Carla Denyer, MP for Bristol Central
Carla Denyer has been an MP since 2024. Currently: Green Spokesperson (Energy and Net Zero); Green Spokesperson (Women and Equalities).
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Green Spokesperson (Immigration) (Opposition Department) | 2024 to 2026 | |
| Green Spokesperson (Energy and Net Zero) (Opposition Department) | 2024 to now | Now |
| Green Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology) (Opposition Department) | 2024 to 2026 | |
| Green Spokesperson (Women and Equalities) (Opposition Department) | 2024 to now | Now |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Audit Committee | 2025 to 2026 | |
| Renters’ Rights Bill | 2024 |
Other posts
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Co-Leader of the Green Party | 2021 to 2025 |
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.
Carla Denyer has 9 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 08 December 2025 - £1,800.00 | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | ITV STUDIOS LIMITED - £855.40 | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | Vice Chair of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. This is an unpaid role. | 19 Nov 2025 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Greenbelt Festivals - £980.92 | 15 Sep 2025 |
| Employment and earnings | Gameshow guest appearances - ITV Studios Limited | 10 Dec 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Unpaid director of Company [name redacted]. | 29 Jul 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Member of ACORN Community Union. | 29 Jul 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Co-leader of the Green Party of England and Wales. | 28 Jul 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Shares (not registrable under Category 7) in Bristol Community Energy Ltd, Bristol Energy Cooperative. | 28 Jul 2024 |
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.
Carla Denyer asked 96 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.
33 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
Carla Denyer represents Bristol Central. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Green Party
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Carla Denyer won with 57% of the votes, and Thangam Debbonaire (Labour) came second with 33%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carla Denyer | Green Party | 24,539 | 56.6% |
| Thangam Debbonaire | Labour | 14,132 | 32.6% |
| Samuel Williams | Conservative | 1,998 | 4.6% |
| Robert Clarke | Reform UK | 1,338 | 3.1% |
| Nicholas Coombes | Liberal Democrat | 1,162 | 2.7% |
| Kellie-Jay Keen | Party of Women | 196 | 0.5% |
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 Carla Denyer took part in 172 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Carla Denyer voted the same way as their party in 171 of the 171 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 |
| 10 Sep | Social housing: an attempt to block it | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | 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 | 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% | 98% |
| 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