Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner.

Twice breaking with his party to back the Tobacco and Vapes Bill -- at Second and Third Reading -- Simmonds has otherwise voted with the Conservatives almost without exception, hitting 99.5% party alignment. His two rebel votes are the clearest sign of independent judgement in an otherwise disciplined record, and both point to a genuine public health interest rather than opportunistic positioning. More recently, he backed referring Prime Minister Starmer to the Privileges Committee and consistently opposed the government across a string of votes on the Pension Schemes Bill and English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill.

His parliamentary engagement sits at 79%, slightly below the Commons average. Local government and housing dominate his 655 contributions across 165 debates -- he has spoken on local government issues more than any other topic, with 112 contributions, and recently used parliamentary scrutiny to challenge what he described as a "stealth" council tax rise buried in government funding plans. His stance profile marks him as strongly pro-business and anti-tax, consistently opposed to workers' rights and progressive taxation measures, and a 100% supporter of Lords scrutiny positions. He deviates from his party most notably on assisted dying, where he leans more sceptical than the Conservative average.

Simmonds chairs no select committees at present, though he was named a Parliamentary Vice-President of London Councils in June 2025 -- a role that fits his heavy focus on local government in the chamber. In 2023, The Guardian reported he had raised parliamentary questions touching on a donor's business interests, a story that drew scrutiny over standards; he denied wrongdoing. Recent local coverage is broadly neutral, spanning health, education and immigration themes. All voting data comes from public division records; news sentiment is based on 39 articles over the past 90 days.