South East · England · 75,987Boundary · 2023

Weald of Kent

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Apr 2026

Won by Con in its first election in 2024. Covers Coxheath, Tenterden and Staplehurst. Population 82,986, notably older (median age 48 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 40% below the national average. 6,250 businesses.

A consistently loyal Conservative MP who has nonetheless made headlines for divergent reasons, Katie Lam's most prominent recent parliamentary work has been on ping-pong legislation -- she has repeatedly served as a teller or voted against government motions to override Lords amendments, backing the upper chamber's position on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, and the Pension Schemes Bill. On the national stage, she drew significant criticism in October 2025 after calling for the deportation of legally settled families on "cultural coherence" grounds -- comments widely condemned by civil liberties groups. More recently, she received positive coverage for directly pressuring the grooming gangs inquiry to strengthen its terms of reference, meeting Baroness Longfield's team to raise victim concerns.

In parliament, Lam votes 100% with her Conservative colleagues and has cast no rebel votes, making her a strictly party-line MP at the division lobby. Her participation rate of 68% sits below the Commons average. Her speech activity is substantial -- 241 contributions across 107 debates -- with crime, the economy, immigration, and defence dominating her topics. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with pro-business, anti-tax, and parliamentary scrutiny positions, and she scores 100% on pro-Lords scrutiny votes, consistent with her recent ping-pong record.

343
Commons votes
This parliament
£31k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.0k
Electorate
2024 GE

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.343 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Lam 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
94
Economy
66
Crime & Policing
32
Employment
28
Education
27
Constitution and Democracy
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.24 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BiddendenNeil Bell552Conserva
Boughton Monchelsea Chart SuttonAnne Dawes599Independ
CharingYvonne Janet Roden473Conserva
Coxheath FarleighClaire Louise Kehily781Green Pa
Coxheath FarleighLottie Parfitt-Reid666Conserva
Cranbrook Sissinghurst FrittendenAndy Fairweather917Conserva
Cranbrook Sissinghurst FrittendenDavid Somers640Conserva
Cranbrook Sissinghurst FrittendenNancy Warne843Tunbridg
Downs NorthGeoff Meaden348Green Pa
Downs WestLarry Krause435Conserva
Goat LeesWinston Russel Michael474Ashford
Hawkhurst Sandhurst BenendenBeverley Sara Palmer846Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
82,986
Electorate 75,987 · 2024 register
Median income
£31,300
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
13.1%
England average 20.0%
Schools
52
37 primary · 4 secondary
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