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Josh Dean
MP for Hertford and Stortford
Labour (Co-op)
About This MP
AI-generatedJosh Dean is a Labour Co-op MP for Hertford and Stortford, elected in July 2024. In Parliament he has served on health and education policy committees, including the Mental Health Bill [HL] committee (June 2025) and the Transfer of Functions for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education [HL] Bill committee (March 2025).
Voting Patterns
Dean votes with his party all the time (100% loyalty), but his attendance is relatively low at 16% (compared with a 33% party average). He has one rebel vote against the party. Described as centre-left (36/100), his voting record generally supports workers’ rights and trade unions and renter protections, while he has tended to oppose harsher prison sentencing, regulation of bus services, transgender rights, and funding for mental health services; his approach to climate measures and welfare-related changes (Universal Credit and VAT) is mixed.
Notable Positions
- Supports workers’ rights and trade union powers
- Advocates renter protections
- Opposes harsher prison sentencing
- Opposes expansion of transgender rights
- Voted AYE on Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 (2025-06-13), against party line
Financial Interests
Declared financial interests consist of land and property (within or outside the UK) and miscellaneous.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
16%
Attendance
1
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(36)
Based on 128 votesCareer & Roles
2 positions
Previous
Committee
Mental Health Bill [HL]
Jun 2025 - Jun 2025
Committee
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]
Mar 2025 - Mar 2025
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
44 votes
Trade union powers
Generally forhas generally voted for trade union powers
34 votes
Workers rights protections
Generally forhas generally voted for workers rights protections
34 votes
VAT changes
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on vat changes
24 votes
Prison sentencing
Generally againsthas generally voted against prison sentencing
17 votes
Bus services regulation
Generally againsthas generally voted against bus services regulation
15 votes
Renter protections
Generally forhas generally voted for renter protections
13 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
13 votes
Financial Interests
2 declarations
Recent Rebel Votes
Recent Votes
AYE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
AYE
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye