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Broxbourne

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Apr 2026

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Cheshunt, Hoddesdon and Waltham Cross. Population 108,397.

A first-term Conservative MP for Broxbourne, Lewis Cocking drew significant national criticism in late 2025 for his public comments on immigration -- describing asylum seekers as coming from "barbaric cultures," supporting a lighter sentence for someone convicted of inciting racial hatred, and calling for mass deportations. Coverage in Tribune Magazine and from Stand Up to Racism characterised his language as deliberately divisive and as courting extremism. He has also presented petitions to the Prime Minister calling for the closure of an asylum seeker hotel in Cheshunt, framing this as constituent representation. On the opposition benches, he voted with his party to support Lords amendments strengthening the Victims and Courts Bill and backed opposition motions on defence spending and North Sea oil and gas policy.

Cocking votes with the Conservative Party 100% of the time -- a perfect party-line record -- though his participation rate of 78% sits somewhat below the Commons average. His stance profile is consistent with the Conservative right: fully aligned against tax increases and in favour of business interests and parliamentary scrutiny, while showing minimal alignment with workers' rights or the government's fiscal agenda. His speeches have concentrated on economy and jobs, cost of living, and local government. He did break with his party once, voting in November 2024 for a new clause that would have attached broader democratic reform conditions to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill.

362
Commons votes
This parliament
£31k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.2k
Electorate
2024 GE

Con held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Lewis Cocking

Lewis Cocking

Conservative and Unionist Party

Lewis Cocking is the Conservative MP for Broxbourne, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Cheshunt, Hoddesdon and Waltham Cross. Population 108,397.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Cocking’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.395 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Cocking has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
87
Economy
82
Employment
49
Crime & Policing
42
Education
32
Welfare and Benefits
22
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.11 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Broxbourne Hoddesdon SouthDiane Sanders1,313Conserva
Cheshunt NorthJulie Gunell895Conserva
Cheshunt South TheobaldsCarol Crump821Conserva
Flamstead EndDee Hart934Conserva
Goffs OakPierce Connolly1,168Conserva
Great Amwell StansteadsJoseph Charlie Dumont553Liberal
Great Amwell StansteadsPeter Boylan472Conserva
Hertford Heath BrickendonTim Hoskin424Green Pa
Hoddesdon NorthKeith Brown1,033Conserva
Hoddesdon Town Rye ParkKen Ayling713Conserva
Rosedale Bury GreenPeter Chorley943Conserva
Waltham CrossSean Waters1,193Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
108,397
Electorate 75,210 · 2024 register
Median income
£30,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
16.0%
England average 20.0%
Schools
47
33 primary · 7 secondary
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