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Ealing Central & Acton

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 47% of the vote in 2024. Covers Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham. Population 131,572, notably young (median age 35 vs 41 nationally), highly educated (55% degree-holders). Recorded crime is 50% above the national average. 8,330 businesses.

Rupa Huq's most significant recent parliamentary activity has been her opposition to the assisted dying legislation. She voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading in June 2025 and backed multiple restrictive amendments during its committee stages -- placing her in the minority among Labour MPs on one of the most contested free votes of this parliament. Beyond that, her most notable recent win came in February 2026, when her campaign for expanded access to a prostate cancer drug secured a tangible policy shift, drawing direct praise from the Health Secretary. Local coverage has been consistently positive, with Huq also organising a Westminster event showcasing Park Royal businesses and hosting an International Women's Day event for Ealing residents.

At 72% participation -- modestly below the Commons average -- and 98% party alignment, she is broadly a reliable government vote outside of conscience issues. Her stance profile shows perfect alignment with the government agenda and budget, strong support for workers' rights, and zero alignment with anti-tax or pro-business-flexibility positions. She deviates slightly from the Labour average on civil liberties and criminal justice reform, registering higher support for both. Speech activity spans economy and jobs, transport, defence, and social care, with 19 contributions across 11 debates in the recent period.

337
Commons votes
This parliament
£36k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
78.4k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab held for 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Rupa Huq

Rupa Huq

Labour Party

Dr Rupa Huq is the Labour MP for Ealing Central and Acton, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Notable Votes

Vote on a Liberal Democrat amendment (Amendment 160) to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage. The amendment was proposed by Lisa Smart MP but was heavily defeated, with only 89 MPs voting in favour against 428 against.

MP voted YesAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on New Clause 1 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a private member's bill on assisted dying. Based on available debate context, this was one of several amendments considered at Report Stage, with the bill's sponsor Kim Leadbeater presenting changes developed with government legal and health officials to make the legislation workable.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A safe Lab seat, won with 47% of the vote in 2024. Covers Ealing and Hammersmith and Fulham. Population 131,572, notably young (median age 35 vs 41 nationally), highly educated (55% degree-holders). Recorded crime is 50% above the national average. 8,330 businesses.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.375 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Huq 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
Economy
76
Taxation
71
Employment
47
Crime & Policing
32
Education
31
Welfare and Benefits
29
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 16017 Jun 2025
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 113 Jun 2025 · free vote
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
College Park Old OakAlexandra Sanderson1,237Labour P
College Park Old OakBora Kwon1,194Labour P
College Park Old OakWesley Stephen Harcourt1,284Labour P
Ealing BroadwayAnthony Young1,667Conserva
Ealing BroadwayJulian Gallant1,713Conserva
Ealing BroadwaySeema Kumar1,595Conserva
Ealing CommonConnie Hersch1,877Liberal
Ealing CommonJon Ball2,218Liberal
Ealing CommonPraveen Anand1,847Labour P
East ActonHitesh Tailor1,692Labour P
East ActonKate Crawford2,065Labour P
East ActonSteve Donnelly1,781Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
131,572
Electorate 78,436 · 2024 register
Median income
£35,700
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
39.2%
England average 20.0%
Schools
47
20 primary · 7 secondary
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