East Midlands · England · 77,075Boundary · 2023

Harborough, Oadby & Wigston

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Harborough.

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Apr 2026

Won by Con in its first election in 2024 by 4.7%. Covers Wigston, Oadby and Market Harborough. Population 98,639.

A steady Conservative loyalist with no rebel votes, Neil O'Brien has nonetheless been active in Parliament and in his patch. His most recent parliamentary activity -- eight votes on 15 April 2026 -- saw him back the House of Lords against the Labour government on both the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill, opposing government attempts to override Lords amendments on issues including ministerial powers to direct how private pension funds invest savers' money and protections for smaller pension schemes from forced mergers. These are orthodox opposition positions, not rebellions, but they reflect a consistent pattern: he scores 100% on pro-Lords-scrutiny votes and 88% on pro-parliamentary-scrutiny measures.

O'Brien votes with his party 100% of the time and sits below the Commons average for participation at 68%. His voting profile is strongly pro-business (93%) and anti-tax-increase (93%), with low alignment on workers' rights (8%) and progressive taxation (0%). His speeches -- 538 contributions across 104 debates -- cluster heavily around education, the economy, social care, and the labour market, which aligns with his background as a former think-tank researcher and ex-levelling-up minister. He deviates notably from his Conservative colleagues on assisted dying, voting against access where 54% of his party supported it, and shows slightly higher alignment than his party on NHS funding.

332
Commons votes
This parliament
£29k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
77.1k
Electorate
2024 GE

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.345 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where O'Brien 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
77
Economy
69
Employment
37
Crime & Policing
34
Education
32
Constitution and Democracy
22
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.17 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
GlenJames Hallam864Conserva
GlenRani Mahal758Conserva
KibworthsPhil King951Conserva
KibworthsRobin Hollick945Conserva
KibworthsSimon Christopher Whelband801Conserva
LubenhamJo Asher391Liberal
Market Harborough Great Bowden ArdenBuddy Anderson740Liberal
Market Harborough Great Bowden ArdenPhil Knowles899Liberal
Market Harborough Little BowdenPeter James641Liberal
Market Harborough Little BowdenStuart James Finan587Liberal
Market Harborough LoganBarbara Johnson804Liberal
Market Harborough LoganGeraldine Whitmore706Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
98,639
Electorate 77,075 · 2024 register
Median income
£28,600
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
15.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
42
27 primary · 9 secondary
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