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 9 of 64

4 NO

Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 10 Sept 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

2 votes · 9 Sept 2025

7 AYE

Renters’ Rights Bill

7 votes · 8 Sept 2025

3 AYE

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

3 votes · 4 Sept 2025

2 NO

Opposition day

2 votes · 3 Sept 2025

1 AYE1 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2 votes · 2 Sept 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

Small Businesses: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take legislative steps to reform the Bank Referral Scheme to ensure that SMEs are referred to the (a) most appropriate and (b) best value funding op

AnsweredTreasury30 Oct 2025

Credit: Community Development

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods, if she will review the availability of affordable credit in mission critical neighbourhoods.

AnsweredTreasury30 Oct 2025

Community Development

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will publish a list of mission critical neighbourhoods as defined by the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government30 Oct 2025

Banks

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Independent Commission on Neighbourhoods report entitled Anatomy of Mission Critical Neighbourhoods,

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government30 Oct 2025

Bounce Back Loan Scheme: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) pubs and (b) other hospitality businesses extending their Bounce Back Loans for (i) an

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade28 Oct 2025

Banks and Community Development Finance Institutions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 82947 on Banks and Community Development Finance Institutions, what assessment she has made of the potenti

AnsweredTreasury24 Oct 2025

Credit Unions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2025 to Question 82944 on Credit Unions, if she will publish the responses to the call for evidence.

AnsweredTreasury24 Oct 2025

Small Businesses: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that SMEs are referred to the (a) most appropriate and (b) best value funding option under

AnsweredTreasury22 Oct 2025

Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the process for disabled customers to claim reduced rates of vehicle tax.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport22 Oct 2025

Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people referred to the London North West University Hospital were (a) diagnosed with cancer and (b) had cancer ruled out within (i) 2

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Oct 2025
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