Labour Party MP for South East Cornwall.
A steady Labour loyalist with an active local profile, Gelderd has voted with her party on every recorded division — 100% alignment across 388 votes. Her recent record includes backing extended employment tribunal time limits, supporting the removal of the academy presumption in school openings, and voting for streamlined planning delegation on smaller housing sites. She has not rebelled once since entering Parliament in 2024.
Her 68% voting participation sits below the Commons average, though this is not unusual among newer backbenchers without committee roles. Her stance profile marks her as consistently pro-worker and fiscally orthodox, with near-zero alignment on civil liberties, business-friendly measures, and Lords scrutiny — a pattern typical of the 2024 Labour intake. Where she diverges from her parliamentary colleagues, the gaps are telling: she votes more strongly than the average Labour MP on assisted dying access (86% vs 58%), public health, child welfare, and local democracy. She speaks frequently on economy and jobs, defence, and environmental issues, with agriculture also featuring — relevant for a rural South West seat.
Her highest-profile recent coverage centres on constituency work rather than Westminster drama: lobbying on hospital waiting lists, championing a Cornish Language Bill, intervening in a local planning dispute, and welcoming a rail fare freeze worth over £52,000 in savings to Liskeard commuters alone. No committee memberships are recorded, which limits her formal parliamentary leverage. News sentiment data from the past 90 days is broadly neutral across 13 articles, with no significant negative coverage. The picture is of an energetic local advocate who, at Westminster, votes reliably with the government line.
Anna Gelderd is the Labour MP for South East Cornwall, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Gelderd broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Source · Hansard
“The road map correctly recognises that profitable farm businesses are essential to food security; the Farming and Food Partnership Board should ensure farmers shape implementation …”
“Endorses monument idea and proposes it should be created by a British sculptor to celebrate British achievement.”
“Rural and coastal communities face acute access barriers and long travel times; the government must address structural incentive problems to encourage dentists to work in dental de…”
“Emphasises Cornwall's role in the green revolution and celebrates Cornish innovation as central to future industrial strategy.”
Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
Gelderd holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 81 | 26.6% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 45 | 14.8% |
| Treasury | 23 | 7.6% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 23 | 7.6% |
| Department for Education | 19 | 6.3% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 17 | 5.6% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 16 | 5.3% |
| Department for Transport | 15 | 4.9% |
What steps his Department is taking to collect and publish data on the impact of poor oral health and delayed or unmet dental treatment on NHS hospital costs; and whether his Department collects data on cases of sepsis associated with dental infections and the associated costs to the NHS.
Awaiting answer.
Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of changes to the legal framework governing land held in trust for community recreation, public amenity or open space purposes on (a) the protections applying to such land and (b) the role of local town and parish councils in decisions relating to its future use.
Awaiting answer.
What steps his Department is taking to ensure that disabled people who are unable to walk outdoors, but who undertake other forms of physical activity, are able to participate in the NHS fitness rewards scheme.
Awaiting answer.
Food and Rural Affairs, if she will hold discussions with Natural England on the implementation of the Fursdon Review Recommendation 27 on Dartmoor commons.
Awaiting answer.
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Source · Members API · Last amended 19 May 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 122,697 | 79.9% |
| Accommodation | 12,969 | 8.4% |
| Office Costs | 10,899 | 7.1% |
| MP Travel | 4,059 | 2.6% |
| Staff Travel | 1,953 | 1.3% |
| Total · 197 claims | 153,488 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Gelderd on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South East Cornwall | 15,670 | 31.8% | Won |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna GelderdWON | Lab | 15,670 | 31.8 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see South East Cornwall →