Aphra Brandreth, MP for Chester South and Eddisbury
Aphra Brandreth has been an MP since 2024. Currently: Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs); Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons); Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill; Foreign Affairs Committee.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | 2026 to now | Now |
| Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2026 to now | Now |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Bill [HL] | 2025 | |
| Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill | 2025 to now | Now |
| Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] | 2025 | |
| Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill | 2025 | |
| Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] | 2024 | |
| Welsh Affairs Committee | 2024 to 2025 | |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 2024 to now | Now |
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.
Aphra Brandreth has 12 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | Deputy Chair of the Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth Council. | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | The Centre for Turkey Studies and Ankara Institute (CEFTUS) - £540.00 | 10 Mar 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | The Conservative and Unionist Party - £500.00 | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Mr Philip Rimmer - £2,060.12 | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | RTC Education Ltd - £833.33 | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | RTC Education Ltd - £80.00 | 12 Nov 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | Company director, Smart Vet Ltd. | 31 Jul 2024 |
| Land and property (within or outside the UK) | Property in Ferring, West Sussex | 31 Jul 2024 |
| Shareholdings | Shares in Saibick Investments Ltd | 31 Jul 2024 |
| Land and property (within or outside the UK) | Property in London | 31 Jul 2024 |
Show the other 2
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Shareholdings | Shares in Saibick Limited | 31 Jul 2024 |
| Shareholdings | Shares in Smart Vet Ltd (Trading as Pet People) | 31 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.
Aphra Brandreth asked 68 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.
107 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
Aphra Brandreth represents Chester South and Eddisbury. 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
Aphra Brandreth won with 38% of the votes, and Angeliki Stogia (Labour) came second with 32%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aphra Brandreth | Conservative | 19,905 | 37.9% |
| Angeliki Stogia | Labour | 16,848 | 32.1% |
| Peter Langley | Reform UK | 6,414 | 12.2% |
| Rob Herd | Liberal Democrat | 5,430 | 10.3% |
| Steve Davies | Green Party | 2,278 | 4.3% |
| Gillian Edwards | Independent | 1,611 | 3.1% |
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 Aphra Brandreth took part in 163 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Aphra Brandreth voted the same way as their party in 161 of the 161 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 | For | Same as party |
| 7 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: 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