North West Essex / data
Mrs Kemi Badenoch · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 08 Jun 2017 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
3242days
from 08 Jun 2017
Divisions
154
of 504 possible
Attendance
31%
350 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
267
50 debates
Written Qs
232
232 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£280k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 73 claims
Interests
15
5 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 52 | |
| Economy | 35 | |
| Employment | 19 | |
| Education | 17 | |
| Crime & Policing | 15 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 13 | |
| Schools | 10 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 9 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 34 | 28,554 |
| Defence | 27 | 18,063 |
| Cost Of Living | 17 | 12,788 |
| Social Care | 8 | 10,454 |
| Health | 13 | 10,358 |
| Immigration | 9 | 7,177 |
| Fiscal Policy | 10 | 7,145 |
| Crime | 7 | 6,806 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | EngagementsThis is a joke. The Prime Minister says a Member of the House of Lords. Does he mean people like Matthew Doyle? [Interruption.] I am amazed at the level of chuntering from Labour M… DefenceImmigrationEconomy Jobs | 179 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | EngagementsI do not know what planet the Prime Minister is on. Appointing someone with known links to the Kremlin is not full due process. If anybody had brought that sort of name to me when … DefenceImmigrationEconomy Jobs | 122 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | EngagementsIt has not put to bed anything. On 11 November 2024—long before any vetting had happened—the Prime Minister received advice from Simon Case, the then Cabinet Secretary. The advice … DefenceImmigrationEconomy Jobs | 67 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | EngagementsWe all heard what Sir Olly Robbins said yesterday. The fact of the matter is that the Prime Minister spent a lot of time telling us just how furious he was to learn that Mandelson … DefenceImmigrationEconomy Jobs | 144 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | EngagementsDoes the Prime Minister stand by his statement at the Dispatch Box on 10 September last year that “full due process was followed”—[Official Report, 10 September 2025; Vol. 772, c. … DefenceImmigrationEconomy Jobs | 42 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | EngagementsIt is very interesting that the Prime Minister mentions Chris Wormald. He is relying on advice given to him after Mandelson was sacked by a Cabinet Secretary the Prime Minister the… DefenceImmigrationEconomy Jobs | 148 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentI beg to move, That this House has considered the Government’s accountability to the House in connection to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Ambassador to the United States of… Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 571 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentI thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. He is absolutely right: it is extraordinary and it is shocking. The Prime Minister might have refused to answer my question arou… Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 1,292 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentThe right hon. Gentleman makes a very good point. I think he is right, because I do not believe the Prime Minister has the intention of doing the honourable thing himself, even tho… Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 212 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. Why were the Prime Minister’s words redacted? These key pieces of information would help to solve this mystery—they would be much easier for us … Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 510 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson AppointmentMr Speaker, I seek leave to propose that the House debate a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration—namely, that this House has considered the matter of… Mp PerformanceDefence | 383 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Security VettingI thank the Prime Minister for advance sight of his statement. His reputation is at stake, and everyone is watching, so it is finally time for the truth. Earlier today, Downing Str… Mp PerformanceDefence | 1,114 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | EngagementsThe Prime Minister is talking about the biggest sustained increase. Talking about an increase is not the same as giving an increase. The military and the defence industry want to h… DefenceCost Of LivingHealth | 85 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | EngagementsThe Prime Minister says that he does not agree with Lord Robertson. Lord Robertson is a former Labour Defence Secretary and a former NATO Secretary-General. He also said: “We are u… DefenceCost Of LivingHealth | 40 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | EngagementsThat was a very interesting answer from the Prime Minister. Lord Robertson, who authored the Government’s strategic defence review, has said that the Prime Minister has a “corrosiv… DefenceCost Of LivingHealth | 39 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 215 | 92.7% |
| Treasury | 8 | 3.4% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 4 | 1.7% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 4 | 1.7% |
| Cabinet Office | 1 | 0.4% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Oct 2024 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of asking the Valuation Office Agency to develop an automated valuation model for calculating (a) council tax and (b) business rates valuations i… | Answered |
| 09 Oct 2024 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will take steps to allow local authorities to levy (a) hotel and (b) tourist taxes. | Answered |
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2024, to Question 1007 on Planning Authorities: Staff, what budget is being used to fund the additional 300 planning officers. | Answered |
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024, to Question 1748, on Levelling Up Fund, if she will publish the details of where agreements are in place. | Answered |
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 25 July 2024 to Question 1007 on Planning Authorities: Staff, how the 300 planners her Department plans to hire over the next five years… | Answered |
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) it remains her Department's policy to retain the social care precept on council tax and (b) past social care precepts will continue to be ring-fenced;… | Answered |
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 July 2024 to Question 814 on Local Government: Devolution, what role the Council of Nations and Regions will have in the development o… | Answered |
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 25 July 2024, to Question 1010 on Housing: Northstowe, what the site specific reasons that the project was stalled are. | Answered |
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 26 July 2024, to Question 1315 on Environment Protection, when the new framework of Environmental Outcomes Reports will be introduced. | Answered |
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 25 July 2024, to Question 1007, on Planning Authorities: Staff, whether the 300 planning officers will be recruited in addition to the Pl… | Answered |
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans her Department has to ensure that a regulatory impact assessment for the Renters' Rights Bill will include an assessment of that Bill's (a) cumulative p… | Answered |
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) estimate her Department has made of the cost of and (b) her Department's planned timetable is for providing homes to all veterans; and what are the metric… | Answered |
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 565 on Derelict Land, whether grey belt will become a formal designation. | Answered |
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to take steps to support self and custom build housing. | Answered |
| 09 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 26 July 2024 to Question 569 on Affordable Housing: Construction, what the evidential basis is that changes to national planning policy i… | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 54 | 12,332 | 4.4% |
| Accommodation | 5 | 38,169 | 13.6% |
| Staffing | 4 | 228,046 | 81.4% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 955 | 0.3% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 494 | 0.2% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 2 | 5,263 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 4 | 3,807 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 3 | 2,902 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 2 | 2,862 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 34 | 2,062 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 7 | 1,957 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 938 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 820 |
| Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 599 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 2 | 259 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 1 | 219 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 1 | 100 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 1,530 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | MAGZTER INC. [200011725-9638] | 60 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | WALDEN LOCAL [200011725-4003] | 540 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP [200011725-4002] | 274 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Training - staff | Education for Policymaking course - Civic Futures | 100 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 191 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 191 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 191 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 111 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | WWW.AMAZON. [***] | 23 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 15 | Paid |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 720 | Paid |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] | 12 | Paid |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP | 274 | Paid |
| 07 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | WWW.AMAZON. [***] | 19 | Paid |
| 31 Dec 2024 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 942 | Paid |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON.CO.UK [***] | 37 | Paid |
| 02 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON.CO.UK [***] | 19 | Paid |
| 30 Nov 2024 | Accommodation Council tax | Council Tax Constituency Home | 1,245 | Paid |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner December 2024 | 41 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation2 entries
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Charles Keymer
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £41,812.50 financial support to cover the cost of salary for a member of staff for the Leader of the Opposition. Three monthly instalments of £4,312.50 and one instalment of £25,875 for the period September 2025 to May 2026.
Donor status: individual
(Registered 27 November 2025)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd
Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Rocester, Uttoxeter, ST14 5JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £50,000 in support of my role as Leader of the Conservative Party
Donor status: company, registration 00561597
(Registered 12 November 2025)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)5 entries
24 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Giles Davies
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 in support of my role as Leader of the Opposition
Date received: 12 March 2026
Date accepted: 12 March 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 March 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: RNIE Group LTD
Address of donor: 4th Floor Cumberland House, 15-17 Cumberland Place, Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom, SO15 2BG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 in support of the role of Leader of the Opposition
Date received: 9 February 2026
Date accepted: 9 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12801386
(Registered 16 February 2026)
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: James Mellon
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 in support of my role as Leader of the Opposition
Date received: 27 January 2026
Date accepted: 27 January 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 27 January 2026)
20 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Watt Trading Ltd
Address of donor: C/O Bpb Accountancy Ltd Paulton House, Old Mills, Paulton, United Kingdom, BS39 7SX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 in support of my role as Leader of the Conservative Party
Date received: 9 January 2026
Date accepted: 9 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 12906443
(Registered 19 January 2026)
01 Jul 2025
Name of donor: J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited
Address of donor: Lakeside Works, Rocester, Uttoxeter, ST14 5JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £150,000
Date received: 6 June 2025
Date accepted: 6 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 00561597
(Registered 23 June 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources3 entries
24 Mar 2026
Name of donor: Neil Record
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation and hospitality for me and four members of my family, with an estimated value of £7548.55 provided by Mr Record at his private residence, value £7,548.55
Date received: 13 February 2026 to 18 February 2026
Date accepted: 13 February 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 March 2026)
16 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Global Media & Entertainment Ltd
Address of donor: 30 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7LA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Five tickets to the Jingle Bell Ball for myself and four members of my family, value £1,250
Date received: 7 December 2025
Date accepted: 7 December 2025
Donor status: company, registration 06251684
(Registered 12 December 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: The All England Lawn Tennis Club (CHAMPIONSHIPS) Limited
Address of donor: Church Road, Wimbledon SW19 5AE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Event tickets and hospitality in The Royal Box at the Wimbledon Championship for myself and 1 other, value £1,396
Date received: 12 July 2025
Date accepted: 12 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 7546773
(Registered 14 July 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Hoover Institution
Address of donor: 434 Galvez Mall, Stanford University, CA 94305 USA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation for myself and two staff members (£4116.00). On 11 December Hoover reimbursed (£23,363.96), for flights for myself and two staff members, originally made by the Conservative Party, value £27,479.96
Destination of visit: United States
Dates of visit: 17 October 2025 to 20 October 2025
Purpose of visit: To participate in a conference organised by the Hoover Institute.
(Registered 12 November 2025; updated 15 December 2025)
8. Miscellaneous4 entries
11 Dec 2024
A Person with Significant Control of C&UCO Services Limited. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 2 November 2024
(Registered 27 November 2024)
11 Dec 2024
A Person with Significant Control of C&UCO Management Limited. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 2 November 2024
(Registered 27 November 2024)
11 Dec 2024
A Person with Significant Control of the Conservative Party Foundation. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 2 November 2024
(Registered 27 November 2024)
11 Dec 2024
A Person with Significant Control of C&UCO Properties. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 2 November 2024
(Registered 27 November 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 22 wards, 41 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashdon | John Michael Moran | Conservative and Unionist Party | 289 | 04 May 2023 |
| Boreham The Leighs | James Raven | Conservative and Unionist Party | 697 | 04 May 2023 |
| Boreham The Leighs | Victoria Louise Canning | Conservative and Unionist Party | 669 | 04 May 2023 |
| Broomfield The Walthams | Mike Steel | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,148 | 04 May 2023 |
| Broomfield The Walthams | Nicola Jane Bugbee | Liberal Democrats | 870 | 04 May 2023 |
| Broomfield The Walthams | Philip Robert Andrew Wilson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 889 | 04 May 2023 |
| Chelmsford Rural West | Nicolette Chambers | Conservative and Unionist Party | 573 | 04 May 2023 |
| Clavering | Edward Oliver | Conservative and Unionist Party | 493 | 04 May 2023 |
| Debden Wimbish | Stewart Charles Luck | Residents for Uttlesford | 281 | 04 May 2023 |
| Elsenham Henham | Bianca Donald | Residents for Uttlesford | 483 | 04 May 2023 |
| Elsenham Henham | Petrina Michelle Lees | Residents for Uttlesford | 690 | 04 May 2023 |
| Flitch Green Little Dunmow | Chris Criscione | Conservative and Unionist Party | 352 | 04 May 2023 |
| Great Dunmow North | Alex Armstrong | Residents for Uttlesford | 528 | 04 May 2023 |
| Great Dunmow North | John Edward Norris Davey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 517 | 04 May 2023 |
| Great Dunmow South Barnston | Brian John Regan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 562 | 04 May 2023 |
| Great Dunmow South Barnston | Chris Martin | Conservative and Unionist Party | 613 | 04 May 2023 |
| Great Dunmow South Barnston | Tom Loveday | Conservative and Unionist Party | 653 | 04 May 2023 |
| High Easter The Rodings | Susan Barker | Conservative and Unionist Party | 479 | 04 May 2023 |
| Littlebury Chesterford Wenden Lofts | Neil Stephen Richard Gregory | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,025 | 04 May 2023 |
| Littlebury Chesterford Wenden Lofts | Richard Stewart Leighton Pavitt | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 988 | 04 May 2023 |
| Newport | Judy Emanuel | Residents for Uttlesford | 795 | 04 May 2023 |
| Newport | Neil Hargreaves | Residents for Uttlesford | 785 | 04 May 2023 |
| Saffron Walden Audley | Alex Reeve | Residents for Uttlesford | 648 | 04 May 2023 |
| Saffron Walden Audley | Arthur George Coote | Residents for Uttlesford | 666 | 04 May 2023 |
| Saffron Walden Castle | Heather Jane Asker | Residents for Uttlesford | 771 | 04 May 2023 |
| Saffron Walden Castle | Richard Ford Freeman | Residents for Uttlesford | 610 | 04 May 2023 |
| Saffron Walden Shire | Chloe Louise Fiddy | Residents for Uttlesford | 876 | 04 May 2023 |
| Saffron Walden Shire | Daniel Ronald Mcbirnie | Residents for Uttlesford | 796 | 04 May 2023 |
| Saffron Walden Shire | Melon Ahmed | Residents for Uttlesford | 879 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stansted North | Alan Dean | Liberal Democrats | 796 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stansted North | Geoffrey Sell | Liberal Democrats | 773 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stansted South Birchanger | Nick Church | Conservative and Unionist Party | 421 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stansted South Birchanger | Ray Gooding | Conservative and Unionist Party | 480 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stort Valley | Janice Loughlin | Liberal Democrats | 366 | 04 May 2023 |
| Takeley | Geoff Bagnall | Residents for Uttlesford | 630 | 04 May 2023 |
| Takeley | Maggie Sutton | Residents for Uttlesford | 539 | 04 May 2023 |
| Takeley | Mark Andrew Coletta | Residents for Uttlesford | 477 | 04 May 2023 |
| Thaxted The Eastons | Martin Foley | Residents for Uttlesford | 893 | 04 May 2023 |
| Thaxted The Eastons | Richard Henry Haynes | Residents for Uttlesford | 694 | 04 May 2023 |
| Writtle | Andrew Thorpe-Apps | Conservative and Unionist Party | 796 | 04 May 2023 |
| Writtle | Barry Knight | Conservative and Unionist Party | 749 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 119,821 | Electorate 79,698 (2024) |
| Median age | 43 | years |
| Degree-educated | 36.7% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 92.7% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 73.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 13.3% | households |
| Social-rented | 13.3% | households |
| Employment rate | 61.5% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.