South East · England · 70,618Boundary · 2023

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Apr 2026

Represented by Con since 2024. Covers Totton, Hythe and Dibden Purlieu and Holbury. Population 87,142, notably older (median age 48 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 41% below the national average.

A long-serving Conservative with a strong defence focus, Julian Lewis made his most notable recent break from party discipline in November 2024, when he backed the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at Second Reading -- a rare rebel vote for an MP who otherwise votes with his party 99.7% of the time. In April 2026, he consistently opposed the government's attempts to overturn Lords amendments to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill, voting to preserve Lords changes on issues including ministerial powers over pension fund investments and protections for smaller pension schemes -- positions that align with his near-perfect score on Lords and parliamentary scrutiny.

Lewis is an active parliamentarian by any measure, with over 600 contributions across 456 debates, though his 77% vote participation sits modestly below the Commons average. Defence dominates his speech record -- 217 contributions -- well ahead of economy and crime. His stance profile reflects a broadly traditional Conservative outlook: strongly pro-business (91%), tough-on-crime (85%), and resistant to tax increases (87%), while sitting markedly below his party average on assisted dying access and showing an above-average interest in transport reform. His longer-than-typical tenure -- first elected in 1997 -- and background in intelligence policy shapes his sustained focus on defence matters, though he holds no current committee role.

377
Commons votes
This parliament
£29k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
70.6k
Electorate
2024 GE

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.391 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Lewis 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
84
Economy
76
Employment
47
Crime & Policing
42
Education
35
Welfare and Benefits
22
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading26 Nov 2024 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.14 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Ashurst Bramshaw Copythorne Netley MarshDerek Brian Tipp1,027Conserva
Ashurst Bramshaw Copythorne Netley MarshJoe Reilly966Independ
Brockenhurst Denny LodgeAdam William Parker671Green Pa
Dibden Dibden PurlieuMalcolm Spencer Wade1,025Liberal
Dibden Dibden PurlieuSteph Osborne874Liberal
Fawley Blackfield Calshot LangleyAlan Rutherford Alvey747Conserva
Fawley Blackfield Calshot LangleyMatthew James Hartmann693Conserva
Forest SolentDan Poole554Conserva
Hardley Holbury North BlackfieldAllan Glass463Conserva
Hardley Holbury North BlackfieldPeter Armstrong393Independ
Hythe CentralAlex Wade1,112Liberal
Hythe CentralPhilip Dowd970Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
87,142
Electorate 70,618 · 2024 register
Median income
£28,500
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
13.2%
England average 20.0%
Schools
51
30 primary · 5 secondary
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