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Rachel Gilmour

Liberal Democrat Tiverton and Minehead

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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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

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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

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

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Aye: 140No: 110

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AYE

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

9 Sept 2026

You

2 AYE

Health Bill

2 votes · 8 Sept 2026

AYEReport Stage: New Clause 140

You

AYEReport Stage: Amendment 1

You

3 AYE1 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

AYEReport Stage: New Clause 65

You

NOReport Stage: New Clause 67

You

AYEReport Stage: New Clause 88

You

AYEThird Reading

You

1 AYE2 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

You

You

You

National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1

6 Jul 2026

You

3 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

AYENew Clause 2

You

AYENew Clause 4

You

AYENew Clause 5

You

Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026

24 Jun 2026

You

AYE

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4

22 Jun 2026

You

1 AYE1 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

2 votes · 17 Jun 2026

NOAmendment 3

You

AYEAmendment 8

You

3 AYE

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

You

You

You

Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1

10 Jun 2026

You

Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026

3 Jun 2026

You

2 AYE

Armed Forces Bill Committee

2 votes · 2 Jun 2026

AYENew Clause 2

You

AYENew Clause 5

You

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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

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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

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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

Written Questions277 Oral Questions13 Early Day Motions7

Spotlight Dance Academy, Minehead

6 signatures

That this House congratulates Mollie and Billy of Spotlight Dance Academy in Minehead on their fantastic achievement in proudly representing England at the Dance World Cup in Dublin this month; commends the role of Spotlight Dance Academy and all those associated in supporting yo

14 Jul 2026

Minehead RNLI's 125th anniversary

1 signature

That this House congratulates all of the volunteers and staff members who have given their time and dedication to the Minehead RNLI Station over the past 125 years since the establishment of the station in 1901; commends the outstanding commitment of the generations of volunteers

11 Jun 2026

Scott Hastings

1 signature

That this House honours the life of the late, great Scott Hastings; celebrates his distinguished contribution to rugby, including a legacy of 65 caps for his native Scotland and two British and Irish Lions tours; recognises that watching the Hastings brothers represent their coun

18 May 2026

Cost of plumbing services

1 signature

That this House recognises the significant and rising cost of plumbing services and, in particular, emergency call-outs; notes with concern that the cost-of-living crisis is increasingly limiting people's ability to access the plumbing services they need; further notes that the r

15 Apr 2026

Exceptional performing arts centres in rural areas

13 signatures

That this House congratulates Millie Gubby, from Tiverton, on being cast in the Wicked: The Musical International Tour; notes the fantastic benefit created for young people in Tiverton by the Willow Tree Dance and Theatre Arts Group, where Millie studied, as well as across the co

12 Nov 2025

Exmoor Forest Inn

13 signatures

That this House congratulates the Exmoor Forest Inn on the fantastic achievement of being named one of the top 100 Best British Pubs this year; recognises the fantastic contribution given to local communities by pubs; celebrates the many fantastic rural pubs which make the Tivert

12 Nov 2025

Retirement of GPs and national GP strategy

14 signatures

That this House congratulates Dr Simon Johnson-Ferguson and Dr Helen Johnson-Ferguson, of Bampton Surgery in Tiverton and Minehead, for the decades of service they have given as GPs to the people of Bampton and its environs and the NHS; wishes them both a happy, if early, retirem

8 Apr 2025