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Hexham

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Ponteland, Prudhoe and Hexham. Population 93,930, notably older (median age 50 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 73% below the national average.

Hexham's Labour MP has been one of the more active constituency advocates of the 2024 intake, with a string of visible local wins: he lobbied successfully on agricultural inheritance tax thresholds -- a significant issue in a rural North East seat -- hosted ministerial visits, ran dedicated farmer surgeries, and secured a Prime Minister visit to a Newcastle school after making SEND reform his first PMQs question. More recently, he voted with the government to reject a series of Lords amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill, including one that would have strengthened fly-tipping enforcement powers -- a notable position for an MP representing a largely rural constituency where illegal dumping is a live concern.

At 86% participation across 488 votes, Morris sits slightly below the Commons average but has an active chamber presence with 217 contributions across 148 debates -- a high rate for a first-term MP. He is a 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes to date. His speeches cluster heavily around economy and jobs, local government, environment, and education. Stance data places him strongly behind workers' rights, progressive taxation, and housing development, while his pro-lords-scrutiny score of 5% and pro-parliamentary-scrutiny score of 5% reflect consistent support for the government's position against Lords amendments.

421
Commons votes
This parliament
£29k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.4k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Joe Morris

Joe Morris

Labour Party

Joe Morris is the Labour MP for Hexham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Ponteland, Prudhoe and Hexham. Population 93,930, notably older (median age 50 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 73% below the national average.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.433 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Morris 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
86
Economy
81
Crime & Policing
44
Employment
40
Education
31
Constitution and Democracy
26
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.19 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BellinghamJohn Robert Riddle852Conserva
BywellHolly Rebecca Waddell981Labour P
Callerton ThrockleyLinda Isabel Wright1,535Labour P
CorbridgeNick Oliver1,016Conserva
HaltwhistleJames Ian Hutchinson830Conserva
Haydon HadrianAlan Sharp835Liberal
Hexham Central With AcombTrevor Cessford742Conserva
Hexham EastSuzanne Holly Fairless-Aitken584Liberal
Hexham WestDerek Kennedy1,297Independ
HumshaughNick Morphet1,046Green Pa
LonghorsleyHugh Glen Howard Sanderson1,240Conserva
Ponteland East StanningtonLyle Robert Darwin1,116Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
93,930
Electorate 76,431 · 2024 register
Median income
£29,200
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
15.5%
England average 20.0%
Schools
64
47 primary · 11 secondary
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