Chesham and Amersham
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1974 onwards
Chesham and Amersham is a parliamentary constituency in Buckinghamshire, South East England, represented in the House of Commons by Sarah Green, a Liberal Democrat elected at a 2021 by-election.
Constituency profile
The Chesham and Amersham constituency is located in Buckinghamshire. It lies within the Metropolitan Green Belt, the protected rural area surrounding London, and also within the Chiltern Hills, a National Landscape. It is named after the neighbouring market towns of Chesham and Amersham, and also includes the smaller town of Gerrards Cross and the villages of Hazlemere, Little Chalfont, Chalfont St Giles and Chalfont St Peter. The constituency is highly affluent and most areas within it form part of the 10% least-deprived areas in England. The average house price is more than double the national average. Chesham and Amersham are connected to London by the Metropolitan line, making them some of the most distant locations from central London served by the London Underground.
Compared to national averages, residents of the constituency are older, well-educated, considerably wealthier and much more likely to work in professional occupations. White people make up 82% of the population with Asians, mostly Indians, forming the largest ethnic minority group at 12%. At the local county council, Chesham and Amersham are represented by Liberal Democrat councillors whilst the southern parts of the constituency around Gerrards Cross elected Conservatives.
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