South East · England · 75,109Boundary · 2023

Chatham & Aylesford

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May 2026

A marginal seat — won by just 1,998 votes (4.9%) in 2024. Covers Chatham, Snodland and Larkfield. Population 115,910.

One of the more active backbenchers elected in 2024, Osborne has voted in 94% of divisions -- well above the Commons average -- and deviated from Labour only once in a meaningful sense: acting as a teller for a procedural motion to sit in private, which was overwhelmingly defeated. That near-perfect party alignment (99.8%) makes him one of the more loyal Labour MPs, and his voting pattern on Lords amendments shows this clearly -- he backed the government in rejecting Lords changes to the English Devolution, Children's Wellbeing, Pension Schemes, and Crime and Policing Bills, and his stance-profile score on Lords scrutiny sits at zero.

His parliamentary record is broad in scope. With 149 contributions across 91 debates, he speaks frequently on economy and jobs, crime, health, social care, and local government -- a spread that reflects the mixed urban-rural character of Chatham and Aylesford. His membership of the Public Accounts Committee gives him a formal role scrutinising government spending. His deviations from the Labour average are modest but notable: he leans slightly more sceptical on assisted dying safeguards and end-of-life autonomy than the party norm, and more resistant to Lords amendments than his average colleague.

473
Commons votes
This parliament
£27k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.1k
Electorate
2024 GE

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.483 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Osborne 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
97
Economy
89
Employment
44
Crime & Policing
43
Education
41
Constitution and Democracy
31
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Motion to sit in private28 Mar 2025
Aye
§ 08The local picture.9 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Fort HorstedTrevor Clarke489Conserva
LarkfieldAnita Sandra Oakley1,385Liberal
LarkfieldDavid Thornewell1,401Liberal
LarkfieldTimothy Bishop1,372Liberal
Lordswood WaldersladeAdrian Gulvin1,618Conserva
Lordswood WaldersladeDavid Brake1,752Conserva
Lordswood WaldersladeDavid Wildey1,728Conserva
LutonJo Howcroft-Scott751Labour P
LutonSimon Curry796Labour P
Princes ParkAlex Hyne933Conserva
Princes ParkRobbie Lammas938Conserva
Snodland East Ham HillSue Bell445Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
115,910
Electorate 75,109 · 2024 register
Median income
£27,400
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
18.3%
England average 20.0%
Schools
48
33 primary · 8 secondary
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