Wera Hobhouse

MP since 8 Jun 2017

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Wera Hobhouse is the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

1552

Votes Cast

£306,189

Expenses 2024-25

11,218

Majority

41.3%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£306,189

Staffing£246,892
Accommodation£29,290
Office£26,080
Travel£3,928

Year-on-Year

2024-25£306,189
2023-24£268,660
2022-23£244,363
2021-22£210,595
2020-21£224,096
2019-20£204,083
2018-19£199,013
2017-18£152,104

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 48,130 voters

Liberal Democrat
19,883 votes41.3%
Labour
8,665 votes18.0%
Conservative
7,659 votes15.9%
Green Party
5,952 votes12.4%
Reform UK
3,798 votes7.9%
Independent
1,749 votes3.6%
Workers Party of Britain
230 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

214

Written Questions

45

Oral Questions

257

Debates Spoken In

439

Speeches

352

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

Health Bill

3 votes · 8 Sept 2026

2 AYE

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

1 AYE2 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 AYE

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

2 AYE1 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(5)

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
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough
Ownership details
Owned jointly with my husband
Rental income
Yes

Registered 5 July 2017

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

Technical textile finishing

Name of company or organisation
Compotex GmbH
Nature of business
Technical textile finishing

Registered 5 July 2017

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Patron, Bath Festivals. (Registered 5 July 2017)

Registered 5 July 2017

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
26 October 2024

Registered 31 October 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
20 January 2026

Registered 24 January 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Wera in Parliament

Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) referral and (b) risk assessment criteria will be for referring women to women’s health hubs in order to access Fracture Liaison

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care1 Sept 2023

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information her Department holds on the number of businesses certified to perform home retrofits in each of the last five years.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Sept 2023

Carbon Emissions: Executive Agencies and Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information her Department holds on emissions reductions across (a) local authorities and (b) government agencies.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Sept 2023

Carbon Emissions: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure equitable distribution of funding among local authorities to support their net zero i

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Sept 2023

Carbon Emissions: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding the Government has allocated through grant funding schemes for local authorities to implement net zero projects in the

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Sept 2023

Carbon Emissions: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what (a) funding schemes and (b) initiatives are available to local authorities to support net zero initiatives.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Sept 2023

Carbon Emissions: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether her Department has put in place (a) performance targets and (b) other accountability measures to help ensure the effective utili

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Sept 2023

Carbon Emissions: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what mechanisms she has to monitor the (a) progress and (b) impact of net zero projects that are funded by her Department and implemente

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Sept 2023

Carbon Emissions: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of funding allocated to local authorities for net zero projects.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Sept 2023

Canal and River Trust: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the written statement entitled Future funding for the Canal and River Trust of 10 July 2023, HCWS924, for what

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs20 Jul 2023
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