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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3 AYE1 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

3 AYE

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

1 AYE1 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

2 votes · 20 May 2026

3 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

3 votes · 27 Apr 2026

3 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

3 votes · 21 Apr 2026

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of electricity policy costs on the competitiveness of low-carbon heat ne

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero15 Sept 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Treasury has had discussions with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero on developing a regulated asset base-style funding model for strat

Treasury15 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her department's policy to reduce the percentage of asylum claims granted.

Home Office15 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects her department to resume publishing asylum appeals statistics as part of the quarterly migration statistics.

Home Office15 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made for the reason in the increase in the number of asylum appeals being withdrawn before being heard by the first-tier

Home Office15 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to bring forward regulations to introduce a public food waste reporting requirement for large businesses.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs9 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) introducing a "special circumstances" policy per

Department for Education9 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) introducing a "special circumstance

Department of Health and Social Care9 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether the Government remains committed to delivering the Replacing Animals in Science Strategy; whether it is his Departmen

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 28 Aug 2026

Wind Power: Scotland

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to engage with the Scottish Government on the inclusion of onshore wind in Scotland in the upcoming

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero14 Jul 2026
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