Official portrait of Esther McVey

Esther McVey

Conservative MP for Tatton, since 8 June 2017

The Rt Hon Esther McVey is the Conservative MP for Tatton, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.

Scorecard

46.6% Attendance In the least-present tenth of MPs who vote
268 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
307 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
31 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
565 Debates spoken in 692 written questions tabled

Ranked 589 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 No vote 152–337
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 No 77–390
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 9 Aye 104–317
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 Aye 167–313
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 Aye 182–307
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part No 389–102
21 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 Aye 105–381
20 Oct 2025 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Third Reading No 320–171
20 Oct 2025 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: New Clause 1 Aye 172–322
20 Oct 2025 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Clause 2 stand part No 318–174
20 Oct 2025 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 No vote 83–319
20 Oct 2025 Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 7 Aye 174–321
15 Oct 2025 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Remaining Stages: Amendment 9 Aye 160–324
15 Oct 2025 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 8 Aye 151–319
15 Oct 2025 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 5 No vote 78–316
14 Oct 2025 Mental Health Bill Report Stage: Amendment 41 No vote 164–333
14 Oct 2025 Mental Health Bill Report Stage: Amendment 40 No vote 163–339
14 Oct 2025 Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26 No vote 78–327
16 Sep 2025 Sentencing Bill: Second Reading No 340–77
16 Sep 2025 Sentencing Bill: Reasoned Amendment on Second Reading Aye 78–292
16 Sep 2025 Child poverty strategy (removal of two child limit): Ten Minute Rule Motion No 89–79
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 121 No 316–161
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 No 330–161
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 61 No 330–161
15 Sep 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 No 318–170

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

1. Employment and earnings

Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express and four weekly podcasts.
Received on: 2 June 2026. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 18 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Payment: £600 For three shows.
Received on: 12 June 2026. Hours: 6 hrs.
(Registered 18 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express and four weekly podcasts.
Received on: 6 May 2026. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 21 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

Payment: £450 For two shows.
Received on: 18 May 2026. Hours: 4 hrs.
(Registered 21 May 2026)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

Payment: £200 For one show.
Received on: 15 April 2026. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 5 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express and four weekly podcasts.
Received on: 2 April 2026. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 14 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express and four weekly podcasts.
Received on: 3 March 2026. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 18 March 2026)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

Payment: £600 For three shows.
Received on: 13 March 2026. Hours: 6 hrs.
(Registered 18 March 2026)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

Payment: £200 For one show.
Received on: 13 February 2026. Hours: 2 hrs.
(Registered 18 March 2026)

On the register since 24 Mar 2026

Payment: £560 For fourteen shows.
Received on: 19 February 2026. Hours: 2.2 hrs.
(Registered 26 February 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express and four weekly podcasts.
Received on: 3 February 2026. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 11 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

Payment: £2,250.15 for four full page columns in the Daily Express.
Received on: 13 July 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 18 August 2025)

On the register since 9 Feb 2026

Payment: £550 For 2 shows.
Received on: 16 July 2025. Hours: 5 hrs.
(Registered 5 September 2025)

On the register since 9 Feb 2026

Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express.
Received on: 6 January 2026. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 6 January 2026)

On the register since 20 Jan 2026

Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express.
Received on: 1 December 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 23 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Payment: £850 For four shows.
Received on: 12 December 2025. Hours: 8 hrs.
(Registered 19 December 2025)

On the register since 6 Jan 2026

Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express.
Received on: 4 November 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 19 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Payment: £240 For 6 shows.
Received on: 4 November 2025. Hours: 1.05 hrs.
(Registered 6 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 2025

Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express.
Received on: 2 October 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 9 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

Payment: £400 For two shows.
Received on: 15 October 2025. Hours: 4 hrs.
(Registered 17 October 2025)

On the register since 21 Oct 2025

Payment: £2,166.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express.
Received on: 2 September 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 3 September 2025)

On the register since 17 Sep 2025

Payment: £280 For 7 shows.
Received on: 3 September 2025. Hours: 1.15 hrs.
(Registered 5 September 2025)

On the register since 17 Sep 2025

Payment: £2,450.66 For four full page columns in the Daily Express.
Received on: 5 August 2025. Hours: 12 hrs.
(Registered 18 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Payment: £550 For two shows.
Received on: 14 August 2025. Hours: 5 hrs.
(Registered 18 August 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

Payment: £280 For 7 shows.
Received on: 2 July 2025. Hours: 1.15 hrs.
(Registered 18 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

Role, work or services: Guest on TV show
Payer: News UK, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Registered 26 June 2025)

On the register since 18 Jul 2025

Role, work or services: Panelist on TV programme
From: 14 January 2025.
Payer: GB News, Riverbank House, 2 Swan Lane, London EC4R 3TT
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Updated 24 January 2025)

On the register since 4 Feb 2025

Role, work or services: Writing articles
Payer: Reach Group Limited, 21st Floor, One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP
ACOBA consulted: Yes
(Updated 29 November 2024)

On the register since 11 Dec 2024

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Blue Collar Productions
Nature of business: A television production company
Interest held: from 1 October 2020
(Registered 29 October 2020)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Trustee (Unpaid) of "If Chloe Can"; charity providing careers advice and support for young people.
(Registered 7 July 2017)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Unpaid Director of Blue Collar Productions, a television production company of Miryfields Cottage, 5/7 Cann Street, Tottington BL8 3PE.
Date interest arose: 1 October 2020
(Registered 29 October 2020)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

565 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

No donations to this member appear on the Electoral Commission's register for this Parliament. Only donations above the statutory thresholds have to be declared, and the match is made on name — search the register directly if you are checking a specific one.

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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