Yasmin Qureshi

MP since 6 May 2010

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Yasmin Qureshi is the Labour MP for Bolton South and Walkden, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

1549

Votes Cast

£315,870

Expenses 2024-25

6,743

Majority

40.9%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£315,870

Staffing£250,301
Office£30,696
Accommodation£19,931
Travel£14,941

Year-on-Year

2024-25£315,870
2023-24£292,325
2022-23£276,207
2021-22£243,302
2020-21£240,484
2019-20£198,289
2018-19£183,414
2017-18£172,687
2016-17£162,397
2015-16£161,359
2014-15£159,719
2013-14£149,628
2012-13£150,648
2011-12£128,044
2010-11£35,062

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 36,930 voters

Labour
15,093 votes40.9%
Reform UK
8,350 votes22.6%
Workers Party of Britain
4,673 votes12.7%
Conservative
4,170 votes11.3%
Green Party
2,827 votes7.7%
Liberal Democrat
1,384 votes3.8%
Independent
433 votes1.2%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

145

Written Questions

12

Oral Questions

65

Debates Spoken In

92

Speeches

355

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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8 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

8 votes · 21 Apr 2026

7 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

7 votes · 15 Apr 2026

3 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

3 votes · 15 Apr 2026

Financial Interests(6)

Visits outside the UK

the Ambassodor at the British Embassy

£7,277
Name of donor
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Address of donor
c/o Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles Street, London W1J 5DZ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (£7,276.54), accommodation (£1,880.31), lunch and dinner across four days (£400 estimated), value £9,556.85
Destination of visit
Saudi Arabia
Dates of visit
11 October 2025 to 14 October 2025
Purpose of visit
Part of a delegation of MPs and Peers over four days, to meet several Saudi Ministers, royal family members and members of the Shura Council, in relation to trade, defence, tourism (Haj/Umrah), education and energy. A dinner was hosted by the Ambassodor at the British Embassy, to promote Saudi-British relations.

Registered 29 October 2025

Visits outside the UK

Hum TV

£3,303
Name of donor
Hum TV
Address of donor
Plot No. 10/11 Hassan Ali Street Off I.I. Chundrigar Road Karachi Pakistan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights, value £3,303.31
Destination of visit
Pakistan (Karachi)
Dates of visit
22 January 2026 to 27 January 2026
Purpose of visit
Presentation of the HUM Women Leaders Award.

Registered 13 February 2026

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Silverstone Circuits Limited

Two tickets for the Formula 1 Grand Prix Qualifying at Silverstone on Saturday 5 July 2025, including refreshments

5 July 2025

£1,400
Name of donor
Silverstone Circuits Limited
Address of donor
Silverstone Circuit Towcester Northamptonshire NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two tickets for the Formula 1 Grand Prix Qualifying at Silverstone on Saturday 5 July 2025, including refreshments, value £1,400
Date received
5 July 2025
Date accepted
5 July 2025
Donor status
company, registration 00882843

Registered 10 July 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
27 January 2020

Registered 8 June 2020

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
7 September 2022

Registered 26 September 2022

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Yasmin in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring datacentre operators to report on the purpose and end use of

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of allowing qualifying datacentres to opt into the Nationally Signific

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many datacentre developments are awaiting planning permission in England, and how many of these have opted, or are elig

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many datacentres are currently in the queue to connect to the National Grid, and what the average expected connection wait time is.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate she has made of the water demand of new and planned datacentres, and whether she has made an assessment of the pote

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Water UK regarding its warning that the UK does not have sufficient water resources to support

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine's survey f

Department of Health and Social Care8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to reduce levels of violence and aggression against staff working in emergency departments.

Department of Health and Social Care8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department provides to NHS trusts on support for staff who report incidents of violence or aggression, including access to o

Department of Health and Social Care8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prosecutions there have been under section 1 of the Assaults on Emergency Workers (Offences) Act 2018 in each of the last five years, broken down by

Ministry of Justice8 Sept 2026
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