Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Epping Forest
Neil Hudson has been an MP since 2019. Currently: Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs); Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | 2026 to now | Now |
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | 2024 to 2026 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill | 2025 to now | Now |
| Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill | 2025 | |
| Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] | 2024 to 2025 | |
| Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill | 2024 | |
| Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [HL] | 2024 | |
| Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] | 2021 | |
| Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill | 2021 | |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | 2020 to 2024 |
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Neil Hudson has 4 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and earnings | Independent Non-Executive Board Member - British Horseracing Authority's Horse Welfare Board | 25 Jul 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment | Agreement starting 15 July 2025 - £416.67 | 25 Jul 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. | 7 Jan 2020 |
| Miscellaneous | Member of the British Equine Veterinary Association. | 7 Jan 2020 |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Neil Hudson asked 132 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
7 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Neil Hudson represents Epping Forest. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Conservative
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Neil Hudson won with 43% of the votes, and Rosalind Doré (Labour) came second with 30%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Hudson | Conservative | 18,038 | 43.2% |
| Rosalind Doré | Labour | 12,356 | 29.6% |
| Jon Whitehouse | Liberal Democrat | 5,268 | 12.6% |
| Ed Pond | Independent | 3,037 | 7.3% |
| Simon Heap | Green Party | 2,486 | 6.0% |
| Thomas Hall | Young People's Party | 568 | 1.4% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Neil Hudson took part in 226 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Neil Hudson voted the same way as their party in 224 of the 224 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | Against | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | Against | Free vote |
| 10 Sep | Social housing: an attempt to block it | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this