Hertford and Stortford is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Josh Dean of the Labour Party since 2024.

Hertford and Stortford constituency is generally regarded as an affluent seat,[citation needed] and includes a significant proportion of professional and managerial workers.

The pharmaceutical industry is a major employer in the seat and surrounding areas: both Ware and Harlow are the sites of GlaxoSmithKline facilities (while Gilston hosted Merck & Co. between 1982 and 2006).

Since the early 1990s, Stansted, just beyond the eastern perimeter of the constituency, has also been responsible for bringing jobs and an improved train service to it.

Many commuters live in Bishop's Stortford, which has rail links to London's Liverpool Street station and is also close to Stansted Airport.