Liberal Democrats MP for Carshalton and Wallington.
Bobby Dean has broken with his party twice on the same issue — voting against the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at both its Second Reading in November 2024 and its Third Reading in March 2025, when the rest of the Liberal Democrats backed it both times. That makes him one of a small number of MPs to have consistently opposed the generational tobacco ban across its parliamentary passage. Beyond that rebel streak, Dean has been active on public accountability and climate legislation, voting with his party on carbon budgets and the National Security (State Threats) Bill.
At 69% voting participation, Dean sits below the Commons average. Within those votes, his stance profile marks him out as strongly opposed to government fiscal measures — only 7% alignment with the government agenda and 13% on fiscal responsibility — while backing civil liberties (93%), Lords scrutiny (95%), and parliamentary oversight (86%) at high rates. His speeches, spread across 183 contributions in 128 debates, cluster around the economy, defence, social care, and local government. He deviates from his party average most notably on the private school VAT measure, backing it more consistently than the typical Lib Dem MP, and on whistleblower protection. He sits on the Treasury Committee, which likely explains the volume of economy and fiscal-policy contributions.
Dean took the seat from the Conservatives in July 2024, unseating Elliot Colburn. His maiden speech flagged St Helier Hospital and local transport as priorities, and local government features prominently in his debate record since. Recent news data for the past 90 days is insufficient to assess current local sentiment. The news coverage available largely concerns his predecessor rather than Dean himself.
Bobby Dean is the Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons.
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 Dean broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2025 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading | No | vs party |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading | No | Freevs party |
Source · Hansard
“Called for a ministerial statement linking extreme heat and climate change, noting that 72% of articles on extreme weather omitted climate context despite scientific consensus that…”
“Pressing government to embed climate risks into fiscal planning rules, citing OBR warnings that current financial architecture does not adequately account for long-term climate cos…”
“Government policy on business taxes and national insurance is directly harming long-term family businesses; Coughlan's Bakery closure exemplifies the damage and the government shou…”
“Highlighted maternity care failures and called for publication of Baroness Amos's national maternity and neonatal review, citing women's concerns about unequal access and inadequat…”
Select, joint and other committees Dean currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Members Estimate Committee | Member | Select |
| Modernisation Committee | Member | Select |
| Treasury Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Dean sits on 3.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 44 | 30.6% |
| Treasury | 14 | 9.7% |
| Home Office | 12 | 8.3% |
| Department for Education | 12 | 8.3% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 11 | 7.6% |
| Ministry of Justice | 10 | 6.9% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 10 | 6.9% |
| Department for Transport | 8 | 5.6% |
Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of dependency on foreign-owned AI systems on resilience in the public sector.
The Government recognises that AI is increasingly embedded in public services, and that the UK currently relies on a small number of foreign-headquartered providers for frontier models, compute and cloud. As the Secretary of State set out a…read full →
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department holds information on average waiting times for US tourist and business visa applications submitted by dual-British citizens.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not hold the requested information; processing times for US visas are a matter for the US authorities. More information can be found on the State Department website.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of processing times for US tourist and/or business visas of British citizens born in Iran since January 2025.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not hold the requested information; processing times for US visas are a matter for the US authorities. More information can be found on the State Department website.
With reference to the report entitled The Tommy’s Graded Model of Miscarriage Care, published by Tommy’s on 29 April 2026, whether his Department plans to roll out the Graded Model of Miscarriage C
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Source · Members API · Last amended 3 Feb 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 144,274 | 80.9% |
| Office Costs | 31,668 | 17.8% |
| Staff Travel | 2,366 | 1.3% |
| Total · 151 claims | 178,307 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Dean on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Carshalton and Wallington | 20,126 | 43.1% | Won |
| 2019 | Lewisham, Deptford | 5,774 | 10.4% | Lost |
| 2017 | Lewisham, Deptford | 2,911 | 5.3% | Lost |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby DeanWON | LD | 20,126 | 43.1 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Carshalton and Wallington →