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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3 AYE

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 AYE2 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

2 votes · 1 Jul 2026

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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

Energy Supply: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to table 1 of Annex A of the Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, if he will publish a breakdown of the spending of both (

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero19 Jan 2026

Energy Supply: Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to table 1 of Annex A of the Annual Report and Accounts 2024-25, if he will publish a breakdown of the spending of both (

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero19 Jan 2026

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Performance Appraisal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will review the incomplete Answer her Department provided to Question 97203 on 6 January 2026.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs19 Jan 2026

Housing Benefit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households are claiming housing benefits, either housing benefit or the housing element of Universal credit, in each Broad Market Rental A

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions15 Jan 2026

Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026 to WPQ 104190, how many estates were liable to inheritance tax by constituency over the last five years aggregated.

AnsweredTreasury13 Jan 2026

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for a breakdown of the programme spend and income of RDEL in the Local Growth and Devolution Estimate Line in FY 2024/5, wi

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government13 Jan 2026

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Public Expenditure

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to MHCLG's Annual Report 2024/5, if he will publish a breakdown of the Gross Outturn and Income of CDEL in t

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government13 Jan 2026

Housing Benefit and Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what was the a) mean and b) median amount of housing support claimed by people in each local authority who were on i) Housing Benefit ii) the Housi

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions13 Jan 2026

Erasmus+ Programme

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to his Answer of 12 January 2026 to WPQ 101070, of the over 100,000 people that the Government estimates could benefit from mobility and par

AnsweredDepartment for Education13 Jan 2026

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many people started apprenticeships who were aged a) 16, b) 17, c) 18, d) 19, e) 20, f) 21, g) 22, h) 23, i) 24 in each year since 2017-18.

AnsweredDepartment for Education13 Jan 2026
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