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Harlow

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Harlow, Lower Nazeing and Roydon (Epping Forest). Population 109,941.

A 100% party-line voter since entering Parliament in 2024, Chris Vince has not once rebelled against Labour in 445 recorded votes -- one of the most loyal voting records in the current Commons. His most recent votes, in April 2026, saw him back the government in overriding multiple House of Lords amendments to both the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill, including contested votes to preserve ministerial powers to direct pension fund investments -- a provision critics called a government overreach into private savings. His local news coverage is sharply divided: praised for sustained, hands-on work with young carers (chairing the relevant APPG, bringing carers to Parliament) and for lobbying to secure the UKHSA facility for Harlow, but criticised heavily online for a March 2026 statement claiming Labour deserved credit for an M&S investment that constituents say was secured by the council, not the MP.

At 91% voting participation, Vince is above the Commons average. His stance profile marks him as strongly pro-workers-rights (90%), pro-progressive-taxation (97%), and pro-housing-development (93%), while sitting well below the Labour average on armed forces welfare (-27 percentage points below his party) and assisted dying safeguards (-18pp). His 565 parliamentary contributions span economy, social care, local government, and fiscal policy -- a broad spread reflecting a first-term MP finding his focus. He sits on the Education Committee, consistent with his high speech volume on education and children's issues.

445
Commons votes
This parliament
£30k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
74.7k
Electorate
2024 GE

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.461 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Vince 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
87
Economy
84
Employment
51
Crime & Policing
44
Education
39
Welfare and Benefits
30
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.10 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Broad Oak The HallingburysGeof Driscoll643Resident
Broad Oak The HallingburysNeil Reeve583Resident
Church Langley North NewhallAndrew Edward Johnson831Conserva
Church Langley North NewhallDan Swords798Conserva
Church Langley North NewhallMichael Edward Hardware779Conserva
Church Langley South Potter StreetDanielle Sophia Brown890Conserva
Church Langley South Potter StreetJames Leppard826Conserva
Church Langley South Potter StreetNicky Purse939Conserva
Hatfield HeathMark Lemon410Conserva
Latton Bush StewardsAlastair Hunter Gunn881Conserva
Latton Bush StewardsLuke Patrick Howard890Labour P
Latton Bush StewardsStacy Mariana Seales859Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
109,941
Electorate 74,683 · 2024 register
Median income
£29,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
14.9%
England average 20.0%
Schools
50
37 primary · 7 secondary
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