Lewis Cocking MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Broxbourne is Lewis Cocking (Conservative). Current post: Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government), held since 31 August 2026.
Offices and committees
Current posts held by Lewis Cocking, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 31 August 2026 | Current |
| Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 31 August 2026 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 21 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Representation of the People Bill | 11 March 2026 | 16 April 2026 |
| English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill | 15 September 2025 | 28 October 2025 |
| Planning and Infrastructure Bill | 24 April 2025 | 22 May 2025 |
| Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL] | 5 February 2025 | 11 February 2025 |
| Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill | 4 December 2024 | 12 December 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 cc67c80417e0.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 1 entry for Lewis Cocking: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). The most recent was registered on 17 November 2025. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
ITV Breakfast Broadcasting Ltd - £101.84
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Taxi travel provided to and from studios - to go on Good Morning Britain
- Value of the benefit: £101.84
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-11-17
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-11-17
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-11-17
- Name of the donor: ITV Breakfast Broadcasting Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Lewis Cocking's office spent £158,607 on staff, from a staffing budget of £198,653, according to IPSA. IPSA lists office spending of £19,788 in the same year. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £158,607.04 |
| Office costs: spent | £19,787.51 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £3,043.14 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,037, staffing £198,653, accommodation £0 (Standard London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard London area budget from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Broxbourne CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Parliamentary Assistant ×2 (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 488 votes by Lewis Cocking in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 49 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 13 July 2026 to 20 October 2026. On 20 October 2026 Lewis Cocking voted No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Lewis Cocking has tabled 284 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission and 4 other departments.
Parish and Town Councils: Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether new town and parish councils created following unitary local government restructuring will be subject to council tax referendum principles.
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Oral Statement of 7 September 2026 on Local Government Reorganisation, Official Report, columns 667-669, what is her policy on imposing strategic authoritie …
Forestry Commission: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 July 2026 to Question 13144 on Forestry Commission: Appeals, how many current panel members are former employees of the Forestry Commission.
Local Government: Reorganisation
To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what role has the Local Government Boundary Commission for England played in reviewing the electoral wards and divisions being propo …
No 10 North: Broxbourne
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of Number 10 North on the constituency of Broxbourne.
Surrogacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what her Department's planned timetable is for publishing a response to the Law Commission’s 2023 report on surrogacy.
Telemedicine
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether customers with telecare equipment are only permitted to use BT landline services.
Mayors: Hertfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has plans to establish a Mayor for Hertfordshire.
Jobcentres: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the press release entitled Funding for businesses who give youngsters a chance as Government ramps up youth jobs drive, of 29 June 2026, what assessment he made of the effectiveness of …
Leasehold: Service Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on Strengthening leaseholder protections over charges and services.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 54fd5e9042cc. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Lewis Cocking.
2024 general election
Lewis Cocking won Broxbourne at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 15,810 votes (36.8%), a majority of 2,858 over Catherine Deakin (Labour). Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Broxbourne figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.