Matt Western, MP for Warwick and Leamington
Matt Western has been an MP since 2017. Currently: National Security Strategy (Joint Committee); National Security Strategy (Joint Committee); Panel of Chairs.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Education) (Department for Education) | 2021 to 2024 | |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2020 to 2021 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls | 2025 to 2026 | |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 2024 to now | Now |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 2024 to now | Now |
| Panel of Chairs | 2024 to now | Now |
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee | 2024 to 2026 | |
| Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill | 2023 | |
| Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill | 2021 | |
| Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill | 2021 |
Show the other 3
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| International Trade Committee | 2020 | |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 2018 to 2019 | |
| International Trade Committee | 2017 to 2019 |
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.
Matt Western has 4 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Palestine between 24 May 2026 and 28 May 2026 | 19 Jun 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Jersey between 27 March 2026 and 31 March 2026 | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Land and property (within or outside the UK) | Residential in Dorset | 5 Jul 2017 |
| Shareholdings | Shares in Apple | 5 Jul 2017 |
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.
Matt Western asked 12 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.
82 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
Matt Western represents Warwick and Leamington. 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
Matt Western won with 49% of the votes, and James Uffindell (Conservative) came second with 24%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Western | Labour | 23,975 | 48.7% |
| James Uffindell | Conservative | 11,563 | 23.5% |
| Nigel Clarke | Reform UK | 5,154 | 10.5% |
| Hema Yellapragada | Green Party | 4,471 | 9.1% |
| Louis Adam | Liberal Democrat | 3,881 | 7.9% |
| Laurie Steele | UK Independence Party | 154 | 0.3% |
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 Matt Western took part in 172 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Matt Western voted the same way as their party in 172 of the 172 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: the final vote | For | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: 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