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Welwyn Hatfield

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield and Welwyn. Population 114,166.

Near-perfect loyalty to Labour defines Andrew Lewin's voting record -- he has voted with the party on 99.8% of divisions -- but his one recorded rebel vote came on a procedural motion to exclude the public from a parliamentary session, where he acted as a teller for keeping proceedings open. That stance is consistent with a notable deviation from his Labour colleagues: he scores 25% on parliamentary scrutiny votes against a party average of just 8%, suggesting a genuine if quiet commitment to transparency and accountability. Recent votes have been orthodox: he backed the government's position on multiple Lords amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill, supporting ministerial powers to direct pension fund investment and resisting Lords attempts to protect smaller schemes from consolidation.

Lewin participates at 89% -- above the Commons average -- and has made 117 contributions across 78 debates, with economy and jobs, defence, and local government dominating his speaking record. He is a strong supporter of workers' rights (90%) and progressive taxation (97%), while his scores on pro-business (13%), parliamentary scrutiny (9%), and tough-on-crime (24%) measures place him to the left of the typical Labour backbencher on economic matters. He is notably more sympathetic to criminal justice reform than his party average, and marginally less so on assisted dying safeguards and end-of-life autonomy.

435
Commons votes
This parliament
£33k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
75.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Andrew Lewin

Andrew Lewin

Labour Party

Andrew Lewin is the Labour MP for Welwyn Hatfield, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

A motion was put forward to hold the parliamentary session in private (i.e., excluding the public and press). This was overwhelmingly rejected, keeping the proceedings open and transparent.

MP voted YesAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield and Welwyn. Population 114,166.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.451 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Lewin 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
91
Economy
89
Employment
46
Crime & Policing
40
Education
38
Constitution and Democracy
30
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Motion to sit in private06 Dec 2024
Aye
§ 08The local picture.15 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Brookmans Park Little HeathMark Short1,036Conserva
HaldensMatthew Thomas Hobbs743Labour P
HandsideAnthony Britiffe Skottowe1,091Liberal
Hatfield CentralIan Joseph Walsh645Labour P
Hatfield EastShirley Buadu Asare783Labour P
Hatfield South WestKarthik Kumar Bonkur784Labour P
Hatfield VillagesJane Oghonweire Otumunye669Labour P
HollybushAlan Chesterman649Labour P
HowlandsKatherine Lucy Gardner769Labour P
PanshangerSalman Khan541Liberal
PeartreeRuss Platt621Liberal
SherrardsLeo Gilbert606Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
114,166
Electorate 75,259 · 2024 register
Median income
£32,500
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
16.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
51
33 primary · 6 secondary
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