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

English Baccalaureate

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish an estimated timetable for the removal of the English baccalaureate.

AnsweredDepartment for Education14 Jan 2026

Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of shared ownership leaseholders (a) nationally and (b) in London who are unable to

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government7 Jan 2026

Flats: Insulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of consumer protections on the marketing and selling of shared ownership proper

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government7 Jan 2026

Shared Ownership Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to review the adequacy of existing protections for leaseholders of shared ownership leasehold properties w

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government7 Jan 2026

Shared Ownership Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Department has considered a buy-back scheme for shared ownership leaseholders whose homes become unsaleable due

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government7 Jan 2026

Roads: Accidents

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of amending Section 170 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to include cats as an animal that drivers are req

AnsweredDepartment for Transport17 Dec 2025

Menopause: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of the menopause for BAME women in (i) Hounslow, (ii) West

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Dec 2025

Menopause: Ethnic Groups

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the diagnosis of the menopause for BAME women.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Dec 2025

Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that communications from NHS trusts to deaf and deafblind patients are accessible.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care15 Dec 2025

Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to provide (a) support and (b) training to school staff in respect to teaching pupils about violence against women and girls.

AnsweredDepartment for Education15 Dec 2025
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