Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Broxbourne.
Lewis Cocking is the Conservative MP for Broxbourne, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Cocking broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Source · Hansard
“Backbencher supporting brownfield-first amendments and pavement parking powers; opposing local government reorganisation without consent and criticising housing target increases un…”
“Apprenticeships are underutilized; urges shift away from 'dead-end university degrees' toward high-quality apprenticeships, noting 73% of teachers report insufficient employment pr…”
“Opposes voting at 16; argues the debate should focus on when adulthood begins rather than arbitrary voting ages and questions the contradiction of allowing votes but not candidacy.”
“Accepts current registration system works; if automatic registration proceeds, demands simultaneous implementation across all constituencies for fairness; expresses fairness concer…”
Select, joint and other committees Cocking currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Cocking sits on one.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 55 | 24.4% |
| Home Office | 37 | 16.4% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 27 | 12.0% |
| Department for Transport | 24 | 10.7% |
| Treasury | 22 | 9.8% |
| Department for Education | 11 | 4.9% |
| Ministry of Justice | 9 | 4.0% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 7 | 3.1% |
What recent discussions he conducted with dentists before introducing changes to the NHS dentistry contract.
In Summer 2025, the Department ran a full public consultation on our proposed reforms to the dental contract. The consultation ran for six weeks and received almost 2,300 responses, including from those working in the dental sector, from pr…read full →
What steps he is taking to support dental educational supervisors.
The Government recognises the important role dental educational supervisors play in supporting newly qualified dentists.Dental Foundation Training is supported through payments to eligible practices, including the trainers grant for educati…read full →
What date his Department expects to publish the interim statement on the Modern Service Framework for Palliative and End of Life Care.
We will publish an interim update on the Modern Service Framework (MSF) for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care shortly. The final MSF will be published this autumn.The MSF will provide a clinically-led, evidence-based framework to support…read full →
What steps he is taking to increase the allocation of new dental school places.
The Government will provide £11 million per annum at steady state, to increase the number of new dental school places by 50 each year. This is the first sustained expansion of domestic dental training places since 2007 and will take effect …read full →
Role, work or services: Councillor
Role, work or services: Councillor
From: 6 May 2021. Until: 6 May 2025.
Payer: Hertfordshire County Council, County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertf… |
Remuneration: £11,751 a year
Remuneration: £11,751 a year
Hours: 10 hrs a month
(Registered 15 July 2024) |
ITV Breakfast Broadcasting Ltd 17 November 2025 to 17 November 2025 |
ITV Breakfast Broadcasting Ltd 25 August 2025 to 25 August 2025 |
ITV Breakfast Broadcasting Ltd 11 July 2025 to 11 July 2025 |
Source · Members API · Last amended 18 Nov 2025
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 158,607 | 87.5% |
| Office Costs | 19,596 | 10.8% |
| MP Travel | 2,473 | 1.4% |
| Staff Travel | 570 | 0.3% |
| Total · 90 claims | 181,246 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Cocking on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Broxbourne | 15,810 | 36.8% | Won |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis CockingWON | Con | 15,810 | 36.8 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Broxbourne →