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Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner

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Apr 2026

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Hillingdon and Harrow. Population 109,464, highly educated (48% degree-holders).

Simmonds has twice broken with his Conservative colleagues to back the Tobacco and Vapes Bill -- voting for it at both Second and Third Reading -- one of the more consistent rebel stances among opposition MPs on a public health measure most Conservatives opposed. More recently, he has been active in the Lords amendments battles of April 2026, serving as a teller in multiple votes backing Lords changes to both the Pension Schemes Bill and the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, resisting the Labour government's attempts to strip out upper chamber modifications. He has also been publicly challenging what he describes as a "stealth" council tax rise in London boroughs, raising it through parliamentary scrutiny and media statements.

At 78% voting participation and 99.5% party alignment, Simmonds is a broadly loyal Conservative who rarely strays -- his tobacco votes are the notable exception. His speech record is substantial (630 contributions across 159 debates), dominated by local government, housing, and economic topics. He scores 100% on pro-Lords-scrutiny votes and 90% on parliamentary scrutiny more broadly, placing him among those Conservatives most resistant to executive overreach. He sits noticeably above his party average on criminal justice reform and consumer protection, and somewhat more sceptical of assisted dying access than most of his colleagues.

383
Commons votes
This parliament
£38k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
71.7k
Electorate
2024 GE

Con held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

David Simmonds

David Simmonds

Conservative and Unionist Party

David Simmonds is the Conservative MP for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the roles of Opposition Whip (Commons), and Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing and Communities).

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

MPs voted on whether to give the Tobacco and Vapes Bill its Second Reading, advancing legislation that would create a 'smoke-free generation' by progressively raising the legal age for buying tobacco so that anyone born after 2009 could never legally purchase cigarettes, while also cracking down on vaping among young people.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Hillingdon and Harrow. Population 109,464, highly educated (48% degree-holders).

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.397 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Simmonds 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
82
Employment
49
Crime & Policing
36
Education
35
Constitution and Democracy
25
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
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading26 Nov 2024 · 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
EastcoteBecky Haggar3,272Conserva
EastcoteIan Edwards3,227Conserva
EastcoteNick Denys3,369Conserva
Harefield VillageJane Palmer929Conserva
Hatch EndMatthew John Adam Goodwin-Freeman1,452Conserva
Hatch EndSusan Hall1,629Conserva
NorthwoodHenry Higgins1,823Conserva
NorthwoodRichard Lewis1,783Conserva
Northwood HillsJonathan Bianco1,686Conserva
Northwood HillsKishan Hitesh Bhatt1,627Conserva
PinnerKanagasabaapathy Kuha Kumaran2,012Conserva
PinnerNorman Stevenson2,044Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
109,464
Electorate 71,683 · 2024 register
Median income
£37,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
18.9%
England average 20.0%
Schools
39
21 primary · 8 secondary
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