West Midlands · England · 76,974Boundary · 2023

Cannock Chase

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Cannock, Rugeley and Norton Canes. Population 100,542. Median income £26K (below average).

Newbury has attracted national attention beyond routine constituency work -- most notably for a November 2025 Commons speech in which he spoke publicly about surviving male rape, widely praised for breaking stigma around male sexual violence. On assisted dying, he broke with the Labour majority on four separate votes in June 2025, consistently backing amendments designed to close a loophole that would allow voluntary self-starvation to qualify as terminal illness -- suggesting a more cautious approach to the bill's safeguards than most of his Labour colleagues. He also voted against a Ten Minute Rule Motion in December 2025 on negotiating a UK-EU customs union, placing him fractionally to the right of his party on Brexit-related sovereignty -- a notable stance for a Labour MP in a constituency that voted Leave.

At 89% voting participation and 97.2% party alignment, Newbury is an engaged and broadly loyal Labour MP. His speeches concentrate on economy and jobs, local government, health, and social care -- the bread-and-butter concerns of a post-industrial West Midlands seat. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but notably low alignment with pro-business and parliamentary scrutiny positions. He deviates from his party most clearly on end-of-life autonomy and assisted dying safeguards, where he scores around 20 percentage points above the Labour average on both.

436
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
77.0k
Electorate
2024 GE

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.452 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Newbury 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
93
Economy
92
Employment
51
Crime & Policing
44
Education
39
Welfare and Benefits
29
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion09 Dec 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 1220 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 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
Brereton RavenhillCarl Michael Boulton916Labour P
Brereton RavenhillDavid William Gavin Williams709Labour P
Brereton RavenhillPaul Anthony Fisher903Labour P
Cannock Longford BridgtownJeff Hill751Labour P
Cannock Longford BridgtownMaureen Ann Freeman793Labour P
Cannock Longford BridgtownRichard James Craddock697Conserva
Cannock Park Old FallowJoshua Thomas Bancroft713Conserva
Cannock Park Old FallowSteve Thornley626Labour P
Cannock Park Old FallowVal Jones719Conserva
ChadsmoorJacquie Prestwood783Labour P
ChadsmoorSue Thornley779Labour P
ChadsmoorTony Brendon Johnson851Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
100,542
Electorate 76,974 · 2024 register
Median income
£25,500
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
15.8%
England average 20.0%
Schools
40
28 primary · 6 secondary
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