Kerry McCarthy
MP since 5 May 2005
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Kerry McCarthy is the Labour MP for Bristol East, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.
1878
Votes Cast
£309,387
Expenses 2024-25
6,606
Majority
45.0%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£309,387
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 46,109 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
132
Written Questions
11
Oral Questions
57
Debates Spoken In⚑
151
Speeches⚑
493
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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1878 votes — page 11 of 76
3 NOVictims and Courts Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 27 Oct 2025
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage
3 votes · 27 Oct 2025
1 AYE5 NOSentencing Bill Committee
6 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Committee
6 votes · 21 Oct 2025
1 AYE3 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
4 votes · 20 Oct 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
4 votes · 20 Oct 2025
2 NOSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 15 Oct 2025
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 15 Oct 2025
2 NOMental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
Mental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
1 AYE1 NOSentencing Bill
2 votes · 16 Sept 2025
Sentencing Bill
2 votes · 16 Sept 2025
3 AYEEmployment Rights Bill
3 votes · 15 Sept 2025
Employment Rights Bill
3 votes · 15 Sept 2025
Financial Interests(2)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
The Football Association
Three tickets and hospitality to watch the Lionesses vs Belgium and to discuss the local football facility plan in Bristol East for myself and two guests
4 April 2025
£615
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
The Football Association
Three tickets and hospitality to watch the Lionesses vs Belgium and to discuss the local football facility plan in Bristol East for myself and two guests
4 April 2025
- Name of donor
- The Football Association
- Address of donor
- Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966, London SW1P 98Q
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Three tickets and hospitality to watch the Lionesses vs Belgium and to discuss the local football facility plan in Bristol East for myself and two guests, value £615
- Date received
- 4 April 2025
- Date accepted
- 4 April 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 00077797
Registered 10 April 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Bristol City Football Club
Two tickets and hospitality to see Bristol City FC play Hull City FC and to discuss environmentalism in football
8 March 2025
£504
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Bristol City Football Club
Two tickets and hospitality to see Bristol City FC play Hull City FC and to discuss environmentalism in football
8 March 2025
- Name of donor
- Bristol City Football Club
- Address of donor
- Ashton Gate Stadium, Ashton Road, Bristol BS3 2EJ
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Two tickets and hospitality to see Bristol City FC play Hull City FC and to discuss environmentalism in football, value £504
- Date received
- 8 March 2025
- Date accepted
- 8 March 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 03230871
Registered 4 April 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Kerry in Parliament
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that expertise in sustainability, agroecology, and nature friendly farming is incorporated int
Private Rented Housing: Rents
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of extending courts and tribunal fees to challenging Section 13 rent increases through the Fi
HM Courts and Tribunals Service: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on extending court and tribunal fees to challenging Sec
Food Supply
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what cross-government work her Department is undertaking to mitigate the risk of food shortages, supply chain disruption and food
School Milk
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108602 on School Milk, what steps her Department is taking to ensure schools and Local Authorities ar
National Information Centre on Children of Offenders: Databases
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress has been made to update the National Information Centre on Children of Offenders online information resource.
Waste Disposal: Furniture
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate her department has made of the cost to local authorities of separating and incinerating waste upholstered domestic
Furniture and Waste Management: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the exposure to chemical flame retardants on wo
Furniture: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will provide an update on the next steps he will take to reform the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 to reduce the
Furniture: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, what steps his Department plans to take to improve l
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