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Constituency

Forest of Dean

At a glance

Forest of Dean is a UK parliamentary constituency in South West, currently represented in the House of Commons by Matt Bishop, a Labour MP. Matt Bishop has represented the seat since 4 Jul 2024. At the 2024 general election it was ultra-marginal, won by a majority of 278 votes (0.6%), ranking #15 most marginal of 650 seats. Their Commons voting participation while representing this constituency is 53.2 %, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Browse all seats on the UK constituencies index.

Constituency snapshot

Current representation signals for this constituency.

Current MP Matt Bishop
Photograph of Matt Bishop MP ID 5323
Current party
Lab Labour
MP since 4 Jul 2024
Current Commons representation
Voting participation 53.2 %
306 of 575 eligible divisions
Region South West
Electoral region of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Parliament ID 4055
Imported constituency identifier
Recent votes shown 10
Latest divisions listed below

Boundary

Imported constituency boundary for Forest of Dean.

Map

MP voting summary

How Matt Bishop has voted since becoming MP for this constituency.

Voted in 306 of 575 eligible divisions (53.2 %).

53.2 %

Participation

142

Aye

164

No

1

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 142 / Noes 164

Recent divisions

Division Vote
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026
Trade
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment
Defence
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness
Defence
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4
Defence
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
Defence
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
Defence
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
Defence
No
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Election results

How this seat has voted at general elections and by-elections. All UK election results →

Ultra-marginal — won by 0.6% in 2024

Majority of 278 votes · #15 most marginal of 650 seats.

4 July 2024

66 % turnout · maj 278
Matt Bishop · Labour 16,373 (34.1%)
Mark Harper · Conservative 16,095 (33.5%)
Stan Goodin · Reform UK 8,194 (17%)
Chris McFarling · Green Party 4,735 (9.9%)
James Joyce · Liberal Democrat 2,604 (5.4%)
Saiham Sikder · Socialist Labour Party 90 (0.2%)

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Constituency source UK Parliament Members API
Member source UK Parliament member record

FAQs

Who is the MP for Forest of Dean?

Matt Bishop is the current MP for Forest of Dean. Source

Which party currently holds Forest of Dean?

Forest of Dean is currently represented by Matt Bishop of Labour. Source

What is the Parliament constituency ID for Forest of Dean?

Forest of Dean's imported Parliament constituency ID is 4055. Source

Where can I find the member profile for Forest of Dean?

The current MP profile for Forest of Dean is linked from this page and records party, roles, interests, election data, and voting record where available. Source

Can the MP for Forest of Dean change?

Yes. Constituency representation can change after a general election, by-election, resignation, recall petition, or other parliamentary change. Re-running the current MP import refreshes this data. Source

Where does Forest of Dean data come from?

Constituency and current MP data is imported from the UK Parliament Members API. Source