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Lincoln Jopp
Conservative and Unionist PartyLincoln Jopp is the Conservative MP for Spelthorne, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
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Positive coverage
“Middlesex could return to county map 62 years after abolition” — AOL.com
“MPs debate Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood in parliament” — BBC
A marginal seat — won by just 1,590 votes (3.4%) in 2024. Covers Ashford (Spelthorne), Sunbury-on-Thames and Staines-upon-Thames. Population 102,986.
Deserted mansion next to Heathrow once home to a king now lies abandoned
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Sign up freeMedian Income▼
£30,300
per year (HMRC 2022-23)
Mean Income▼
£41,900
per year (HMRC 2022-23)
Businesses▼
4,535
VAT/PAYE registered (ONS 2024)
Schools▼
34
21 primary, 6 secondary, 7 other
Total Income Tax▼
£441m
from 60,000 taxpayers
Median Tax▼
£3,210
per taxpayer / year
Mean Tax
£7,380
per taxpayer / year
Source: HMRC Survey of Personal Incomes, tax year 2022-23. Allocated by taxpayer residence. Covers income tax only — excludes NI, VAT, and capital gains. Sample-based estimate (~8% confidence interval).
Attainment 8▼
47.9
average score (DfE)
GCSE Pass Rate▼
66.7%
5+ GCSEs 9-4 (DfE)
7 towns, 4 villages, rural areas — 102,960 total population
Source: ONS Built-Up Areas (Census 2021) + data.police.uk — crime rates are per 1,000 population (last 3 months)
Source: data.police.uk — street-level crime data aggregated from LSOA to constituency
35 councillors across 13 wards · Last elections: Jul 2024
| Ward | Party | Councillor | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Common | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | Katherine Rutherford | May 2023 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Naz Islam | May 2023 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Simon Bhadye | May 2023 | |
| Ashford East | Conservative and Unionist Party | Sinead Mooney | Jul 2024 |
| Ashford North Stanwell South | Labour Party | Med Buck | May 2023 |
| Labour Party | Rebecca Geach | May 2023 | |
| Labour Party | Sean Niall Beatty | May 2023 | |
| Ashford Town | Conservative and Unionist Party | Paul Norman Woodward | Sept 2023 |
| Halliford Sunbury West | Liberal Democrats | John Ashby Turner | May 2023 |
| Liberal Democrats | Lawrence Edward Nichols | May 2023 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandra Dunn | May 2023 | |
| Laleham Shepperton Green | Conservative and Unionist Party | Anant Mathur | May 2023 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Darren Christopher Clarke | May 2023 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Karen Howkins | May 2023 | |
| Riverside Laleham | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | Daniel Luca Geraci | May 2023 |
| Independent Berwick Hills Resident | Denise Saliagopoulos | May 2023 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Michele Gibson | May 2023 | |
| Shepperton Town | Conservative and Unionist Party | John Boughtflower | May 2023 |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Lisa Brennan | May 2023 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Maureen Attewell | May 2023 | |
| Staines | Green Party of England and Wales | Adam Gale | May 2023 |
| Independent Berwick Hills Resident | Howard Williams | May 2023 | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Malcolm Eric Beecher | May 2023 | |
| Staines South | Liberal Democrats | Chris Bateson | May 2023 |
| Liberal Democrats | Jolyon Peter Caplin | May 2023 | |
| Labour Party | Tony Burrell | May 2023 | |
| Stanwell North | Labour Party | John Thomas Francis Doran | May 2023 |
| Labour Party | Jon Button | May 2023 | |
| Labour Party | Sue Doran | May 2023 | |
| Sunbury Common | Liberal Democrats | Harry Boparai | May 2023 |
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Bing Dong | May 2023 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Suraj Gyawali | May 2023 | |
| Sunbury East | Conservative and Unionist Party | Buddhi Weerasinghe | May 2023 |
| Liberal Democrats | Kathy Grant | May 2023 | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Matthew John Lee | May 2023 |
Source: DCLEAPIL v1.0 by Jason Leman, LEAP (Andrew Teale) & Democracy Club. CC BY-SA 4.0. Data last refreshed: 1 Apr 2026.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Con | 14,038 | 30.4% | |
| Lab | 12,448 | 27.0% | |
| LD | 8,710 | 18.9% | |
| Ref | 8,284 | 17.9% | |
| Green | 2,413 | 5.2% | |
| Ind | 273 | 0.6% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2017 GEWon 2015 GEWon 2010 GE | Con | 29,141 | 58.9% |
| Lab | 10,748 | 21.7% | |
| LD | 7,499 | 15.2% | |
| Green | 2,122 | 4.3% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2019 GEWon 2015 GEWon 2010 GE | Con | 28,692 | 57.3% |
| Lab | 15,267 | 30.5% | |
| LD | 2,755 | 5.5% | |
| Ind | 2,296 | 4.6% | |
| Green | 1,105 | 2.2% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2019 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2010 GE | Con | 24,386 | 49.7% |
| Ind | 10,234 | 20.9% | |
| Lab | 9,114 | 18.6% | |
| LD | 3,163 | 6.4% | |
| Green | 1,724 | 3.5% | |
| Ind | 230 | 0.5% | |
| Ind | 228 | 0.5% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
✓ Won 2019 GEWon 2017 GEWon 2015 GE | Con | 22,261 | 47.1% |
| LD | 12,242 | 25.9% | |
| Lab | 7,789 | 16.5% | |
| Ind | 4,009 | 8.5% | |
| Ind | 314 | 0.7% | |
| Ind | 244 | 0.5% | |
| Ind | 176 | 0.4% | |
| Ind | 167 | 0.3% | |
| Ind | 102 | 0.2% |
Lincoln Jopp has not appeared in national political news coverage tracked by our system. This is common for backbench MPs who focus on constituency-level work rather than national policy debates.
29 articles hidden as not sufficiently relevant to this constituency
Stanwell Place, a 17th-century manor house in Spelthorne village, has a remarkable history including use as a SHAEF headquarters before D-Day and later as a residence for Iraqi King Faisal. The property has been abandoned since the 1950s and was subsequently used for gravel extraction, with its historical significance now largely forgotten.
Surrey County Council is proposing road safety improvements in Sunbury-on-Thames and Ashford, including new raised road tables, double yellow lines, and a speed limit reduction on the A308 from 40mph to 30mph. The scheme is part of the Local Cycling & Walking Improvement Project for Spelthorne and has support from Spelthorne Borough Council and Surrey Police, with public consultation open until April 24, 2026.
Campaigners and MP Lincoln Jopp are pushing for the new unitary authority replacing Surrey county council to be named 'West Surrey and South Middlesex' to recognise Spelthorne's historic Middlesex identity. The Communities Secretary has agreed to consider the proposal, with the final decision to be made after council elections in May 2025.
An opinion piece by a Walton-on-Thames resident criticizing the town's decline over 13 years, describing a hollowed-out high street, rising anti-social behavior, high costs without commensurate services, and overcrowded commuting. The article also reviews neighboring Surrey towns (Addlestone, Chertsey, Staines, Woking), finding them similarly underwhelming or struggling despite investments.
Surrey Police are investigating reports of affray with an offensive weapon on Shepperton High Street on March 25 and have released CCTV footage seeking public help to identify a suspect. The incident occurred in the heart of Spelthorne's main retail area, raising local safety concerns.
The Thames Court pub in Shepperton, located along the River Thames towpath, has reopened after refurbishment with a refreshed interior, revamped menu, and improved garden facilities. The reopening offers local residents and visitors a renewed destination for riverside leisure within the Spelthorne area.
Lincoln Jopp, MP for Spelthorne, has criticised the Labour Government for failing to provide legal protections for Northern Ireland veterans following the repeal of the previous Troubles legacy act. Jopp, himself a veteran, warned that veterans now lack legal safeguards against vexatious claims and repeated investigations.
Pavilion Day Nursery in Sunbury on Thames has been given OFSTED's lowest rating following an inspection that found unsafe conditions, inadequate supervision, and poor quality education in the pre-school room. The nursery is implementing an action plan to address concerns about staff failing to intervene in unsafe behaviour and curriculum gaps, though younger rooms received positive feedback.
Ministry of Defence officials appeared before Parliament's Public Accounts Committee to address safety concerns about the Ajax armoured vehicle, which caused illness in 33 soldiers during trials. MP Lincoln Jopp questioned whether commanders misunderstood or ignored the vehicle's operational limits, with officials promising modifications and a measured return to service.
Lincoln Jopp, MP for Spelthorne, spoke in parliament on behalf of two constituents whose children died from Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC). The debate highlighted a campaign for a national action plan to address this rare but significant cause of child deaths, with Jopp advocating for changes including better implementation of coroners' findings.
BP is vacating its long-standing headquarters in Sunbury-on-Thames (within Spelthorne) by 2028, a significant blow to the borough's finances since the council relies heavily on rental income from the site to fund local services. While the council will continue receiving rent through 2036 due to existing lease agreements, the loss of around 1,800 jobs and the challenge of finding new tenants in a weak office market poses serious long-term economic and financial risks.
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