Lewis Cocking | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament forBroxbourne | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Walker |
| Majority | 2,858 (6.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1992 (age 32–33) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Education | The John Warner School |
| Alma mater | University of Portsmouth |
Lewis Christopher Cocking[1] (born 1992) is a BritishConservative Party politician who has been theMember of Parliament forBroxbourne since the2024 general election. He was the leader of theBorough of Broxbourne Council from 2019 to 2024.[2][3][4]
Cocking was raised inHoddesdon, studying atThe John Warner School. He graduated from theUniversity of Portsmouth with a degree in geography.
Cocking was deputypolice and crime commissionerfor Hertfordshire from 2021 to 2024. Before this, he was a policy, communications and funding manager forEngie.[5][6]
Cocking was first elected toBroxbourne Council in May 2016, representing Wormley and Turnford ward.[7] He became leader of the Council in May 2019,[8] and aHertfordshire County Councillor for Hoddesdon North in 2021.[9] Cocking is also a governor for Wormley Primary School,[10] which he attended as a child.
At the2024 general election, Cocking was electedMember of Parliament (MP) forBroxbourne,[11] with 15,810 (36.8%) votes and a majority of 2,858 over the second place Labour candidate.[12] On 19 July 2024, he made hismaiden speech in theHouse of Commons during a debate on Planning, the Green Belt and Rural Affairs.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lewis Cocking | 15,810 | 36.8 | −27.4 | |
| Labour | Catherine Deakin | 12,952 | 30.2 | +6.2 | |
| Reform UK | Tom Holdsworth | 8,782 | 20.4 | +20.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nick Belfitt | 2,688 | 6.3 | −2.7 | |
| Green | Owen Brett | 2,461 | 5.7 | +2.9 | |
| UKIP | Martin Harvey | 172 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| English Constitution | Brett Frewin | 87 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 2,858 | 6.6 | −35.8 | ||
| Turnout | 42,952 | 57.3 | −6.10 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lewis Cocking | 2,324 | 68.6 |  8.7 | |
| Labour | George Williams | 718 | 21.2 | 5.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Davies | 348 | 10.3 | 3.7 | |
| Majority | 1,606 | 47.4 | 3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,390 | 28.1 | 0.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | 1.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lewis Cocking | 1,366 | 65.0 | +5.0 | |
| Labour | Beverley Madeline Susan Hanshaw | 530 | 25.2 | +0.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Lisa Ann Naylor | 205 | 9.8 | −5.6 | |
| Majority | 836 | 39.80 | |||
| Turnout | 2,101 | 26.33 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lewis Cocking | 969 | 53.04 | ||
| UKIP | Dawn Bloor | 450 | 24.63 | ||
| Labour | Kehinde Osifuwa | 408 | 22.33 | ||
| Majority | 519 | 28.41 | |||
| Turnout | 1,827 | 23.23 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||