How Rachel Hopkins votes
Rachel Hopkins voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 251 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 | For | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | For | 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.
Rachel Hopkins has 2 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | Unpaid Vice President of the LGA, which works with councils to support, promote and improve local government. | 9 Mar 2021 |
| Land and property (within or outside the UK) | Residential in Luton | 11 Jan 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.
Rachel Hopkins asked 3 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.
85 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
Rachel Hopkins represents Luton South and South Bedfordshire. 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
Rachel Hopkins won with 35% of the votes, and Mark Versallion (Conservative) came second with 18%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Hopkins | Labour | 13,593 | 35.4% |
| Mark Versallion | Conservative | 6,735 | 17.5% |
| Attiq Malik | Independent | 5,384 | 14.0% |
| Norman Maclean | Reform UK | 4,759 | 12.4% |
| Yasin Rehman | Workers Party of Britain | 3,110 | 8.1% |
| Edward Carpenter | Green Party | 2,401 | 6.3% |
| Dominic Griffiths | Liberal Democrat | 2,400 | 6.3% |
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?
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% | 99% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
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