Members of Parliament are supposed to speak on behalf of the people living in the constituency they represent.
But just how local are the candidates standing in the Watford, Hertsmere, and South West Hertfordshire constituencies at the upcoming General Election?
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In Watford, four of the five candidates list addresses in the town as their home address – Ian Green (UKIP) lives in Nascot Place, Richard Harrington (Conservative) lives in Linden Avenue, Alex Murray (Green) lives in Elton Park, and Ian Stotesbury (Liberal Democrat) lives in St Albans Road.
Only Labour’s Chris Ostrowski lists an address outside of the constituency, living in nearby St Albans.
In Hertsmere, only UKIP’s David Hoy lists an address in the constituency he hopes to represent.
Former Hertsmere MP Oliver Dowden (Conservative), who has held the seat since his election in 2015, lives in St Albans, Lib Dem Joe Jordan lives in the Huntingdon constituency in Cambridgeshire, Labour’s Fiona Smith lives in Hammersmith, while the Green Party’s Sophie Summerhayes lives in nearby Watford.
In South West Hertfordshire, all five candidates list home addresses within the constituency.
UKIP’s Mark Anderson, Conservative David Gauke, and Labour’s Rob Wakely give undisclosed addresses within the constituency, while Paul De Hoest (Green) lives in Berkhamsted, and Liberal Democrat Christopher Townsend lives in Tring.
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