The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 1 May 1997

Barry Gardiner.

Labour Party MP for Brent West.

Commons votes
324/526
62% attendance · top 77% of MPs
Party alignment
9%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
1,426
across 167 debates · 32,305 words
Written Qs
118
109 answered · 9 pending
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Aligned with their council.

Barry Gardiner is the Labour MP for Brent West, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

§ 01Voting record.324 divisions · most recent 23 Mar 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Taxation69
Economy64
Employment33
Education21
Crime & Policing21
Constitution and Democracy18
Welfare and Benefits18
Business17

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Gardiner broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
9 Jul 2025Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third ReadingNo
vs party
9 Jul 2025Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8Yes
vs party
9 Jul 2025Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand partNo
vs party
§ 02Speeches.1,426 contributions · 167 debates · 32,305 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Economy & Jobs19,465
Environment18,161
Agriculture6,564
Local Government6,456
Energy5,780
Defence3,478
Health3,071
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

3 Mar

Environmental Protection and Biodiversity

Called for debate on national security implications of biodiversity collapse and condemned rotten regulatory system for water pollution, lacking capacity to enforce environmental p

344 words·Read
29 Jan

Women’s State Pension Age Communication: PHSO Report

Acknowledges enormous disappointment among Labour members; Government's position does not constitute the just settlement previously advocated; manifesto commitment issue does not e

87 words·Read
29 Jan

River Habitats: Protection and Restoration

Nature-based solutions are cost-efficient and essential; landscape recovery funding of £500 million over 20 years is inadequate; government must mandate green infrastructure over g

1,229 words·Read
8 Jan

Business of the House

Pleads for intervention in individual remand prisoner case involving transfer and bail issues

131 words·Read
Showing 4 of 1426·All 1,426 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.1 current appointment

Current memberships.

Select, joint and other committees Gardiner currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.

CommitteeRoleType
Environmental Audit CommitteeMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Gardiner sits on one.

§ 04Written questions.118 tabled · 109 answered · 3 Dec 2024 → 2 Jun 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs6958.5%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government1311.0%
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero108.5%
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office43.4%
Department of Health and Social Care43.4%
Treasury43.4%
Department for Business and Trade32.5%
Department for Transport32.5%

Most recent.

2 Jun 2026·Treasury·Pending

What discussions her department has had with the ONS regarding the use of the Special Administration Regime in the water sector.

Awaiting answer.

1 Jun 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Pending

Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions her department has had with the ONS regarding the use of the Special Administration Regime in the water sector.

Awaiting answer.

1 Jun 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Pending

Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to designate bathing water status to the 2,487 recreationally-used freshwater sites identified by the Environment Agency which currently do not have such status.

Awaiting answer.

21 May 2026·Department for Education·Pending

Whether she is taking steps to mitigate the potential impact of hot weather on examination results.

Awaiting answer.

Showing 4 of 118·All 118 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.37 declared interests · £270k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Payment: £1,000
Payment: £1,000 Received on: 27 April 2026. Hours: 25 hrs. (Registered 11 May 2026)
Payment: £950
Payment: £950 Received on: 18 April 2026. Hours: 40 hrs. (Registered 11 May 2026)
Payment: £1,000 various seminars
Payment: £1,000 various seminars Received on: 23 March 2026. Hours: 40 hrs. (Registered 31 March 2026)
Payment: £645 approximate various appearances
Payment: £645 approximate various appearances Received on: 16 March 2026. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 31 March 2026)
Payment: £1,000
Payment: £1,000 Received on: 25 February 2026. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 4 March 2026)
Showing 5 of 37·All 37 register entries

Source · Members API · Last amended 19 May 2026

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing261,09996.8%
Office Costs8,6373.2%
Total · 69 claims269,737100%
Showing 2 of 69·All 69 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Gardiner on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.5 contests · 2010, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Brent West17,25841.7%Won
2019Brent North26,91151.9%Won
2017Brent North35,49662.9%Won
2015Brent North28,35154.3%Won
2010Brent North24,51446.9%Won

2024 — full result, Brent West.

CandidateVotes%
Barry GardinerWONLab17,25841.7

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Brent West

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 3 Jun 2026
SpeechesHansard · 32,305 words
16 Jul 2024 → 20 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
118 tabled · 109 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
RegisterMembers API
37 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£269,737 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL