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Apr 2026

A marginal seat — won by just 1,943 votes (4.1%) in 2024. Centred on Havering. Population 105,780.

A consistent Conservative opponent of the Labour government's tax agenda, Julia Lopez has been most active recently in pushing back against the employer National Insurance increases -- voting in March 2026 to back five separate Lords amendments that sought to protect businesses and pension schemes from the rise, and opposing the Finance Bill at third reading. These votes place her squarely in the mainstream Conservative opposition position rather than as a rebel, but they reflect a clear and sustained stance: her voting record shows 100% alignment against tax increases and 0% support for the government's budget across the divisions tracked.

Lopez participates in 73% of divisions -- slightly below the Commons average -- and votes with her Conservative colleagues on every recorded occasion, making her a 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes to date. Her speeches, spread across 36 contributions in 12 debates, concentrate on economy and jobs, crime, community issues, health, and education. She deviates only modestly from Conservative party averages, voting somewhat less favourably on assisted dying access (-13 percentage points below her party's average) and slightly more strongly on civil liberties (+8 points).

338
Commons votes
This parliament
£34k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.4k
Electorate
2024 GE

Con held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Julia Lopez

Julia Lopez

Conservative and Unionist Party

Julia Lopez is the Conservative MP for Hornchurch and Upminster, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.

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Voting at a Glance

A marginal seat — won by just 1,943 votes (4.1%) in 2024. Centred on Havering. Population 105,780.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.365 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Lopez 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
93
Economy
76
Employment
45
Education
30
Crime & Policing
28
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.8 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
CranhamGillian Ford3,107Upminste
CranhamJohn Tyler2,807Upminste
CranhamPhilip Lionel Ruck2,636Upminste
Emerson ParkDavid Godwin1,498Havering
Emerson ParkLaurance Robert Garrard1,512Havering
GooshaysKatharine Mary Tumilty901Labour P
GooshaysPatricia Mary Brown1,038Labour P
GooshaysPaul McGeary1,014Labour P
HactonRay Morgon2,315Hornchur
HactonReg Whitney2,124Hornchur
Harold WoodBrian Edward Eagling2,081Harold W
Harold WoodDarren Christopher Wise1,812Harold W
Population (2021 Census)
105,780
Electorate 75,438 · 2024 register
Median income
£33,500
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
13.1%
England average 20.0%
Schools
40
22 primary · 10 secondary
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