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Hereford & South Herefordshire

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Apr 2026

A marginal seat — won by just 1,279 votes (2.8%) in 2024. Covers Hereford, Ross-on-Wye and Kingstone (Herefordshire). Population 94,493.

A steady but distinctive Conservative voice on Lords scrutiny, Jesse Norman has consistently backed the upper chamber's role as a check on the current Labour government. In April 2026 he voted to retain multiple Lords amendments to both the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill -- including amendments limiting ministers' power to direct how private pension funds invest and requiring transparency on public sector pension costs. These were party-line votes for an opposition Conservative, but they reflect a clear and consistent pattern: Norman scores 100% on pro-Lords-scrutiny measures, and deviates most sharply from his Conservative colleagues on lords-override votes (0% versus the party average of 26%), suggesting he is among the most committed defenders of bicameral scrutiny on his benches. Outside Parliament, he made headlines calling for transparency over Peter Mandelson's vetting and raising the plight of a Hereford pub landlord directly in the Commons chamber.

Norman participates in 62% of votes -- below the Commons average -- and votes entirely in line with Conservative positions when he does show up. His speeches cluster around economy and jobs, local government, fiscal policy, health, and defence, consistent with his seat on the Defence Committee. He is strongly pro-business (88%) and anti-tax-increases (86%), with notably low alignment on workers' rights (7%) and progressive taxation (4%). He scores above his party average on pension protection and criminal justice reform.

302
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
72.2k
Electorate
2024 GE

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.316 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Norman 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
73
Economy
66
Employment
38
Crime & Policing
36
Education
32
Housing
20
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.27 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Aylestone HillAdam Spencer379Labour P
Belmont RuralMark Dykes315Liberal
BirchToni Anne Fagan562Green Pa
BobblestockRob Owens244Liberal
CentralCatherine Ruth Gennard413Green Pa
CollegeBen Proctor230Liberal
Dinedor HillDavid Eirian Davies401Conserva
Eign HillElizabeth Mary Foxton440Independ
Golden Valley NorthPhilip David Price584Conserva
Golden Valley SouthMatthew Engel548Independ
GreyfriarsDiana Toynbee398Green Pa
Hinton HundertonKevin Paul Tillett417Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
94,493
Electorate 72,203 · 2024 register
Median income
£26,100
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
19.4%
England average 20.0%
Schools
54
35 primary · 7 secondary
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