Gareth Thomas

MP since 1 May 1997

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Gareth Thomas is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Harrow West, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

1581

Votes Cast

£293,113

Expenses 2024-25

6,642

Majority

43.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£293,113

Staffing£267,807
Office£25,210
Travel£97

Year-on-Year

2024-25£293,113
2023-24£279,126
2022-23£259,360
2021-22£241,431
2020-21£231,419
2019-20£182,814
2018-19£185,896
2017-18£177,867
2016-17£166,707
2015-16£165,021
2014-15£176,174
2013-14£167,054
2012-13£161,102
2011-12£133,848
2010-11£26,788

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 45,241 voters

Labour
19,833 votes43.8%
Conservative
13,191 votes29.2%
Independent
4,120 votes9.1%
Reform UK
2,639 votes5.8%
Green Party
2,438 votes5.4%
Liberal Democrat
2,404 votes5.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

229

Written Questions

8

Oral Questions

93

Debates Spoken In

389

Speeches

370

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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Aye: 897No: 684

1581 votes — page 7 of 64

1 AYE1 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

2 votes · 18 Nov 2025

2 NO

Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill

2 votes · 17 Nov 2025

9 AYE

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

9 votes · 13 Nov 2025

5 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

5 votes · 5 Nov 2025

2 NO

Opposition day

2 votes · 4 Nov 2025

3 NO

Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 27 Oct 2025

Financial Interests(1)

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

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

Type of land/property
Residential property (house)
Number of properties
1
Location
Harrow
Rental income
Yes

Registered 27 June 2014

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Gareth in Parliament

Credit Unions: Help to Save Scheme

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with National Savings and Investments on the provision of Help to Save services by credit unions.

AnsweredTreasury26 Jan 2026

Teachers: Credit Unions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of encouraging education employers to promote membership of a credit union to teachers and non-teach

Department for Education22 Jan 2026

Neighbourhood Health Centres and Urgent Treatment Centres: Greater London

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the criteria being used to determine where new a) neighbourhood care centres and b) urgent treatment centres are being loca

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care22 Jan 2026

Housing: Cooperatives

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to take steps to help increase access to finance to establish housing cooperatives. .

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government22 Jan 2026

Taxation: Greater London

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to devolve powers to the Mayor of London to adjust taxation rates in London.

AnsweredTreasury22 Jan 2026

Somali Language: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with exam boards on introducing a GCSE in Somali.

AnsweredDepartment for Education21 Jan 2026

Romanian Language: GCSE

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will hold discussions with exam boards on introducing a GCSE in Romanian.

AnsweredDepartment for Education21 Jan 2026

Report Fraud

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Report Fraud in responding to cases raised by hon. Members; and if she will have

AnsweredHome Office21 Jan 2026

Money Lenders

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what further steps will she take to help tackle illegal money lenders.

AnsweredTreasury20 Jan 2026

Bank Services: Post Offices

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with (a) Monzo, (b) Metro Bank, (c) Revolut and (d) Marks and Spencer bank about their use of the cash handling services

AnsweredTreasury20 Jan 2026
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