1885–1918

• The Borough of Hertford;
• The Sessional Divisions of Bishop's Stortford and Cheshunt;
• Parts of the Sessional Divisions of Hertford and Ware; and
• In the Sessional Division of Aldbury, the parishes of Great Hadham and Little Hadham.^[2]

1918–1950

• The Borough of Hertford;
• The Urban Districts of Bishop's Stortford, Cheshunt, Hoddesdon, Sawbridgeworth, and Ware;
• The Rural Districts of Hadham and Ware; and
• The Rural District of Hertford parishes of Bayford, Bengeo Rural, Bengeo Urban, Bramfield, Brickendon Liberty, Brickendon Rural, Hertingfordbury, Little Amwell, Little Berkhamsted, St Andrew Rural, St John Rural, Stapleford, and Tewin.^[3]

Minor changes to boundaries.

1950–1955

• The Borough of Hertford;
• The Urban Districts of Bishop's Stortford, Cheshunt, Hoddesdon, Sawbridgeworth, and Ware;
• The Rural District of Ware;
• The Rural District of Braughing parishes of Albury, Braughing, Brent Pelham, Furneux Pelham, High Wych, Little Hadham, Much Hadham, Stocking Pelham, and Thorley; and
• The Rural District of Hertford parishes of Bayford, Bengeo Rural, Bengeo Urban, Bramfield, Brickendon Liberty, Brickendon Rural, Hertingfordbury, Little Amwell, Little Berkhamsted, St Andrew Rural, St John Rural, Stapleford, and Tewin.^[4]

Nominal changes only to reflect restructuring of rural districts.

1955–1974

• The Borough of Hertford;
• The Urban District of Welwyn Garden City; and
• The Rural Districts of Hatfield, Hertford, and Welwyn.^[5]

Significant changes with only the Municipal Borough and the part of the Rural District of Hertford retained. The remainder of the constituency formed the basis of the new County Constituency of East Hertfordshire. The Urban District of Welwyn Garden City and the Rural District of Welwyn were transferred from St Albans; the Rural District of Hatfield from Barnet; and the remainder of the Rural District of Hertford from Hitchin.

The constituency was abolished in the redistribution taking effect for the February 1974 general election. The Municipal Borough and Rural District of Hertford were included in the new constituency of Hertford and Stevenage, with remaining areas forming the new constituency of Welwyn and Hatfield.

Hertford borough (1298-1885)

1298-1640

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Parliament	First member	Second member
1376	Constituency franchise lapsed
1624	Constituency re-enfranchised by Parliament
1624	William Ashton	Thomas Fanshawe
1625	William Ashton	Thomas Fanshawe
1626	Sir William Harrington	Sir Capell Bedell
1628	Sir Edward Howard ennobled and replaced by Sir Charles Morrison	Sir Thomas Fanshawe
1629	John Carey, Viscount Rochford	Sir Thomas Fanshawe
1629–1640	No Parliaments summoned

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Hertford county constituency (1885-1974)

Elections in the 1830s

The 1832 election was later declared void, but a new writ was not issued during the course of the parliament.

Cowper was appointed as a commissioner of Greenwich Hospital, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1840s

Cowper was appointed a Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Cowper was appointed Civil Lord of the Admiralty, requiring a by-election.

Cowper was appointed president of the General Board of Health, requiring a by-election.

Cowper was appointed Vice-President of the Committee of the Council on Education, requiring a by-election.

Cowper was appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Cowper was appointed First Commissioner of Works and Public Buildings, requiring a by-election.

Townshend-Farquhar's death caused a by-election.

Seat reduced to one member

Elections in the 1870s

Elections in the 1880s

Balfour was appointed President of the Local Government Board, requiring a by-election.

Elections in the 1890s

Smith's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914–15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

• Unionist: John Rolleston
• Liberal:
• Independent: W. H. Rolfe

* Barnard was also the nominee of the National Farmers' Union

Elections in the 1920s

* Sueter was also the nominee of the Independent Parliamentary Group.

Elections in the 1930s

Elections in the 1940s

General Election 1939–40: Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

• Conservative: Murray Sueter
• Labour: Mitchell W. Gordon^[27]

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s