Reform UK MP for Ashfield.
Lee Anderson is the Reform UK MP for Ashfield, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.
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 Anderson broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2024 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading | Yes | Freevs party |
Source · Hansard
“HMO proliferation, driven by unscrupulous investors and asylum dispersal, is destroying communities and displacing working people; the solution requires mandatory licensing of HMO …”
“Presents case of 17-year-old Hannah in Ashfield facing gaps between children's and adult services, unmet physiotherapy needs, long social care waiting lists; demands the Government…”
“Argues that council and social housing tenants responsible for prolific antisocial behaviour should be evicted permanently and denied future social housing.”
“Government is paying too much in universal credit and other benefits to households with foreign nationals and should scrutinise this spending more closely.”
Select, joint and other committees Anderson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker's Conference (2024) | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Anderson sits on one.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 288 | 21.5% |
| Home Office | 152 | 11.3% |
| Department for Education | 138 | 10.3% |
| Department for Transport | 92 | 6.9% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 91 | 6.8% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 82 | 6.1% |
| Ministry of Justice | 81 | 6.0% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 75 | 5.6% |
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What steps her Department is taking to increase the number of people employed in Immigration Enforcement.
Awaiting answer.
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the potential impacts of bycatch on marine species.
Awaiting answer.
What steps her Department is taking to ensure (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils are adequately educated on water safety.
Awaiting answer.
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Payment: £38.38
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(Registered 31 March 2026) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 27 May 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 210,355 | 79.7% |
| Accommodation | 23,233 | 8.8% |
| Office Costs | 20,690 | 7.8% |
| MP Travel | 7,219 | 2.7% |
| Staff Travel | 2,576 | 1.0% |
| Total · 164 claims | 264,074 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Anderson on the published Order Paper this week.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee AndersonWON | Ref | 17,062 | 42.8 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Ashfield →