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Monmouthshire

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Monmouth.

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Apr 2026

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024 by 6.6%. Covers Abergavenny, Chepstow and Monmouth. Population 92,955, notably older (median age 49 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 99% below the national average.

A steady, constituency-focused backbencher, Catherine Fookes has attracted positive local coverage for hands-on engagement in Monmouthshire -- personally joining a litter pick on an Abergavenny estate, backing a Caldicot skate park revamp, and claiming credit for influencing Treasury farm tax relief following direct advocacy with agricultural groups. Her first year drew praise in the Chepstow Beacon for handling over 9,000 constituent queries and resolving more than 1,000 cases. There are no rebel votes to report.

At 81% participation -- slightly below the Commons average -- Fookes has made 174 contributions across 111 debates since her election in July 2024, with economy and jobs, environment, and social care dominating her speaking record. She votes with Labour 100% of the time and her stance profile reflects that loyalty: strongly aligned on workers' rights, progressive taxation, housing development, and Lords reform, while consistently opposing Lords amendments and parliamentary scrutiny motions in line with the government position. She deviates from her party average most notably on NHS funding votes, where she has supported the government position less frequently than typical Labour MPs -- a gap of 41 percentage points -- though the reasons for this are not clear from available data.

397
Commons votes
This parliament
£30k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
74.8k
Electorate
2024 GE

Recorded crime is 99% below the national average.

Current Member of Parliament

Catherine Fookes

Catherine Fookes

Labour Party

Catherine Fookes is the Labour MP for Monmouthshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

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Voting at a Glance

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024 by 6.6%. Covers Abergavenny, Chepstow and Monmouth. Population 92,955, notably older (median age 49 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 99% below the national average.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.405 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Fookes 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
78
Economy
73
Crime & Policing
42
Employment
36
Education
32
Constitution and Democracy
27
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.39 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Bulwark ThornwellArmand Watts693Labour P
Bulwark ThornwellSue Riley635Labour P
CaerwentPhil Murphy457Conserva
Caldicot CastleRachel Garrick305Labour P
Caldicot CrossJackie Strong331Labour P
CantrefSara Burch476Labour P
Chepstow Castle LarkfieldDale Rooke381Labour P
Chepstow Castle LarkfieldPaul Griffiths432Labour P
CroesonenSu McConnel368Labour P
CrucorneyDavid Wynne Hughes Jones416Independ
DevaudenRachel Egerton Buckler268Conserva
DewstowTony Easson303Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
92,955
Electorate 74,823 · 2024 register
Median income
£29,600
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
13.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
41
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