Claire Young

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Claire Young is the Liberal Democrat MP for Thornbury and Yate, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

415

Votes Cast

£203,164

Expenses 2024-25

3,014

Majority

39.0%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£203,164

Staffing£153,399
Office£25,789
Accommodation£17,433
Travel£6,543

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 53,367 voters

Liberal Democrat
20,815 votes39.0%
Conservative
17,801 votes33.4%
Reform UK
7,529 votes14.1%
Labour
5,057 votes9.5%
Green Party
2,165 votes4.1%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

199

Written Questions

32

Oral Questions

190

Debates Spoken In

236

Speeches

415

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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8 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

8 votes · 21 Apr 2026

3 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

3 votes · 20 Apr 2026

6 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

6 votes · 15 Apr 2026

4 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

4 votes · 15 Apr 2026

4 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

4 votes · 14 Apr 2026

Financial Interests(3)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Steve Webb

£5,000

£5,000
Name of donor
Steve Webb
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£5,000
Donor status
individual

Registered 4 September 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

15 August 2024 to 21 December 2025

free membership of the National Liberal Club from 15 August 2024 to 21 December 2025

8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025

£1,553
Name of donor
National Liberal Club
Address of donor
1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
free membership of the National Liberal Club from 15 August 2024 to 21 December 2025, value £1,552.86
Date received
8 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted
24 July 2024
Donor status
unincorporated association

Registered 4 August 2024

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

Free (honourary) membership of the National Liberal Club from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

£1,140
Name of donor
National Liberal Club
Address of donor
1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Free (honourary) membership of the National Liberal Club from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026, value £1,140
Date received
1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted
1 January 2026
Donor status
unincorporated association

Registered 5 January 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Claire in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what provisions the contract for the M49 junction 1 at Severnside contained requiring the contractor to remedy defects at its own cost; and whether Nationa

Department for Transport8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether sums have been paid to the contractor for the M49 junction 1 at Severnside in addition to the original contract value in respect of variations, com

Department for Transport8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the contract awarded by National Highways for the M49 junction 1 at Severnside was let on a fixed price basis or on a basis under which the final s

Department for Transport8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the contract awarded by National Highways for the construction of the M49 junction 1 at Severnside was let as a design and build contract or as a c

Department for Transport8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether National Highways has referred, or intends to refer, the dispute over defects identified at the M49 Severnside junction 1 to adjudication under the

Department for Transport8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the accessibility for disabled people of GOV.UK guidance on setting up a bus

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the level of the barriers faced by disabled people in accessing start up funding;

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring housing developers to include accessible playground

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to increase the provision and accessibility of post-16 technical education pathways.

Department for Education28 Aug 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to help improve career development pathways for youth workers.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport28 Aug 2026
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