2024: 98,299* - Wards: 27 - Middle areas: 11 - Neighbourhoods: 59 - Output areas: 326 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it. ## Next door [North Herefordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-herefordshire), [Monmouthshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/monmouthshire), [Forest of Dean](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/forest-of-dean), [Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/brecon-radnor-and-cwm-tawe) ## Similar places Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. 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