Bob Blackman, MP for Harrow East
Bob Blackman has been an MP since 2010. Currently: Liaison Committee (Commons); Administration Committee; Backbench Business Committee.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill | 2025 | |
| Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill | 2025 | |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2024 to now | Now |
| Administration Committee | 2024 to now | Now |
| Backbench Business Committee | 2024 to now | Now |
| Tobacco and Vapes Bill | 2024 | |
| Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill (Formerly known as International Freedom of Religion or Belief Bill) | 2024 | |
| Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill | 2024 |
Show the other 24
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill | 2024 | |
| Licensing Hours Extensions Bill | 2024 | |
| Backbench Business Committee | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill | 2023 | |
| Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] | 2023 | |
| Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill | 2022 to 2023 | |
| Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] | 2022 | |
| Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill | 2022 | |
| Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill | 2022 | |
| Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) | 2022 | |
| Local Government (Disqualification) Bill | 2021 | |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 2020 to 2024 | |
| Backbench Business Committee | 2020 to 2023 | |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 2017 to 2019 | |
| Backbench Business Committee | 2017 to 2019 | |
| Procedure Committee | 2017 to 2019 | |
| Backbench Business Committee | 2016 to 2017 | |
| Backbench Business Committee | 2015 to 2016 | |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 2015 to 2017 | |
| Procedure Committee | 2015 to 2017 | |
| Backbench Business Committee | 2014 to 2015 | |
| Backbench Business Committee | 2013 to 2014 | |
| Backbench Business Committee | 2012 to 2013 | |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 2010 to 2015 |
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.
Bob Blackman has 9 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Azerbaijan between 11 July 2026 and 14 July 2026 | 27 Jul 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to France between 20 June 2026 and 22 June 2026 | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Mr Siavosh Rajabi - £10,000.00 | 30 Mar 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to India between 02 January 2026 and 06 January 2026 | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Ascot - £550.00 | 3 Nov 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | A Member of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role. | 17 Nov 2023 |
| Miscellaneous | Director of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role. | 24 Aug 2023 |
| Family members employed | Nicola Blackman employed | – |
| Land and property (within or outside the UK) | Residential in Welwyn Garden City | – |
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.
Bob Blackman asked 296 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.
81 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
Bob Blackman represents Harrow East. 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
Bob Blackman won with 53% of the votes, and Primesh Patel (Labour) came second with 29%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Blackman | Conservative | 25,466 | 53.3% |
| Primesh Patel | Labour | 13,786 | 28.9% |
| Roger Clark | Reform UK | 2,188 | 4.6% |
| Sabira Lakha | Independent | 2,097 | 4.4% |
| Seb Newsam | Green Party | 2,006 | 4.2% |
| Reetendra Nath Banjeri | Liberal Democrat | 1,511 | 3.2% |
| Sarajulhaq Parwani | Workers Party of Britain | 723 | 1.5% |
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 Bob Blackman took part in 208 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Bob Blackman voted the same way as their party in 206 of the 206 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% |
| May 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