Rachel Hopkins

MP since 12 Dec 2019

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Rachel Hopkins is the Labour MP for Luton South and South Bedfordshire, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

1406

Votes Cast

£253,152

Expenses 2024-25

6,858

Majority

35.4%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£253,152

Staffing£224,181
Office£19,365
Accommodation£4,845
Travel£4,761

Year-on-Year

2024-25£253,152
2023-24£215,143
2022-23£205,987
2021-22£196,339
2020-21£167,511
2019-20£19,720

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 38,382 voters

Labour
13,593 votes35.4%
Conservative
6,735 votes17.6%
Independent
5,384 votes14.0%
Reform UK
4,759 votes12.4%
Workers Party of Britain
3,110 votes8.1%
Green Party
2,401 votes6.3%
Liberal Democrat
2,400 votes6.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

12

Written Questions

34

Oral Questions

135

Debates Spoken In

176

Speeches

564

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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4 NO

Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 27 Oct 2025

1 AYE5 NO

Sentencing Bill Committee

6 votes · 21 Oct 2025

1 AYE3 NO

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee

4 votes · 20 Oct 2025

2 NO

Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 15 Oct 2025

2 NO

Mental Health Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 14 Oct 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Sentencing Bill

2 votes · 16 Sept 2025

2 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

2 votes · 15 Sept 2025

Financial Interests(2)

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

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

Type of land/property
Residential property (house, used also for my partner's business)
Number of properties
1
Location
Luton

Registered 11 January 2020

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
30 December 2020
Date interest ended
31 December 2025

Registered 9 March 2021; updated 2 February 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Rachel in Parliament

What steps she is taking to allocate adequate funding to police forces.

What steps she is taking to allocate adequate funding to police forces.

Home Office13 Jul 2020

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8 July.

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8 July.

Prime Minister8 Jul 2020

What steps she is taking to expedite the import of essential medical products during the covid-19 ou

What steps she is taking to expedite the import of essential medical products during the covid-19 outbreak.

Department for International Trade18 Jun 2020

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June.

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 June.

Prime Minister10 Jun 2020

What steps the Government is taking to introduce a new (a) living wage and (b) financial settlement

What steps the Government is taking to introduce a new (a) living wage and (b) financial settlement for social care workers.

Department of Health and Social Care5 May 2020

What recent estimate he has made of the reduction in local authority revenue as a result of the covi

What recent estimate he has made of the reduction in local authority revenue as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government28 Apr 2020

What assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of changes in the level of local gov

What assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of changes in the level of local government funding on the most deprived areas.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government30 Mar 2020

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government30 Mar 2020

What steps his Department is taking to support (a) charities and (b) local community organisations d

What steps his Department is taking to support (a) charities and (b) local community organisations during the covid-19 outbreak.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport26 Mar 2020

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Home Office23 Mar 2020
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