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How Neil O'Brien votes

Neil O'Brien voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 187 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

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteAgainstFree vote
10 SepSocial housing: an attempt to block itForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
7 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

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.

Neil O'Brien has 1 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
MiscellaneousA member of the advisory board of Onward, a think tank which aims to produce modernising ideas to address some of the biggest challenges facing the UK. This is an unpaid role.16 Jun 2020

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.

Neil O'Brien asked 540 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department for Work and Pensions79
Ministry of Justice60
Home Office57
Department for Education42
Department of Health and Social Care40

Latest questions

15 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Education
Not answered yet
15 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Education
Not answered yet
15 Sep 2026 · to the Cabinet Office
Not answered yet
14 Sep 2026 · to the Home Office
Not answered yet
11 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 1 Oct 2026

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.

PAID IN 2025-26
£16,937
Office costs · claims for running an office£12,851
Staffing · claims relating to staff£1,200
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£2,887

67 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Neil O'Brien represents Harborough, Oadby and Wigston. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Neil O'Brien

Conservative

MAJORITY
2,378

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
65%

of people who could vote did

Neil O'Brien won with 37% of the votes, and Hajira Piranie (Labour) came second with 32%.

Votes for each party

Conservative37% · 18,614
Labour32% · 16,236
Reform UK13% · 6,332
Liberal Democrat9% · 4,732
Green Party8% · 4,269
Social Democratic Party0% · 203
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Neil O'BrienConservative18,61436.9%
Hajira PiranieLabour16,23632.2%
Danuta JeevesReform UK6,33212.6%
Phil KnowlesLiberal Democrat4,7329.4%
Darren WoodiwissGreen Party4,2698.5%
Robin LambertSocial Democratic Party2030.4%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£829 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.5%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
This MPParty average
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Source: Commons Votes API

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