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How Roger Gale votes

Roger Gale 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
2 SepVoting and elections: the final voteAgainstSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: a proposed changeForSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: a proposed changeForSame as party
14 JulAccountability of public officials: a proposed changeForSame as party
14 JulAccountability of public officials: 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.

Roger Gale has 4 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Cyprus between 10 October 2025 and 13 October 20258 Nov 2025
MiscellaneousHonorary Citizenship of the Republic of Cyprus18 Jun 2025
Land and property (within or outside the UK)Residential in no location provided–
Family members employedSuzy Gale 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.

Roger Gale asked 4 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Cabinet Office3
Home Office1

Latest questions

17 Jun 2026 · to the Cabinet Office
Answered 25 Jun 2026
17 Jun 2026 · to the Cabinet Office
Answered 25 Jun 2026
17 Jun 2026 · to the Cabinet Office
Answered 25 Jun 2026
17 Jun 2026 · to the Home Office
Answered 22 Jun 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
£17,648
Office costs · claims for running an office£16,813
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£835

92 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

Roger Gale represents Herne Bay and Sandwich. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Roger Gale

Conservative

MAJORITY
2,499

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
63%

of people who could vote did

Roger Gale won with 35% of the votes, and Helen Whitehead (Labour) came second with 30%.

Votes for each party

Conservative35% · 17,243
Labour30% · 14,744
Reform UK22% · 10,602
Green Party7% · 3,529
Liberal Democrat6% · 2,709
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Roger GaleConservative17,24335.3%
Helen WhiteheadLabour14,74430.2%
Amelia RandallReform UK10,60221.7%
Thea BarrettGreen Party3,5297.2%
Angie CurwenLiberal Democrat2,7095.5%

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
£724 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
3.5%
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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MonthThis MPParty average
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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