North East · England · 71,868Boundary · 2023

Stockton West

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Stockton South.

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Apr 2026

Won by Con in its first election in 2024 by 4.4%. Covers Stockton-on-Tees, Ingleby Barwick and Egglescliffe. Population 79,147.

A reliably local operator, Matt Vickers has been most visible recently through constituency campaigning rather than parliamentary rebellion. He has opposed the Labour government's attempts to overturn Lords amendments to both the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill -- voting to retain Lords changes on issues including government powers to direct pension fund investments and protections for smaller pension schemes. These votes place him in standard Conservative opposition territory. Beyond Westminster, he has attracted local coverage for opposing a 600-home development outside local plan boundaries, raising Stockton market's future in Parliament, campaigning against fly-tipping, and securing credit for extended rural bus services -- a pattern of active local representation that earned him a party promotion in mid-2025.

Vickers participates in 70% of votes, slightly below the Commons average, with zero rebel votes and 100% alignment with the Conservative whip. His stance profile reflects orthodox Conservative positioning: strongly pro-business (92%), tough on crime (91%), and resistant to tax increases (87%), while sitting well below his party average on workers' rights (7%) and progressive taxation (3%). His speech activity is substantial -- 557 contributions across 116 debates -- with crime dominating his parliamentary interventions, followed by local government and immigration. He sits on no select committees.

344
Commons votes
This parliament
£30k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
71.9k
Electorate
2024 GE

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.351 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Vickers 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
82
Economy
78
Employment
39
Crime & Policing
36
Education
30
Welfare and Benefits
22
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.15 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Bishopsgarth Elm TreeEmily Anne Tate1,227Conserva
Bishopsgarth Elm TreeHugo Thomas Stratton1,288Conserva
Eaglescliffe EastJim Taylor1,101Conserva
Eaglescliffe EastStefan Richard Houghton1,258Conserva
Eaglescliffe WestDiane Clarke1,140Conserva
Eaglescliffe WestLaura Tunney1,204Conserva
FairfieldAlex Griffiths1,219Conserva
FairfieldStephen John Richardson1,273Conserva
FairfieldSusan Maria Scott1,183Conserva
GrangefieldCarol Clark547Labour P
HartburnJason John French1,574Conserva
HartburnLynn Elizabeth Hall1,788Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
79,147
Electorate 71,868 · 2024 register
Median income
£29,900
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
13.2%
England average 20.0%
Schools
45
29 primary · 11 secondary
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