Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, MP for North Cotswolds
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has been an MP since 1992. Currently: Public Accounts Commission; Liaison Committee (Commons); Public Accounts Committee.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) | 2009 to 2010 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for International Development (Department for International Development) | 2007 to 2010 | |
| Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) | 2005 to 2007 | |
| Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2005 | |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (Department for Communities and Local Government) | 2001 to 2004 | |
| Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | 2001 | |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 1999 to 2001 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Public Accounts Commission | 2024 to now | Now |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2024 to now | Now |
| Public Accounts Committee | 2024 to now | Now |
| Restoration and Renewal Programme Board | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill | 2023 | |
| Finance Committee (Commons) | 2020 to 2024 | |
| Public Accounts Committee | 2020 to 2024 | |
| Finance Committee (Commons) | 2017 to 2019 |
Show the other 10
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Public Accounts Committee | 2017 to 2019 | |
| Finance Committee (Commons) | 2015 to 2017 | |
| High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) | 2015 to 2016 | |
| Administration Committee | 2010 to 2011 | |
| Finance and Services Committee | 2010 to 2015 | |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2010 to 2015 | |
| Finance and Services Committee | 2005 to 2010 | |
| Administration Committee | 2001 | |
| Broadcasting | 2000 to 2001 | |
| Public Accounts Committee | 1997 to 1999 |
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.
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has 9 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Jockey Club Racecourses Limited - £560.00 | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Ukraine between 19 February 2026 and 25 February 2026 | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Shareholdings | Shares in Gresham Hall Glamping Ltd | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Miscellaneous | Director of Gresham Hall Glamping Ltd (unremunerated). | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment | Agreement - £15,000.00 | 1 May 2015 |
| Employment and earnings | Partner - East Beckham partnership | 1 May 2015 |
| Land and property (within or outside the UK) | Residential in London | – |
| Land and property (within or outside the UK) | Agricultural in Norfolk | – |
| Miscellaneous | Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (unremunerated). | – |
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.
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown asked 10 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.
84 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
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown represents North Cotswolds. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Conservative
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown won with 35% of the votes, and Paul Hodgkinson (Liberal Democrat) came second with 28%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Conservative | 17,426 | 34.7% |
| Paul Hodgkinson | Liberal Democrat | 14,069 | 28.0% |
| Anna Mainwaring | Labour | 8,593 | 17.1% |
| Jason Preece | Reform UK | 6,502 | 12.9% |
| Chloe Turner | Green Party | 3,191 | 6.4% |
| Jean Blackbeard | Independent | 448 | 0.9% |
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 Geoffrey Clifton-Brown took part in 183 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown voted the same way as their party in 181 of the 181 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 | Against | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | Against | Free vote |
| 10 Sep | Social housing: an attempt to block it | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | 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% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 100% |
| 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