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How Sarah Gibson votes

Sarah Gibson voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 164 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 voteForFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateForFree vote
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame 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.

Sarah Gibson has 26 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesSimon Ruddick - £948.0024 Aug 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesSilverstone Circuits Limited - £1,860.007 Jul 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesNational Liberal Club - £1,140.0021 Apr 2026
Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employmentAgreement starting 01 December 2025 - £431.283 Dec 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 November 2025 - £418.783 Dec 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 December 2024 - £1,492.7813 Nov 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 January 2025 - £1,375.0013 Nov 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 June 2025 - £825.983 Nov 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 January 2025 - £797.903 Nov 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 September 2024 - £4,064.503 Nov 2025
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TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 March 2025 - £802.483 Nov 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 November 2024 - £797.903 Nov 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 October 2025 - £418.7830 Oct 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 September 2025 - £837.5530 Oct 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 August 2025 - £837.5513 Oct 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 February 2025 - £797.9013 Oct 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 April 2025 - £825.9813 Oct 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 October 2024 - £797.9013 Oct 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 July 2024 - £3,914.5013 Oct 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 July 2025 - £825.9813 Oct 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 May 2025 - £825.9813 Oct 2025
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 25 August 2024 - £3,914.5013 Oct 2025
Employment and earningsLecturer (Part-Time) - University of Bath1 Oct 2025
Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employmentAgreement - £1,322.4225 Jul 2024
Employment and earningsCouncillor - Wiltshire Council25 Jul 2024
ShareholdingsShares in Labox Ltd23 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.

Sarah Gibson asked 72 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department of Health and Social Care28
Ministry of Defence10
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs7
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero6
Home Office5

Latest questions

28 Aug 2026 · to the Home Office
Answered 7 Sep 2026
28 Aug 2026 · to the Home Office
Answered 7 Sep 2026
28 Aug 2026 · to the Home Office
Answered 7 Sep 2026
28 Aug 2026 · to the Home Office
Answered 7 Sep 2026
23 Mar 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 26 Mar 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
£18,248
Office costs · claims for running an office£15,118
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£3,130

48 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

Sarah Gibson represents Chippenham. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Sarah Gibson

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
8,138

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
67%

of people who could vote did

Sarah Gibson won with 46% of the votes, and Nic Puntis (Conservative) came second with 29%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat46% · 22,552
Conservative29% · 14,414
Reform UK12% · 6,127
Labour8% · 3,925
Green Party4% · 1,954
Independent1% · 540
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sarah GibsonLiberal Democrat22,55245.5%
Nic PuntisConservative14,41429.1%
Benjamin GinsburgReform UK6,12712.4%
Ravi VenkateshLabour3,9257.9%
Declan BaseleyGreen Party1,9543.9%
Ed DeediganIndependent5401.1%

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
£773 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
2.3%
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
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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