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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4 NO

Health Bill

4 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 NO

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

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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

Cooperatives

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will publish the Law Commission’s proposals on reforming cooperative law.

AnsweredTreasury11 Sept 2025

Local Government: Land

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will encourage local authorities to set aside land for (a) community land trusts and (b) housing cooperatives.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government11 Sept 2025

Northwick Park Hospital

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the performance of Northwick Park Hospital on cancer in the last five years.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care11 Sept 2025

Health Services and Social Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) social enterprises and (b) cooperatives providing (i) NHS and (ii) social care serv

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care11 Sept 2025

Gaza: Aid Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international partners on greater protections for humanitarian workers in Gaza.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office11 Sept 2025

Gaza: Journalism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with international partners on greater protections for journalists in Gaza.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office11 Sept 2025

Agriculture: Cooperatives

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she made of the potential impact of agricultural cooperatives on the rural economy.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs11 Sept 2025

Credit Unions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a central finance facility for credit unions.

AnsweredTreasury10 Sept 2025

Credit Unions

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information her Department holds on the number of credit unions there are with more than (a) 500,000, (b) one million and (c) two million members.

AnsweredTreasury10 Sept 2025

Cooperatives and Friendly Societies: Reviews

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement entitled Law Commission reviews of the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 and Friendly So

AnsweredTreasury3 Jul 2023
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