Welwyn Hatfield is a constituency[n 1] in Hertfordshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Andrew Lewin, a member of the Labour Party.

[2] The seat has a strong local economy, with extensive retail and industrial/commercial premises, particularly in Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield.

Accordingly, workless claimants who were registered jobseekers were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.4% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.

[3] The seat was created for the February 1974 general election following the second periodic review of Westminster constituencies, as Welwyn and Hatfield.

Shapps was briefly Home Secretary for six days from 19 October 2022 covering the period between the resignation and reinstatement of Suella Braverman.