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

Staffing£249,069
Accommodation£27,545
Office£26,940
Travel£5,833

Year-on-Year

2024-25£309,387
2023-24£294,272
2022-23£271,867
2021-22£238,715
2020-21£227,409
2019-20£194,088
2018-19£197,612
2017-18£194,746
2016-17£176,065
2015-16£181,999
2014-15£176,694
2013-14£170,365
2012-13£176,346
2011-12£147,745
2010-11£35,010

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,109 voters

Labour
20,748 votes45.0%
Green Party
14,142 votes30.7%
Conservative
6,435 votes14.0%
Liberal Democrat
2,713 votes5.9%
Independent
1,259 votes2.7%
Social Democratic Party
555 votes1.2%

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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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
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
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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress her department has made toward the development of a youth homelessness toolkit and dedicated youth homelessne

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government15 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether opportunities will be available for charities and third sector organisations to contribute to the drafting of the y

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government15 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department or the Forestry Commission will submit a pay flexibility business case in relation to Forestry Commission

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs14 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) staff turnover rate, (b) vacancy rate and (c) average time taken to fill vacancies was for frontline operational and

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs14 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the forthcoming poultry growth strategy will support a transition away from intensive animal agriculture towards prioriti

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs11 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the forthcoming Horticulture Strategy will include measures to increase domestic production and consumption of pulses.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs11 Sept 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that sustainability-linked loans provided by UK banks do not support companies associated with illegal deforestation or enviro

Treasury11 Sept 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to establish a baseline regulatory framework for setting and assessing sustainability performance targets in sustainability-linked

Treasury11 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve transparency in sustainability-linked lending by requiring companies and financial institu

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 11 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of children with a parent in prison.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice9 Sept 2026
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