Rachel Gilmour

MP since 4 Jul 2024

When contacting this Member, please be respectful. See Parliament’s contact guidance.

Rachel Gilmour is the Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Minehead, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

250

Votes Cast

£174,467

Expenses 2024-25

3,507

Majority

38.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£174,467

Staffing£121,857
Office£20,983
Accommodation£18,343
Travel£13,284

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 47,491 voters

Liberal Democrat
18,326 votes38.6%
Conservative
14,819 votes31.2%
Reform UK
7,787 votes16.4%
Labour
4,325 votes9.1%
Green Party
2,234 votes4.7%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

277

Written Questions

13

Oral Questions

161

Debates Spoken In

219

Speeches

250

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

?

How would you have voted?

Tap AYE or NO on the votes below to see how you compare with Rachel.

Aye: 140No: 110

250 votes — page 5 of 10

Financial Interests(5)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

The National Liberal Club

Free membership of TNLC for 18 months

9 July 2024 to 31 December 2025

£1,676
Name of donor
The National Liberal Club
Address of donor
1 Whitehall Place SW1
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Free membership of TNLC for 18 months, value £1,675.85
Date received
9 July 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted
20 July 2024
Donor status
other (Members' Club)

Registered 3 October 2024

Visits outside the UK

UK Friends of Ukraine

£768
Name of donor
UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor
81 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3BL
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
YES Conference pass, accommodation, internal travel and meals, value £768.04
Destination of visit
Ukraine
Dates of visit
10 September 2025 to 15 September 2025
Purpose of visit
Parliamentary delegation to attend YES Conference and build relationship with Ukrainian allies.

Registered 27 October 2025

Visits outside the UK

UK Friends of Ukraine

£128
Name of donor
UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor
62 Lots Road, London SW10 0DQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Meals and hospitality (£127.81), excursion (£46.15) and rail transfers (£224.03), value £398
Destination of visit
Ukraine (Kyiv, Odessa, Pripyat, Chisinau (Moldova))
Dates of visit
19 February 2026 to 25 February 2026
Purpose of visit
Attend the Yalta European Strategy Conference, fostering good relations between UK and Ukraine MPs.

Registered 13 March 2026

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
District Councillor
Until
14 March 2025.
Payer
Mid Devon District Council (Local Government), Phoenix House, Phoenix Lane, Tiverton, Devon EX16 6PP

Registered 24 July 2024; updated 13 November 2025

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

17 May 2025 Rental income: from 27 May 2025

Type of land/property
Residential property (Semi detached cottage)
Number of properties
1
Location
Bampton
Interest held
from 17 May 2025
Rental income
from 27 May 2025

Registered 1 October 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Rachel in Parliament

Property Development: Water

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) ingress and (b) egress routes for water in new buil

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government21 Feb 2025

Employment and Support Allowance and Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will make an assessment of the financial impact of transitioning from ESA to Universal Credit on adults with preventing disabilit

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions12 Feb 2025

Rented Housing: Mould

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to address the failures in remedial work to combat mould in rented properties, in the c

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government12 Feb 2025

Charities: Government Assistance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the adequacy of the eligibility criteria for Rateable Charity Relief for charity organisations using (a) tidal moor

AnsweredTreasury5 Feb 2025

Fishing Vessels: Business Rates

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending business rate relief to include angling boats as small businesses.

AnsweredTreasury5 Feb 2025

Israel: Prisoners

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his (a) Israeli, (b) US and (c) Qatari counterparts on the (i) safety and (ii) pote

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office29 Jan 2025

Hamas: Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) he and (b) his officials are taking diplomatic steps to ensure that (i) Avinatan Or and (ii) the remains of

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office29 Jan 2025

Pension Credit: Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an assessment of the impact of the withdrawal of Winter Fuel payments on pensioners who (a) are not in receipt of Pension Credit a

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions29 Jan 2025

African Swine Fever and Foot and Mouth Disease

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2024 to Question 10798 on African Swine Fever and to the Answer of 19 December 2024 to Quest

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs23 Jan 2025

Animal Products: Smuggling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many tonnes of (a) illegal and (b) banned products of animal origin (POAO) have been seized at the Port of Dover since Septem

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs23 Jan 2025
PreviousPage 21 of 28Next

Other Liberal Democrat MPs

Explore more Members of Parliament sitting for Liberal Democrat.