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How Aphra Brandreth votes

Aphra Brandreth voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 161 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

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.

Aphra Brandreth has 12 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
MiscellaneousDeputy Chair of the Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth Council.20 Mar 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesThe Centre for Turkey Studies and Ankara Institute (CEFTUS) - £540.0010 Mar 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesThe Conservative and Unionist Party - £500.0024 Feb 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPMr Philip Rimmer - £2,060.123 Feb 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesRTC Education Ltd - £833.3312 Nov 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesRTC Education Ltd - £80.0012 Nov 2025
MiscellaneousCompany director, Smart Vet Ltd.31 Jul 2024
Land and property (within or outside the UK)Property in Ferring, West Sussex31 Jul 2024
ShareholdingsShares in Saibick Investments Ltd31 Jul 2024
Land and property (within or outside the UK)Property in London31 Jul 2024
Show the other 2
TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
ShareholdingsShares in Saibick Limited31 Jul 2024
ShareholdingsShares in Smart Vet Ltd (Trading as Pet People)31 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.

Aphra Brandreth asked 68 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs34
Home Office12
Department of Health and Social Care9
Treasury3
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero2

Latest questions

14 Sep 2026 · to the Home Office
Not answered yet
10 Sep 2026 · to the Home Office
Answered 24 Sep 2026
10 Sep 2026 · to the Home Office
Answered 24 Sep 2026
10 Sep 2026 · to the Home Office
Answered 24 Sep 2026
10 Sep 2026 · to the Home Office
Answered 21 Sep 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
£29,974
Office costs · claims for running an office£17,177
Staffing · claims relating to staff£11,100
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£1,697

107 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

Aphra Brandreth represents Chester South and Eddisbury. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Aphra Brandreth

Conservative

MAJORITY
3,057

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
71%

of people who could vote did

Aphra Brandreth won with 38% of the votes, and Angeliki Stogia (Labour) came second with 32%.

Votes for each party

Conservative38% · 19,905
Labour32% · 16,848
Reform UK12% · 6,414
Liberal Democrat10% · 5,430
Green Party4% · 2,278
Independent3% · 1,611
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Aphra BrandrethConservative19,90537.9%
Angeliki StogiaLabour16,84832.1%
Peter LangleyReform UK6,41412.2%
Rob HerdLiberal Democrat5,43010.3%
Steve DaviesGreen Party2,2784.3%
Gillian EdwardsIndependent1,6113.1%

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
£948 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
1.9%
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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Source: Commons Votes API

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