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Bexleyheath & Crayford

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Dispatch
Apr 2026

A marginal seat — won by just 2,114 votes (4.9%) in 2024. Centred on Bexley. Population 103,678.

Francis made his clearest public statement on assisted dying in June 2025, voting against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Third Reading and opposing several amendments -- including ones the Labour majority supported -- while backing stricter safeguard proposals that his party rejected. These five rebel votes represent his only deviations from Labour's line in this parliament and place him among those who opposed legalising assisted dying outright. More recently he has voted with the government on crime and justice, backing the Commons' rejection of Lords amendments to the Victims and Courts Bill, and supporting the government's position against opposition motions on oil and gas and defence.

At 87% participation -- broadly in line with the Commons average for a first-term MP -- Francis is a 97% party-line voter. His stance profile shows perfect alignment with the government's fiscal agenda and zero alignment with business interests or civil liberties positions. Speech activity clusters around social care, the economy, cost of living, and health. Local coverage highlights constituency-focused work: personally logging 82 potholes on FixMyStreet, advocating on disabled airline passengers' access (a cause he has linked to his daughter's disability), and hosting SEND roundtables -- a cause he connects to his own experience as a parent of a child with additional needs.

405
Commons votes
This parliament
£31k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
70.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.435 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Francis 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
88
Taxation
87
Employment
47
Crime & Policing
47
Welfare and Benefits
30
Constitution and Democracy
28
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 9420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 7720 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.7 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BarnehurstBrian Bishop1,637Conserva
BarnehurstHoward Jackson1,599Conserva
BexleyheathBola Carew2,154Conserva
BexleyheathRags Sandhu1,983Conserva
BexleyheathSue Gower2,364Conserva
CrayfordFelix Di Netimah1,717Conserva
CrayfordGeraldene Lucia-Hennis1,872Conserva
CrayfordMelvin Seymour1,890Conserva
Crook LogChristopher James Martin Taylor2,077Conserva
Crook LogJanice Ward-Wilson2,154Conserva
Crook LogTeresa O'Neill2,317Conserva
Northumberland HeathBaljeet Singh Gill1,361Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
103,678
Electorate 70,297 · 2024 register
Median income
£31,400
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
13.3%
England average 20.0%
Schools
35
26 primary · 6 secondary
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