Ruth Cadbury

MP since 7 May 2015

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Ruth Cadbury is the Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

1781

Votes Cast

£293,505

Expenses 2024-25

9,824

Majority

44.2%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£293,505

Staffing£267,393
Office£25,941
Travel£171

Year-on-Year

2024-25£293,505
2023-24£278,979
2022-23£259,818
2021-22£244,490
2020-21£237,430
2019-20£193,414
2018-19£192,268
2017-18£180,421
2016-17£178,812
2015-16£143,400

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 45,254 voters

Labour
20,007 votes44.2%
Conservative
10,183 votes22.5%
Green Party
4,029 votes8.9%
Reform UK
3,940 votes8.7%
Liberal Democrat
3,863 votes8.5%
Workers Party of Britain
2,746 votes6.1%
Independent
486 votes1.1%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

183

Written Questions

15

Oral Questions

91

Debates Spoken In

167

Speeches

459

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

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

2 votes · 9 Mar 2026

3 NO

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee

3 votes · 23 Feb 2026

2 NO

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee

2 votes · 21 Jan 2026

3 AYE

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

3 votes · 20 Jan 2026

1 AYE2 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

3 votes · 13 Jan 2026

Financial Interests(3)

Visits outside the UK

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

£380
Name of donor
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland
Address of donor
Embassy of Switzerland in the United Kingdom, 16-18 Montagu Place, London W1H 2BQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Travel (£380), accommodation (£990), in-country travel (£290) and meals (£240), value £1,900
Destination of visit
Switzerland (Berne and Zurich)
Dates of visit
5 November 2025 to 8 November 2025
Purpose of visit
MP delegation visit with focus on Switzerland’s rail and transport network and Vocational and Professional Education and Training (VPET) system.

Registered 19 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

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)
Number of properties
1
Location
Greater London
Rental income
Yes

Registered 8 June 2015; updated 9 November 2018

Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client

Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client

Name
Nicholas Gash
Relationship
Spouse
Role
Sole trader, providing policy and public affairs advice to clients

Registered 8 June 2015

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ruth in Parliament

Social Security Benefits: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the current average processing time is for Mandatory Reconsiderations for (a) Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children and (b) other dis

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions25 Feb 2026

Disability Living Allowance: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether he is taking steps to help decrease the amount of time to assess Mandatory Reconsiderations for Disability Living Allowance for children.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions25 Feb 2026

Building Safety Regulator: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department is taking steps to increase staffing capacity at the Building Safety Regulator.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Feb 2026

High Rise Flats: Fire Prevention

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the average waiting for the Building Safety Regulator to approve the remediation of residentia

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Feb 2026

Brain: Tumours

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the a) diagnosis and b) treatment of Brain tumours among young adults in West London.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care23 Feb 2026

Department for Work and Pensions: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if his Department will continue to respond to constituency casework inquires from hon. Members in writing.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions11 Feb 2026

Driving Tests: Legislation

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans he has to introduce legislation to block third parties from booking driving tests.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport9 Feb 2026

Driving Tests: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many qualified driving test examiners were available to carry out tests in (a) September, (b) October, (c) November and (d) December 2025.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport5 Feb 2026

Israel: Mosques

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Israeli counterpart on the future of the Ibrahimi Mosque.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office4 Feb 2026

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the statement issued by CAPITA on 28th January 2026, if will he outline the measures included in the urgent recovery plan that is being conducte

Cabinet Office29 Jan 2026
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