Kerry McCarthy, MP for Bristol East
Kerry McCarthy has been an MP since 2005.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In government
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) | 2024 to 2025 | |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2009 to 2010 |
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero) (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) | 2022 to 2024 | |
| Shadow Minister (Transport) (Department for Transport) | 2020 to 2021 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | 2015 to 2016 | |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) | 2011 to 2015 | |
| Shadow Minister (Treasury) (HM Treasury) | 2010 to 2011 | |
| Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2010 | |
| Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Department for Work and Pensions) | 2010 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Bill [HL] | 2023 | |
| Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill | 2023 | |
| Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill | 2022 | |
| Public Order Bill | 2022 | |
| Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] | 2022 | |
| Glue Traps (Offences) Bill | 2022 | |
| Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill | 2021 | |
| Environmental Audit Committee | 2020 |
Show the other 6
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Petitions Committee | 2020 | |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | 2017 to 2019 | |
| Environmental Audit Committee | 2017 to 2019 | |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | 2016 to 2017 | |
| Environmental Audit Committee | 2016 to 2017 | |
| Treasury Committee | 2005 to 2007 |
Countries of interest
Political Interests
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Kerry McCarthy has 2 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to India between 25 May 2026 and 30 May 2026 | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Indonesia between 26 March 2026 and 10 April 2026 | 21 May 2026 |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Kerry McCarthy asked 132 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
52 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Kerry McCarthy represents Bristol East. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Labour
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Kerry McCarthy won with 45% of the votes, and Ani Stafford-Townsend (Green Party) came second with 31%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry McCarthy | Labour | 20,748 | 45.0% |
| Ani Stafford-Townsend | Green Party | 14,142 | 30.7% |
| Dan Conaghan | Conservative | 6,435 | 14.0% |
| Tony Sutcliffe | Liberal Democrat | 2,713 | 5.9% |
| Farooq Siddique | Independent | 1,259 | 2.7% |
| Claire Dunnage | Social Democratic Party | 555 | 1.2% |
| Wael Arafat | Independent | 257 | 0.6% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Kerry McCarthy took part in 253 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Kerry McCarthy voted the same way as their party in 251 of the 251 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | For | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | For | Free vote |
| 10 Sep | Social housing: an attempt to block it | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 99% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this