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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2 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee

2 votes · 21 Jan 2026

3 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

3 votes · 20 Jan 2026

2 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

3 votes · 13 Jan 2026

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 7 Jan 2026

4 NO

Employment Rights Bill

4 votes · 8 Dec 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

Folic Acid: Perinatal Mortality

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the article in The Lancet by Dr Czeizel entitled Can terathanasi

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Jul 2026

Peak Cluster

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his policy to support the building of the Peak Cluster project.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero8 Jul 2026

Crimes of Violence: Emergency Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Department's press release entitled Deputy Prime Minister sets out vision for the justice system, 24 February 2026, what information hi

AnsweredMinistry of Justice8 Jul 2026

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Peak Cluster

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what meetings a) Ministers and b) officials in his Department have had with i) local authorities and ii) private sector companies on the

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero7 Jul 2026

Folic Acid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 3756 on Folic Acid, whether he is taking steps to help ensure patients will be made aware o

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Jul 2026

Folic Acid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 23 February 2026 to Question 113069 on Folic Acid, to clarify where the impact assessment has been published as it i

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Jul 2026

Folic Acid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government response of 29 June 2026 to the petition entitled End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic a

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care2 Jul 2026

Innovation and Technology: Obesity

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what funding has been allocated within the Obesity Pathway Innovation Programme to assess the outcomes of that programme.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology2 Jul 2026

Revenue and Customs: Debts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money is owed by a) businesses and b) taxpayers to HMRC i) this financial year, and ii) in the previous financial year, and when that money is expected

AnsweredTreasury1 Jul 2026

Revenue and Customs: Debts

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money that is owed to HMRC by a) businesses and b) taxpayers has not been collected as a percentage over the previous five years.

AnsweredTreasury1 Jul 2026
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