Dewsbury.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP Mark Eastwood holds the seat.
1 Jun 2026
No voting record, no speeches on record, and no committee memberships -- Mark Eastwood is among the least visible MPs in the current Parliament. He has held the Dewsbury seat since 2019, but the available data contains no evidence of votes cast, parliamentary speeches delivered, or rebel activity of any kind. This is not a case of a low-profile MP doing quiet work behind the scenes; it is an absence of recorded parliamentary engagement across every available measure.
Dewsbury's local news over the past 90 days has been dominated by serious issues -- a machete brawl in the town centre, a food bank targeted twice in four weeks, and a toddler death linked to hospital failings -- but none of the 20 articles tracked mention Eastwood responding to, engaging with, or even commenting on these events. His average news score across all coverage is zero, meaning no article could attribute any relevant action or statement to him. A town centre regeneration project, the Dewsbury Arcade, also featured in local coverage without any reference to the MP.
The data picture here is unusually sparse, and two caveats apply. First, parliamentary activity before the 2024 general election falls outside the current dataset's scope, so this briefing covers only recent months. Second, some MP work -- constituency casework, local meetings, written correspondence -- does not appear in Hansard or press coverage. What can be said is that on every public measure currently available, Eastwood leaves no traceable footprint.
2019 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark EastwoodWON | Con | 26,179 | 46.4 |
| Paula Sherriff | Lab | 24,618 | 43.7 |
| John Rossington | LD | 2,406 | 4.3 |
| Philip James | Ind | 1,874 | 3.3 |
| Simon Cope | Grn | 1,060 | 1.9 |
| Archibald Stanton | Ind | 252 | 0.5 |
Turnout 56,389
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Paula Sherriff | Lab | 51.0 |
| 2015 | Paula Sherriff | Lab | 41.8 |
| 2010 | Reevell, Simon | Con | 35.0 |
Sources, methods & last update
2010 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo