West Midlands · England · 76,294Boundary · 2023

Warwick & Leamington

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 49% of the vote in 2024. Covers Royal Leamington Spa, Warwick and Whitnash. Population 105,988.

A notably active voice on national security and Ukraine, Matt Western has recently chaired the Joint Committee calling for greater government transparency on the UK's national security strategy -- a high-profile parliamentary role that puts him at the centre of defence scrutiny. He has also written publicly in The Guardian defending the government's Middle East foreign policy, and locally he made headlines for describing the removal of a Ukrainian flag by Warwick Council as "deeply troubling," meeting with diplomats to press the point. His constituency engagement extends to co-hosting a local jobs and careers fair in February 2026.

Western is a 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes on record, supporting the government across all 61 tracked divisions. At 71% voting participation he sits slightly below the Commons average, though his committee work and speech activity suggest his time is partly directed elsewhere. His 19 parliamentary contributions span defence, economy and jobs, crime, and cost of living. He votes notably more in favour of assisted dying access than his Labour colleagues (+29 percentage points above party average), while sitting slightly below the party average on criminal justice reform and employment protection.

329
Commons votes
This parliament
£30k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.354 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Western 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
80
Economy
75
Employment
46
Crime & Policing
32
Welfare and Benefits
29
Constitution and Democracy
26
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.12 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Bishops TachbrookAndrew Day668Conserva
Bishops TachbrookMatt Collins676Labour P
Leamington BrunswickIan Davison1,042Green Pa
Leamington BrunswickJonathan Chilvers1,130Green Pa
Leamington BrunswickNaveen Tangri968Green Pa
Leamington ClarendonHelen Elizabeth Adkins1,267Labour P
Leamington LillingtonAlan Boad1,763Liberal
Leamington LillingtonDaniel Mark Russell1,382Liberal
Leamington LillingtonPhil Kohler1,626Liberal
Leamington MilvertonBill Gifford1,926Liberal
Leamington MilvertonCarolyn Patricia Gifford1,615Liberal
Leamington MilvertonSidney Syson1,424Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
105,988
Electorate 76,294 · 2024 register
Median income
£30,000
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
21.2%
England average 20.0%
Schools
46
28 primary · 4 secondary
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