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Esther McVey · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 08 Jun 2017 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
3244days
from 08 Jun 2017
Divisions
223
of 504 possible
Attendance
44%
281 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
186
81 debates
Written Qs
267
251 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£297k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 162 claims
Interests
31
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 54 | |
| Economy | 52 | |
| Employment | 33 | |
| Crime & Policing | 29 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 17 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 16 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 14 | |
| Education | 14 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Local Government | 19 | 8,665 |
| Crime | 21 | 8,271 |
| Economy Jobs | 34 | 8,063 |
| Health | 10 | 4,718 |
| Mp Performance | 10 | 2,966 |
| Culture Community | 11 | 2,964 |
| Defence | 19 | 2,595 |
| Social Care | 12 | 2,464 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Gambling AdvertisingI ask this question through the Minister, as she obviously does not have the relevant figures because she is not the Gambling Minister. What has been the growth of illegal gambling… HealthCulture CommunityEconomy Jobs | 53 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Gambling AdvertisingIs it not right to say that we cannot regulate the black economy, so what the hon. Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) is saying is not possible? HealthCulture CommunityEconomy Jobs | 27 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Gambling AdvertisingI know that my hon. Friend understands this arena very well. My concern is that the unregulated black market for gambling is growing at a rapid rate—as he says, it accounts for ove… HealthCulture CommunityEconomy Jobs | 67 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Gambling AdvertisingCan my hon. Friend help me? A little earlier I raised a point about misinformation being used by the Gambling Commission, and the hon. Member for Worthing West (Dr Cooper) said tha… HealthCulture CommunityEconomy Jobs | 74 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Gambling AdvertisingI feel it only fair to raise the same points with the hon. Lady as I did earlier. She has been written to twice by the Gambling Commission for misusing its statistics and has been … HealthCulture CommunityEconomy Jobs | 60 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Gambling AdvertisingI will give you the information that you don’t have— HealthCulture CommunityEconomy Jobs | 10 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Gambling AdvertisingWill the hon. Member give way? HealthCulture CommunityEconomy Jobs | 6 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Gambling AdvertisingThree times they have written to you. HealthCulture CommunityEconomy Jobs | 7 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Gambling AdvertisingWe are removing advertising for regulated, licensed gambling. Illegal gambling is now so large globally that, if it were an economy, it would be smaller only than that of America a… HealthCulture CommunityEconomy Jobs | 41 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Gambling AdvertisingIt is on the record. HealthCulture CommunityEconomy Jobs | 5 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Gambling AdvertisingI have listened with great interest, but is it not true that the hon. Gentleman has been written to on numerous occasions by the Gambling Commission for a misuse of their figures? … HealthCulture CommunityEconomy Jobs | 72 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Peter Mandelson: Government AppointmentFollowing the revelations at the Foreign Affairs Committee today by Oliver Robbins, who said how the Prime Minister had pushed for Peter Mandelson to be appointed and had pushed fo… Mp PerformanceDefenceEconomy Jobs | 110 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Security VettingThe Prime Minister said today, “I know that many Members across this House will find these facts to be incredible.” He is right: we do—along with his staggering lack of curiosity a… Mp PerformanceDefence | 110 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Prison Officers: Mandatory Body ArmourI thank the Backbench Business Committee for granting this debate, and the hon. Member for Washington and Gateshead South (Mrs Hodgson), who instigated it and who does so much in t… CrimeLabour Market | 686 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Lucy Letby Case: Conduct of Cheshire PoliceNotwithstanding the points that my right hon. Friend is making, would he accept that the investigation included a range of independent, nationally recognised medical experts, inclu… CrimeMp Performance | 113 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 80 | 30.0% |
| Home Office | 32 | 12.0% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 21 | 7.9% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 19 | 7.1% |
| Treasury | 18 | 6.7% |
| Ministry of Justice | 16 | 6.0% |
| Cabinet Office | 13 | 4.9% |
| Department for Education | 12 | 4.5% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department's policies of the increasing percentage of funding for the World Health Organization coming from (a) spec… | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has undertaken analysis of the number of jobs that will be created by the Peak Cluster project. | Pending |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of the increasing percentage of funding for the World Health Organizat… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the estimated carbon emissions are from the full Peak Cluster project. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much carbon dioxide the Peak Cluster project will store each year. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many people will be directly employed by the Peak Cluster project and what will those jobs be made up of. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the most recent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) pharmacovigilance assessment or signal evaluation report that specifically addresses pot… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what consideration he has given to the importing of CO2 from international sources for the Peak Cluster project. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish full citations for the peer-reviewed population-level studies from the UK, France, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden mentioned by the MHRA’s Chief Safet… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the projected cost of the Peak Cluster project. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what is the breakdown of where the funding for the peak cluster project will come from. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish any of the pre-clinical data, study reports or assessments made by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) that the MHRA’s Chief Safety Offi… | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, of the jobs created by the Peak Cluster project, how may of these will be a) permanent, b) temporary, c) local and d) UK jobs. | Pending |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much cement will be used to build the Peak Cluster project, including the pipeline, onshore storage facility, pipeline to the sea, in-sea storage facility and any other ass… | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what scientific evidence is the Government using to underpin the implementation of the 2018 Nutrient Profiling Model (NPM) and what evidence is the Government using that the 2018 NPM… | Pending |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel of ChairsSelect | Member | Commons | 27 Nov 2024 | present |
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 | 141 | 30,002 | 10.1% |
| Accommodation | 10 | 18,224 | 6.1% |
| Staffing | 2 | 231,275 | 77.9% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 13,820 | 4.7% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,706 | 0.6% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 2,013 | 0.7% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 7 | 12,471 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 40 | 6,696 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 2 | 4,408 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 2 | 2,640 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 32 | 2,028 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 13 | 1,577 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 858 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 12 | 827 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 12 | 786 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 755 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 17 | 753 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 1 | 434 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Waste disposal office | 71 | Paid |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 81 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011725-3277] | 720 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 111 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | MPs mobile phone | 64 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 54 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | [***][***][***] [200011725-3060] | 2,662 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | VIKING [200011725-3473] | 189 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | SUBLY UK | 18 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 40 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 83 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 220 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office waste disposal | 73 | Paid |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 145 | Paid |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | MP mobile phone | 63 | Paid |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 54 | Paid |
| 05 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | MP- purchase new phone- previous one broken | 47 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | 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.
1. Employment and earnings28 entries
24 Mar 2026
Payment: £600 For three shows.
Received on: 13 March 2026. Hours: 6 hrs.
(Registered 18 March 2026)
24 Mar 2026
Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express and four weekly podcasts.
Received on: 3 March 2026. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 18 March 2026)
24 Mar 2026
Payment: £200 For one show.
Received on: 13 February 2026. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 18 March 2026)
10 Mar 2026
Payment: £560 For fourteen shows.
Received on: 19 February 2026. Hours: 2.2 hrs.
(Registered 26 February 2026)
24 Feb 2026
Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express and four weekly podcasts.
Received on: 3 February 2026. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 11 February 2026)
01 Jul 2025
Payment: £320 For 8 interviews.
Received on: 29 May 2025. Hours: 1.5 hrs.
(Registered 26 June 2025)
17 Sept 2025
Payment: £550 For 2 shows.
Received on: 16 July 2025. Hours: 5 hrs.
(Registered 5 September 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Payment: £2,250.15 for four full page columns in the Daily Express.
Received on: 13 July 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 18 August 2025)
20 Jan 2026
Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express.
Received on: 6 January 2026. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 6 January 2026)
06 Jan 2026
Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express.
Received on: 1 December 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 23 December 2025)
06 Jan 2026
Payment: £850 For four shows.
Received on: 12 December 2025. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 19 December 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express.
Received on: 4 November 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 19 November 2025)
18 Nov 2025
Payment: £240 For 6 shows.
Received on: 4 November 2025. Hours: 1.05 hrs.
(Registered 6 November 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Payment: £400 For two shows.
Received on: 15 October 2025. Hours: 4 hrs.
(Registered 17 October 2025)
21 Oct 2025
Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express.
Received on: 2 October 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 9 October 2025)
17 Sept 2025
Payment: £280 For 7 shows.
Received on: 3 September 2025. Hours: 1.15 hrs.
(Registered 5 September 2025)
17 Sept 2025
Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express.
Received on: 2 September 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 3 September 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Payment: £2,450.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express.
Received on: 5 August 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 18 August 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Payment: £550 For two shows.
Received on: 14 August 2025. Hours: 5 hrs.
(Registered 18 August 2025)
05 Aug 2025
Payment: £280 For 7 shows.
Received on: 2 July 2025. Hours: 1.15 hrs.
(Registered 18 July 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Role, work or services: Guest on TV show
Payer: News UK, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 26 June 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Payment: £250 For one show.
Received on: 13 June 2025. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 27 June 2025)
17 Jun 2025
Payment: £1,333.33 for four articles in the Daily Express.
Received on: 3 June 2025. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 5 June 2025)
03 Jun 2025
Payment: £150 For one show.
Received on: 15 May 2025. Hours: 1 hr.
(Registered 28 May 2025)
13 May 2025
Payment: £250 for three shows.
Received on: 14 April 2025. Hours: 3 hrs.
(Registered 30 April 2025)
08 Apr 2025
Payment: £1,333.33 for four articles in the Daily Express.
Received on: 2 April 2025. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 4 April 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Role, work or services: Panelist on TV programme
From: 14 January 2025.
Payer: GB News, Riverbank House, 2 Swan Lane, London EC4R 3TT
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Updated 24 January 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Role, work or services: Writing articles
Payer: Reach Group Limited, 21st Floor, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Updated 29 November 2024)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Blue Collar Productions
Nature of business: A television production company
Interest held: from 1 October 2020
(Registered 29 October 2020)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
18 Apr 2024
Unpaid Director of Blue Collar Productions, a television production company of Miryfields Cottage, 5/7 Cann Street, Tottington BL8 3PE.
Date interest arose: 1 October 2020
(Registered 29 October 2020)
18 Apr 2024
Trustee (Unpaid) of "If Chloe Can"; charity providing careers advice and support for young people.
(Registered 7 July 2017)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 13 wards, 20 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderley Edge | Craig Browne | Alderley Edge First | 1,095 | 04 May 2023 |
| Chelford | Anthony Harrison | Conservative and Unionist Party | 913 | 04 May 2023 |
| Handforth | John Michael Smith | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,300 | 04 May 2023 |
| Handforth | Julie Anne Smith | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,474 | 04 May 2023 |
| High Legh | Kate Parkinson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 865 | 04 May 2023 |
| Knutsford | Peter Coan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,662 | 04 May 2023 |
| Knutsford | Stewart Anthony Gardiner | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,716 | 04 May 2023 |
| Knutsford | Tony Dean | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,672 | 04 May 2023 |
| Lymm South | Graham Gowland | Liberal Democrats | 1,144 | 02 May 2024 |
| Lymm South | Luke William Stuttard | Liberal Democrats | 816 | 02 May 2024 |
| Marbury | Lynn Gibbon | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,328 | 04 May 2023 |
| Marbury | Norman Wright | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,379 | 04 May 2023 |
| Marbury | Phil Marshall | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,306 | 04 May 2023 |
| Mobberley | Hannah Jane Moss | Conservative and Unionist Party | 884 | 04 May 2023 |
| Shakerley | Mark Stocks | Conservative and Unionist Party | 605 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wilmslow Dean Row | Lata Anderson | Residents of Wilmslow | 703 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wilmslow East | David Jefferay | Residents of Wilmslow | 832 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wilmslow Lacey Green | Chris Hilliard | Residents of Wilmslow | 591 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wilmslow West Chorley | Mark Goldsmith | Residents of Wilmslow | 1,560 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wilmslow West Chorley | Michael David Gorman | Residents of Wilmslow | 1,457 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 100,850 | Electorate 75,978 (2024) |
| Median age | 47 | years |
| Degree-educated | 44.7% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 92.9% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 75.5% | households |
| Private-rented | 14.3% | households |
| Social-rented | 10.1% | households |
| Employment rate | 57.5% | 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.