Neil O'Brien

MP since 8 Jun 2017

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Neil O'Brien is the Conservative MP for Harborough, Oadby and Wigston, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Policy Renewal and Development).

1797

Votes Cast

£311,946

Expenses 2024-25

2,378

Majority

36.9%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£311,946

Staffing£242,307
Accommodation£32,656
Office£25,035
Travel£11,949

Year-on-Year

2024-25£311,946
2023-24£295,863
2022-23£276,613
2021-22£212,611
2020-21£219,570
2019-20£204,543
2018-19£191,241
2017-18£134,916

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 50,386 voters

Conservative
18,614 votes36.9%
Labour
16,236 votes32.2%
Reform UK
6,332 votes12.6%
Liberal Democrat
4,732 votes9.4%
Green Party
4,269 votes8.5%
Social Democratic Party
203 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

855

Written Questions

6

Oral Questions

86

Debates Spoken In

171

Speeches

406

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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2 AYE

Opposition day

2 votes · 3 Sept 2025

1 AYE1 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2 votes · 2 Sept 2025

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 15 Jul 2025

AYETax
You
AYEWelfare
You
1 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee

2 votes · 9 Jul 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee

2 votes · 9 Jul 2025

2 AYE

Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage

2 votes · 8 Jul 2025

5 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

5 votes · 18 Jun 2025

Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
25 April 2018

Registered 16 June 2020

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Neil in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of UC Health claimants in England and Wales have a formal clinical diagnosis recorded on their claim.

Department for Work and Pensions29 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people in England have a formal clinical diagnosis of mixed anxiety and depressive disorder recorded in NHS primary care records.

Department of Health and Social Care29 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics published on 12 March 2026, what proportion of WCA decisions for non-E

Department for Work and Pensions29 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Universal Credit Work Capability Assessment statistics published on 12 March 2026, how many WCA decisions for non-ESA transit

Department for Work and Pensions29 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether forensic psychologists employed by HMPPS are categorised under the Government's 'Occupational Psychologist' profession for the purpose of official Ci

Ministry of Justice29 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much was deducted from payments to claimants in the last year as a result of the social sector under occupancy deduction.

Department for Work and Pensions20 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 306, what her planned timetable is to (a) tender and (b) agree the replacement Asylum Accommoda

Home Office20 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people aged 18 and over currently hold refugee status in the United Kingdom.

Home Office20 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of Universal Credit claimants awarded limited capability for work and work-related activity in the last 12 months scored more than

Department for Work and Pensions20 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people with refugee status ceased receiving Home Office asylum support in each of the last 12 months.

Home Office20 May 2026
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