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St Albans

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Apr 2026

A safe LD seat, won with 57% of the vote in 2024. Covers St Albans, London Colney and Chiswell Green. Population 97,453, highly educated (52% degree-holders).

Daisy Cooper's most notable recent parliamentary activity has been a sustained effort to defend House of Lords amendments against Labour government attempts to overturn them. In April 2026, she voted to retain Lords changes to both the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill -- backing Lords protections for smaller pension schemes, opposing ministerial powers to direct how private pension funds invest, and supporting Lords amendments on children's legislation. She also broke with her party on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025, voting for a new clause requiring Secretary of State guidance -- a slightly more cautious position than the Liberal Democrat majority. Locally, she has been visible: co-ordinating a 130,000-signature petition on education policy, visiting care providers, and joining an APPG campaign for CPR training in Hertfordshire schools.

Cooper participates in 71% of votes -- somewhat below the Commons average -- and votes with the Liberal Democrats 99.7% of the time, making her rebel votes genuinely notable exceptions. Her 273 contributions across 133 debates suggest consistent parliamentary engagement, with economy and jobs, fiscal policy, social care, and health dominating her speeches. Her voting profile is strongly aligned with Lords and parliamentary scrutiny (96% and 95% respectively), climate action (88%), and opposition to the employer National Insurance increase (100%), while she diverges sharply from Labour on fiscal and taxation issues, as expected of a Lib Dem MP.

346
Commons votes
This parliament
£39k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
72.7k
Electorate
2024 GE

52% have a degree — well above the 34% national average.

Current Member of Parliament

Daisy Cooper

Daisy Cooper

Liberal Democrats

Daisy Cooper is the Liberal Democrat MP for St Albans, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. She currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury). In addition, she is Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats.

Notable Votes

Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance, devolution, and regulatory consultation. The excerpts focus on New Clause 20, which would require the Secretary of State to issue guidance (consulting chief medical officers and palliative/hospice care providers) and enable Welsh Ministers to issue guidance on devolved health matters.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A safe LD seat, won with 57% of the vote in 2024. Covers St Albans, London Colney and Chiswell Green. Population 97,453, highly educated (52% degree-holders).

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.362 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Cooper 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
79
Economy
61
Employment
39
Education
34
Crime & Policing
32
Welfare and Benefits
25
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 213 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.4 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Bernards HeathJez Levy1,257Liberal
Hill EndAnthony Francis Rowlands1,584Liberal
Marshalswick East Jersey FarmRaihaanah Ahmed1,169Liberal
Marshalswick WestSimon Richard Mostyn1,035Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
97,453
Electorate 72,739 · 2024 register
Median income
£38,700
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
17.9%
England average 20.0%
Schools
52
33 primary · 7 secondary
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