How Barry Gardiner votes
Barry Gardiner voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 148 votes, they went the other way.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained
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 | Against | 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 | Against | Same as party |
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.
Barry Gardiner has 41 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 26 August 2026 - £1,000.00 | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 14 August 2026 - £1,150.00 | 24 Aug 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Environmental Justice Foundation - £668.69 | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 24 July 2026 - £1,000.00 | 31 Jul 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 14 July 2026 - £1,050.00 | 21 Jul 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 29 June 2026 - £1,000.00 | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Seychelles between 27 May 2026 and 31 May 2026 | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 12 June 2026 - £1,200.00 | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 21 May 2026 - £1,000.00 | 29 May 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 18 May 2026 - £400.00 | 29 May 2026 |
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| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 18 April 2026 - £950.00 | 11 May 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 27 April 2026 - £1,000.00 | 11 May 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Indonesia between 24 March 2026 and 10 April 2026 | 17 Apr 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 16 March 2026 - £645.00 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 23 March 2026 - £1,000.00 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 13 February 2026 - £1,350.00 | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 25 February 2026 - £1,000.00 | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 16 January 2026 - £650.00 | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 22 January 2026 - £1,000.00 | 27 Jan 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 15 December 2025 - £1,000.00 | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 24 December 2025 - £1,000.00 | 6 Jan 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 27 November 2025 - £1,000.00 | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 14 November 2025 - £1,250.00 | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Employment and earnings | speaking and media appearances - MATV Channel | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 20 November 2025 - £3,000.00 | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to United States between 25 October 2025 and 05 November 2025 | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 29 October 2025 - £1,000.00 | 10 Nov 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 30 September 2025 - £950.00 | 17 Oct 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 29 September 2025 - £1,000.00 | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 12 September 2025 - £750.00 | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 05 September 2025 - £3,500.00 | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Employment and earnings | Speech on the future of the water industry to the Board of Directors - Castle Water Ltd | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 15 August 2025 - £1,650.00 | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 26 August 2025 - £1,000.00 | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Employment and earnings | Speaking Events on web seminars - Asian Democracy Limited | 12 Jun 2025 |
| Employment and earnings | Media appearances - GB News | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | A Member and Director of Together 2030, a company limited by guarantee. The company is a not for profit company and the position is entirely unpaid. | 2 Dec 2021 |
| Miscellaneous | A Member and Director of Stop Fire and Rehire Ltd, a company limited by guarantee set up to manage financial support for my Private Members Bill campaign. The company is a not for profit company and the position is entirely unpaid. | 10 Sep 2021 |
| Miscellaneous | Trustee of Climate Parliament, which aims to educate and inform legislators about climate change and policy options for promoting renewable energy. This is an unpaid role. | 28 Feb 2019 |
| Miscellaneous | Unremunerated director of GLOBE International AISBL, an international non-profit network devoted to legislative leadership on sustainable development and climate change. | 3 Feb 2016 |
| Family members employed | Caroline Smith employed | – |
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.
Barry Gardiner asked 100 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
Barry Gardiner represents Brent West. 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
Barry Gardiner won with 42% of the votes, and Sushil Rapatwar (Conservative) came second with 33%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Gardiner | Labour | 17,258 | 41.7% |
| Sushil Rapatwar | Conservative | 13,465 | 32.5% |
| Paul Lorber | Liberal Democrat | 3,013 | 7.3% |
| Baston De'Medici-Jaguar | Green Party | 2,805 | 6.8% |
| Nadia Klok | Workers Party of Britain | 2,774 | 6.7% |
| Ian Collier | Reform UK | 2,061 | 5.0% |
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.
Has this changed over time?
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| 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
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