Daventry.

Serving as the Conservatives' shadow culture secretary -- and, earlier in this parliament, shadow health secretary -- Stuart Andrew has been one of his party's more prominent opposition voices. He backed the attempt to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Peter Mandelson appointment, supported opposition amendments to the King's Speech, and voted to block the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill. None of these positions broke from his party; he is a 100% party-line voter across 402 recorded votes. His news profile reflects the shadow brief: he drew coverage challenging Labour's handling of junior doctors' strikes, criticising the government's VAT change affecting places of worship, and pressing ministers on NHS performance at the dispatch box.

His parliamentary participation sits at 77%, somewhat below the Commons average. His 81 contributions span health, the economy, culture, social care and local government -- a spread that maps directly onto his shadow roles rather than narrow constituency focus. His stance data shows strong alignment with business (90%), parliamentary scrutiny (95%) and Lords oversight (100%), and consistent opposition to progressive taxation and workers' rights measures. He sits slightly to the right of his own party average on welfare, child welfare and criminal justice reform.

Daventry returned Andrew at the 2024 election as a new constituency (he previously represented Pudsey). Local news coverage over the past 90 days is dominated by crime stories, where sentiment is near zero, suggesting ongoing local concern rather than resolved issues. He has engaged on local transport and leisure facility decisions, though not always successfully. No committee memberships are currently recorded.