Results from Thursday's General Election are coming in, and in Hitchin Labour candidate Alistair Strathern has won the seat.

This is a new constituency with some areas of Central Bedfordshire, including Arlesey, Clifton, Henlow, Shefford and Stotfold, now part of the Hitchin seat.

The voter turnout in Hitchin was 69.45 per cent.

Elected: Alistair Strathern, Labour - 23,067

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Sid Cordle, Christian Peoples Alliance – 181

Chris Lucas, Liberal Democrats – 4,913

Bim Afolami, Conservative – 14,958

Charles Bunker, Reform UK – 6,760

Will Lavin, Green Party – 2,631

Alistair Strathern was the MP for Mid Bedfordshire after winning the 2023 by-election. Due to boundary changes, Mr Strathern’s home is now in the new Hitchin constituency, he stood for the seat here to remain a “local” MP.

The new MP for Hitchin said: “Thank you. An incredible privilege to have been entrusted to represent our towns and villages in Parliament.

“Hitchin voted for change, and the hard work to deliver it begins now.