East Midlands · England · 77,542Boundary · 2023

Wellingborough & Rushden

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Wellingborough.

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Apr 2026

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Wellingborough, Rushden and Higham Ferrers. Population 112,166. Median income £26K (below average).

A constituency-active MP with a slightly bumpy local profile, Gen Kitchen has been most visible recently engaging with local funding and planning issues -- hosting a community meeting on how to spend £20m for a "left behind" Wellingborough estate, publicly criticising North Northamptonshire Council over £75.8m in unspent developer contributions, and championing SEND reforms affecting thousands of children in the area. A negative news story from mid-2025 stands out: a reported "foul-mouthed rant" and alleged attempts to pressure local councillors drew criticism and a public apology, representing the sharpest dip in an otherwise broadly neutral local press record across 93 articles in 90 days.

In Parliament, Kitchen votes at 92%, above the Commons average, and has not once broken from the Labour whip -- a 100% party-line record. Her stance profile reflects strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, while scoring low on pro-business and parliamentary scrutiny measures. She sits notably below her party average on assisted dying safeguards and end-of-life autonomy, suggesting a more cautious position on that legislation, and is an outlier in voting zero percent with football regulation positions versus the Labour average of 21%.

451
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
77.5k
Electorate
2024 GE

Votes more often than 97% of MPs.

Current Member of Parliament

Gen Kitchen

Gen Kitchen

Labour Party

Gen Kitchen is the Labour MP for Wellingborough and Rushden, and has been an MP continually since 15 February 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury.

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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. Covers Wellingborough, Rushden and Higham Ferrers. Population 112,166. Median income £26K (below average).

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.466 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Kitchen 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
Economy
92
Taxation
92
Employment
51
Education
41
Crime & Policing
37
Constitution and Democracy
30
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.9 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Brickhill QueenswayKing Babatunde Oloruntoba Adeboye Lawal1,199Conserva
Brickhill QueenswayMatt Binley1,374Conserva
Brickhill QueenswayPaul Anthony Bell1,455Conserva
Croyland SwanspoolPhilip Todd Irwin1,162Conserva
Croyland SwanspoolTim Allebone1,204Conserva
Croyland SwanspoolValerie Anslow1,180Labour P
FinedonAndrew James Weatherill1,424Conserva
FinedonJonathan Ekins1,491Conserva
FinedonMalcolm John Seeney Ward1,457Conserva
Hatton ParkGraham Michael Lawman2,062Conserva
Hatton ParkKen Harrington2,137Conserva
Hatton ParkMalcolm Waters1,778Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
112,166
Electorate 77,542 · 2024 register
Median income
£25,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
18.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
43
30 primary · 6 secondary
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