Esther McVey

MP since 8 Jun 2017

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The Rt Hon Esther McVey is the Conservative MP for Tatton, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

1373

Votes Cast

£295,931

Expenses 2024-25

1,136

Majority

38.4%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£295,931

Staffing£231,275
Office£28,930
Accommodation£18,187
Travel£17,539

Year-on-Year

2024-25£295,931
2023-24£246,403
2022-23£219,793
2021-22£190,507
2020-21£183,470
2019-20£157,075
2018-19£179,923
2017-18£158,245
2015-16£16,658
2014-15£158,803
2013-14£137,223
2012-13£166,128
2011-12£138,410
2010-11£33,960

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 51,909 voters

Conservative
19,956 votes38.4%
Labour
18,820 votes36.3%
Reform UK
5,948 votes11.5%
Liberal Democrat
4,614 votes8.9%
Green Party
2,571 votes5.0%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

391

Written Questions

4

Oral Questions

133

Debates Spoken In

300

Speeches

277

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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1 AYE2 NO

Sentencing Bill Committee

3 votes · 21 Oct 2025

2 AYE1 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee

3 votes · 20 Oct 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Sentencing Bill

2 votes · 16 Sept 2025

12 NO

Employment Rights Bill

12 votes · 15 Sept 2025

Financial Interests(6)

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Panelist on TV programme
From
14 January 2025.
Payer
GB News, Riverbank House, 2 Swan Lane, London EC4R 3TT
ACOBA consulted
Yes

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Writing articles
Payer
Reach Group Limited, 21st Floor, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP
ACOBA consulted
Yes

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Guest on TV show
Payer
News UK, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF
ACOBA consulted
Yes

Registered 26 June 2025

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

1 October 2020

A television production company

Name of company or organisation
Blue Collar Productions
Nature of business
A television production company
Interest held
from 1 October 2020

Registered 29 October 2020

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Trustee (Unpaid) of "If Chloe Can"; charity providing careers advice and support for young people. (Registered 7 July 2017)

Registered 7 July 2017

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Esther in Parliament

Influenza: Vaccination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to FOI2025/00320, for what reason the Adjuvanted Zoonotic Influenza Vaccine was authorised via UK Regulation 56.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care6 May 2025

HMP/YOI Styal: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many drug incidents were recorded in HMP/YOI Styal in each of the last five years.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice30 Apr 2025

HMP Styal: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of staffing levels at HMP Styal.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice29 Apr 2025

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many illegal drug incidents were recorded in prisons by the gender of the prisoner in each of the last five years.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice29 Apr 2025

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to tackle illegal drug use in prisons.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice29 Apr 2025

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of disciplinary action taken against prisoners found to be using illegal substances.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice29 Apr 2025

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of prisoners were identified as having used or handled illegal drugs in each of the last five years.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice29 Apr 2025

Prisons: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what systems of oversight are in place to enable her Department to monitor drug use in prisons.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice29 Apr 2025

Knutsford Town Council: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much Government funding was allocated to Knutsford Town Council in each of the last three years.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government17 Apr 2025

Geoengineering

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of solar radiation modification technologies on the atmosphere.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero8 Apr 2025
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