Matt Vickers.

A loyalist opposition MP with a strong local profile, Matt Vickers has voted with the Conservative Party on every recorded division — a 100% party-line record — while keeping busy on constituency issues. Recent votes reflect standard Conservative opposition priorities: he opposed regulations extending employment tribunal time limits, voted against new planning delegation rules that remove elected councillors from smaller housing decisions, and backed opposition motions criticising the government's early prisoner release scheme. His stance data confirms a clear pattern: strongly anti-tax, pro-business, tough on crime, and sceptical of workers' rights legislation.

Vickers participates in 69% of votes, slightly below the Commons average, and has made 599 contributions across 132 debates — a substantial speech count. Crime dominates his parliamentary activity by some margin, with 83 contributions on the topic; local government, immigration, and the economy follow. He sits on no select committees. His voting profile places him well to the right of his party on criminal justice reform — 19 percentage points less supportive than the average Conservative MP — and he voted against assisted dying at a higher rate than most colleagues.

His highest-profile local work centres on housing and community issues in Stockton West. He publicly opposed a 600-home development backed by 3,000 residents, raised the fate of Stockton market in Parliament, and campaigned against fly-tipping and off-road bikes — the latter earning him a Conservative frontbench promotion noted by the Northern Echo in mid-2025. Recent news coverage skews modestly positive and clusters around health and crime. Voting data covers 568 divisions since the 2024 election; no rebel votes are recorded.