Catherine West

MP since 7 May 2015

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Catherine West is the Labour MP for Hornsey and Friern Barnet, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

1747

Votes Cast

£264,778

Expenses 2024-25

21,475

Majority

58.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£264,778

Staffing£243,275
Office£21,307
Travel£196

Year-on-Year

2024-25£264,778
2023-24£252,107
2022-23£242,673
2021-22£232,037
2020-21£201,049
2019-20£178,128
2018-19£178,749
2017-18£166,520
2016-17£159,319
2015-16£128,909

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 48,642 voters

Labour
28,535 votes58.7%
Green Party
7,060 votes14.5%
Liberal Democrat
6,099 votes12.5%
Conservative
4,011 votes8.3%
Reform UK
1,989 votes4.1%
Workers Party of Britain
766 votes1.6%
Christian Peoples Alliance
182 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

124

Written Questions

4

Oral Questions

73

Debates Spoken In

304

Speeches

369

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Financial Interests(2)

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Speaking engagement
Payer
Ravenswood School, 10 Henry Street, Gordon NSW 2072, Australia

Registered 6 January 2026

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

25 September 2025 Ownership details: Co-owned with spouse

Type of land/property
Residential property (One bedroom appartment)
Number of properties
1
Location
New South Wales, Australia
Interest held
from 25 September 2025
Ownership details
Co-owned with spouse.

Registered 25 September 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Catherine in Parliament

Cyprus

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international partners to help ensure the safety of people in Cyprus.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office6 Mar 2026

Water: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in reference to the her Department's White Paper entitled A new vision for water, whether her Department has made further conside

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs3 Mar 2026

North Sea Oil: Shetland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when the decision as to whether to grant a licence to the Rosebank oil field project will be made.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero2 Mar 2026

Bank Services: Charities

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing a legal right to basic banking services for charities.

AnsweredTreasury26 Feb 2026

Sudan: Humanitarian Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide humanitarian aid to people in Sudan.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office23 Feb 2026

Cuba: Sanctions

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her international counterparts on the provision of support to Cuba in the c

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office23 Feb 2026

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the National Cancer Plan on support for people with brain tumours.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Feb 2026

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research on low grade glioma brain tumours.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Feb 2026

Science: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) retain early-career researchers in experimental particle physics and (b) support t

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology12 Feb 2026

Metropolitan Police: Homophobia

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle homophobia in the Metropolitan Police force.

AnsweredHome Office3 Feb 2026
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