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Salisbury

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Apr 2026

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Salisbury, Old Sarum and Wilton. Population 92,937, notably older (median age 46 vs 41 nationally).

John Glen has attracted local scrutiny over a secondary paid directorship he accepted shortly after publicly promising constituents he would not take outside paid roles. The Salisbury Journal reported the contradiction in February 2026 and subsequently published commentary accusing Glen of responding evasively rather than explaining himself directly. Against that backdrop, his most notable parliamentary deviations have been on tobacco legislation -- he backed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at both Second and Third Reading in defiance of his party, supporting the creation of a smokefree generation. He has otherwise been a 99.4% party-line voter, one of the more loyal Conservatives in the current Commons.

At 67% voting participation, Glen falls below the typical Commons average, though his 247 contributions across 178 debates suggest he is verbally active when present. His speeches cluster around economy and fiscal policy, local government, social care, and health -- consistent with his seat on the Treasury Committee and his prior ministerial career in economic policy. He votes firmly against workers' rights and progressive taxation measures, strongly pro-business and against the employer National Insurance increase. He is notably more resistant than his party average to allowing Commons majorities to override Lords amendments -- voting 0% for lords-override against a Conservative average of 26% -- backing the upper chamber's changes on both the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill in April 2026.

329
Commons votes
This parliament
£29k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
71.8k
Electorate
2024 GE

Con held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

John Glen

John Glen

Conservative and Unionist Party

The Rt Hon John Glen is the Conservative MP for Salisbury, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

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 Salisbury, Old Sarum and Wilton. Population 92,937, notably older (median age 46 vs 41 nationally).

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.343 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Glen 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
75
Economy
57
Employment
37
Crime & Policing
36
Education
31
Constitution and Democracy
22
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.18 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Alderbury WhiteparishRichard Britton1,208Conserva
Downton Ebble ValleyRichard Clewer983Conserva
Fovant Chalke ValleyNabil Habib Najjar1,060Conserva
LaverstockIan McLennan864Labour P
Nadder ValleyBridget Anne Wayman1,049Conserva
Old Sarum Lower Bourne ValleyAndrew Peter Oliver743Conserva
Redlynch LandfordZoë Diana Clewer991Conserva
Salisbury Bemerton HeathCaroline Corbin392Labour P
Salisbury Fisherton Bemerton VillageRicky Rogers618Labour P
Salisbury Harnham EastSven Hocking684Conserva
Salisbury Harnham WestBrian Edward Dalton737Liberal
Salisbury MilfordCharles Samuel McGrath718Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
92,937
Electorate 71,802 · 2024 register
Median income
£28,500
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
17.8%
England average 20.0%
Schools
58
38 primary · 6 secondary
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