The placeConstituency · South East · Electorate 73,782 · 2023 boundaries

Spelthorne.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP Lincoln Jopp holds the seat on 30.4% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentLincoln Jopp · Conservative and Unionist Party
CouncilSpelthorne
Boundary set2023
ONS codeE14001505
Electorate · 2024
73.8k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
30.4%
Conservative and Unionist Party · +3.4pp over Lab
Settlements
11
Largest: Ashford (Spelthorne)
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
17.3
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
1 Jun 2026

Spelthorne's Conservative MP has been consistently active on the opposition front this parliamentary term, voting in April to refer Prime Minister Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, and repeatedly backing House of Lords amendments against government positions on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, the Pension Schemes Bill, and the Northern Ireland Troubles carry-over motion. On pensions, Jopp opposed government powers to direct pension fund investments into private markets, arguing the reserve power risked poor returns for savers -- a position he holds more firmly than many Conservative colleagues, who back pension protection measures at 39% compared to his 0%. His most controversial moment came in October 2024, when Novara Media reported him expressing "awe" at Israel's Lebanon pager attacks, comments that drew condemnation from human rights organisations.

Jopp votes at 70% of divisions -- below the Commons average -- and has not once broken with his party. He leans strongly pro-business (93%), anti-tax-increases (93%), and backs Lords scrutiny of legislation (100%). His speeches, 516 contributions across 260 debates, cluster around economy and jobs, defence, and local government. His seat on the Defence Committee aligns with that focus.

Beyond Westminster, he has campaigned for Middlesex's return to the county map -- securing a ministerial commitment to consider it -- advocated for floating solar panels on reservoirs, and raised sudden unexplained death in childhood in Parliament on behalf of bereaved local families. He also called for a Surrey film industry university, though that remains aspirational. Recent local coverage is largely neutral in tone. Data on his deviations from party norms is available; detailed debate transcripts for some procedural Lords amendment votes are not.

30.4%
Con vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
13
Wards · 33 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.13 wards · 33 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Ashford Common(3 seats)Rutherford · Islam · Bhadye2,337Spelthorne LDMay 2023
Ashford East Sinead Mooney973Spelthorne LDJul 2024
Ashford North Stanwell South(3 seats)Buck · Geach · Beatty2,094Spelthorne LDMay 2023
Ashford Town Greg Neall539Spelthorne LDJun 2025
Halliford Sunbury West(3 seats)Turner · Nichols · Dunn2,768Spelthorne LDMay 2023
Laleham Shepperton Green(3 seats)Mathur · Clarke · Howkins2,533Spelthorne LDMay 2023
Riverside Laleham(3 seats)Geraci · Saliagopoulos · Gibson3,259Spelthorne LDMay 2023
Shepperton Town(3 seats)Boughtflower · Brennan · Attewell3,069Spelthorne LDMay 2023
Staines Laura Barker804Spelthorne LDOct 2025
Staines South(3 seats)Bateson · Caplin · Burrell3,004Spelthorne LDMay 2023
Stanwell North(3 seats)Doran · Button · Doran2,375Spelthorne LDMay 2023
Sunbury Common(3 seats)Boparai · Dong · Gyawali2,216Spelthorne LDMay 2023
Sunbury East(3 seats)Weerasinghe · Grant · Lee2,995Spelthorne LDMay 2023

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 02Settlements.11 named places

The seat’s population is concentrated in Ashford (Spelthorne) (24,311), with Sunbury-on-Thames (21,115) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 102,960.

town 95,085village 7,875

Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021

SettlementPop.Class
Ashford (Spelthorne)24,311town
Sunbury-on-Thames21,115town
Staines-upon-Thames17,798town
Stanwell11,252town
Ashford Common8,776town
Rural & dispersed6,665town
Showing 6 of 11·All 11 settlements
§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ
Employment rate61.8%57.1%+8%
Owner-occupied69.4%63.1%+10%
Private rented17.9%20.0%-10%
Social rented12.7%16.8%-25%

Ethnicity.

White78.7%
Asian12.8%
Black2.5%
Mixed3.7%
Other2.4%

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 49.2% Female 50.8% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£30,300
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£41,900
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
4,535
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
34
21 primary · 6 secondary
GCSE pass
66.7%
Attainment 8: 47.9

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£441m
Taxpayers60,000
Median per taxpayer£3,210
Mean per taxpayer£7,380

Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence

Where the money flows back in.

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§ 05Recorded crime.data.police.uk · 12-month rolling

Headline rate.

Per 1k pop · 3mo
17.3
-17% vs national
Monthly avg / 1k
5.8
12-month rolling
Top category
Violence & sexual offences
37% of recorded crime

By category.

Violence & sexual offences6.4
Anti-social behaviour2.3
Public order1.5
Criminal damage & arson1.4
Shoplifting1.1
Other theft1.0
Vehicle crime0.8

Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop

Showing 7 of 15·All 15 categories — full monthly trend & settlement breakdown
§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Lincoln JoppWONCon14,03830.4
Claire TigheLab12,44827.0
Harry BoparaiLD8,71018.9
Rory O'BrienRef8,28417.9
Manu SinghGrn2,4135.2
Alistair MillerInd2730.6

Turnout 46,166

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Kwasi KwartengCon58.9
2017Kwasi KwartengCon57.3
2015Kwasi KwartengCon49.7
2010Kwarteng, KwasiCon47.1
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission