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

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people had to reapply for a theory test because their pass certificate expired in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 2020, (d) 2021 and (e) 2022.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport3 Jul 2023

Driving Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people had to reapply for their theory test because their pass certificate expired after they failed a driving test in (a) 2018, (b) 2019, (c) 202

AnsweredDepartment for Transport3 Jul 2023

Victim Support Schemes: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve commissioned support services for child victims of crime.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice3 Jul 2023

Victim Support Schemes: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a duty on (a) Police and Crime Commissioners and (b) other relevant authorities to commiss

AnsweredMinistry of Justice3 Jul 2023

Boiler Upgrade Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to increase the number of boiler upgrade installers.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero3 Jul 2023

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what information his Department holds on how many retrofit professionals have been working on (a) maintaining and (b) upgrading homes in

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero3 Jul 2023

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many retrofit coordinators there were in each of the last five years.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero3 Jul 2023

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made of how many retrofit professionals working on (a) maintaining and (b) upgrading homes are required

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero3 Jul 2023

Mortgages

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the number of new mortgage prisoners since September 2022; and if he will make an estimate of the number of mortgage prisoners for

AnsweredTreasury3 Jul 2023

Boiler Upgrade Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many boiler upgrade installers there were in each of the last five years.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero3 Jul 2023
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