Sarah Gibson

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Sarah Gibson is the Liberal Democrat MP for Chippenham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

360

Votes Cast

£230,135

Expenses 2024-25

8,138

Majority

45.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£230,135

Staffing£182,406
Accommodation£19,152
Office£19,049
Travel£9,528

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 49,512 voters

Liberal Democrat
22,552 votes45.5%
Conservative
14,414 votes29.1%
Reform UK
6,127 votes12.4%
Labour
3,925 votes7.9%
Green Party
1,954 votes4.0%
Independent
540 votes1.1%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

389

Written Questions

4

Oral Questions

40

Debates Spoken In

68

Speeches

360

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 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jul 2025

3 AYE

Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage

3 votes · 8 Jul 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill

2 votes · 1 Jul 2025

3 AYE3 NO

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

6 votes · 20 Jun 2025

2 AYE1 NO

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 18 Jun 2025

3 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 17 Jun 2025

Financial Interests(4)

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Councillor
Until
30 April 2025.
Payer
Wiltshire Council, Council House, Bourne Hill, Salisbury SP1 3UZ

Registered 25 July 2024; updated 9 May 2025, 15 September 2025 and 11 November 2025

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Lecturer (Part-Time)
Payer
University of Bath, The University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY

Registered 1 October 2025

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Architectural practice

Name of company or organisation
Labox Ltd
Nature of business
Architectural practice

Registered 23 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest ended
30 April 2025

Registered 23 July 2024; updated 9 May 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sarah in Parliament

Universal Credit: Learning Disability and Mental Illness

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what performance metrics his Department uses to monitor whether Universal Credit agent responses to online journal messages are (a) accessible and

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions15 Sept 2025

Agriculture and Business: Inheritance Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate her Department has made of the (a) staffing, (b) system, (c) compliance and (d) other costs of (i) implementing and (ii) administering the propose

AnsweredTreasury8 Sept 2025

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to launch the review into the Disability Confident Scheme.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions8 Sept 2025

Courts: Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of court capacity in Wiltshire to meet expected caseloads in the next five years.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice8 Sept 2025

Courts: Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with HM Courts and Tribunals Service on addressing the backlog of criminal cases in Wiltshire.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice8 Sept 2025

Trials: Wiltshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of staff shortages in His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service on delays to criminal trials in W

AnsweredMinistry of Justice8 Sept 2025

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what proportion of Official Development Assistance was spent on (a) in-donor refugee costs and (b) overseas (i) poverty

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office29 Aug 2025

Manufacturing Industries: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Answer of 23 July 2025 to Question 62821 on Manufacturing Industries: Rural Areas, what the evidential basis is for the conc

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade29 Aug 2025

Investment: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what consideration his Department has given to investment strategies for (a) Wiltshire and (b) other rural areas which do not fall within the catc

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade29 Aug 2025

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish his Department’s assessment of the potential impact of reductions in Overseas Development Assistance

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office29 Aug 2025
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