Lewis Cocking

Lewis Christopher Cocking  (born 1992) is a British Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Broxbourne since the 2024 general election. He was the leader of the Borough of Broxbourne Council from 2019 to 2024.

Early life
Cocking was raised in Hoddesdon, studying at The John Warner School. He graduated from the University of Portsmouth with a degree in geography.

Career
Cocking is currently deputy Police and crime commissioner for Hertfordshire, a role he was appointed to in 2021. Before this, he was a policy, communications and funding manager for Engie. Cocking's first job was in his local branch of Sainsbury's, in Hoddesdon.

Cocking was first elected to Broxbourne Council in May 2016, representing Wormley and Turnford ward.

He became leader of the Council in May 2019, and a Hertfordshire County Councillor for Hoddesdon North in 2021. Cocking is also a governor for Wormley Primary School, which he attended as a child.

In July 2024, Cocking was selected as the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Broxbourne at the 2024 United Kingdom general election.