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Epping Forest

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Apr 2026

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Loughton, Waltham Abbey and Chigwell. Population 102,357.

Neil Hudson's most notable parliamentary moment was breaking with his Conservative colleagues to support the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at Third Reading in March 2025 -- one of only a handful of Tory MPs to back Labour's flagship public health legislation creating a "smokefree generation." This is consistent with his professional background as a veterinarian and his active constituency engagement on vaping, including publicly championing a local youth council report on the issue. More recently, he has voted in line with his party to defend Lords amendments to both the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill, opposing government attempts to strip out upper chamber changes on issues ranging from pension investment mandation to public sector pension transparency.

At 74% voting participation -- slightly below the Commons average -- Hudson is a fairly consistent Conservative loyalist, voting with his party 99.7% of the time on whipped votes. His speeches are dominated by environment, agriculture, and economy-and-jobs debates, reflecting constituency priorities in Epping Forest. He sits marginally to the greener end of his party on climate action (+11pp above the Conservative average) and leans slightly more towards criminal justice reform than his colleagues, while being less aligned with his party on armed forces welfare issues.

361
Commons votes
This parliament
£33k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
72.2k
Electorate
2024 GE

Con held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Neil Hudson

Neil Hudson

Conservative and Unionist Party

Dr Neil Hudson is the Conservative MP for Epping Forest, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).

Notable Votes

MPs voted to pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill aims to create a 'smokefree generation' by gradually raising the legal age for buying tobacco so that those born after a certain date can never legally purchase it, representing the biggest public health intervention since the 2007 smoking ban.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Loughton, Waltham Abbey and Chigwell. Population 102,357.

2024 General Election

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

Hudson’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 Hudson 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
92
Economy
74
Crime & Policing
42
Employment
36
Education
35
Constitution and Democracy
23
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading26 Mar 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.8 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Buckhurst Hill East WhitebridgeBarbara Cohen646Independ
Buckhurst Hill East WhitebridgeElizabeth Gabbett639Green Pa
Buckhurst Hill East WhitebridgeRose Brookes792Independ
Chigwell With LambourneCraig James John McCann1,164Conserva
Chigwell With LambourneDarshan Singh Sunger947Conserva
Chigwell With LambourneKaz Rizvi1,018Conserva
Epping EastEdward Matthew Barnard850Liberal
Epping EastJanet Hilda Whitehouse1,100Liberal
Epping EastJon Whitehouse1,020Liberal
Epping West RuralHolly Whitbread832Conserva
Epping West RuralMandy George945Liberal
Epping West RuralRazia Sharif926Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
102,357
Electorate 72,229 · 2024 register
Median income
£32,500
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
15.5%
England average 20.0%
Schools
41
23 primary · 6 secondary
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