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Rt Hon Esther McVey MP

Party
Conservative — Conservative and Unionist Party
Constituency
Tatton
Member for this seat since
8 June 2017
In the records
Every register entry that names Esther McVey, and how each was tied to them

Declared interests

MPs must register financial interests within 28 days. This is the register’s own text, republished verbatim from the official Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Registering an interest is a requirement met, not a finding against anyone.

Employment and earnings

  • Guest on TV show - STV Productions (registered 17 August 2026)
    • Payment received on 07 August 2026 - £2,000.00 (registered 17 August 2026)
  • Guest on TV show - News UK (registered 26 June 2025)
    • Payment received on 19 February 2026 - £560.00 (registered 26 February 2026)
    • Payment received on 04 November 2025 - £240.00 (registered 6 November 2025)
    • Payment received on 03 September 2025 - £280.00 (registered 5 September 2025)
  • Writing articles - Reach Group Limited
    • Payment received on 01 August 2026 - £2,166.66 — £2,167 (registered 17 August 2026)
    • Payment received on 30 June 2026 - £2,166.66 — £2,167 (registered 16 July 2026)
    • Payment received on 02 June 2026 - £2,166.66 — £2,167 (registered 18 June 2026)
    • Payment received on 06 May 2026 - £2,166.66 — £2,167 (registered 21 May 2026)
    • Payment received on 02 April 2026 - £2,166.66 — £2,167 (registered 14 April 2026)
    • Payment received on 03 March 2026 - £2,166.66 — £2,167 (registered 18 March 2026)
    • Payment received on 03 February 2026 - £2,166.66 — £2,167 (registered 11 February 2026)
    • Payment received on 06 January 2026 - £2,166.66 — £2,167 (registered 6 January 2026)
    • Payment received on 01 December 2025 - £2,166.66 — £2,167 (registered 23 December 2025)
    • Payment received on 04 November 2025 - £2,166.66 — £2,167 (registered 19 November 2025)
    • Payment received on 02 October 2025 - £2,166.66 — £2,167 (registered 9 October 2025)
    • Payment received on 02 September 2025 - £2,166.66 — £2,167 (registered 3 September 2025)
    • Payment received on 13 July 2025 - £2,250.15 (registered 18 August 2025)
    • Payment received on 05 August 2025 - £2,450.66 — £2,451 (registered 18 August 2025)
  • Panelist on TV programme - GB News
    • Payment received on 14 August 2026 - £600.00 (registered 17 August 2026)
    • Payment received on 14 July 2026 - £850.00 (registered 16 July 2026)
    • Payment received on 12 June 2026 - £600.00 (registered 18 June 2026)
    • Payment received on 18 May 2026 - £450.00 (registered 21 May 2026)
    • Payment received on 15 April 2026 - £200.00 (registered 5 May 2026)
    • Payment received on 13 February 2026 - £200.00 (registered 18 March 2026)
    • Payment received on 13 March 2026 - £600.00 (registered 18 March 2026)
    • Payment received on 12 December 2025 - £850.00 (registered 19 December 2025)
    • Payment received on 15 October 2025 - £400.00 (registered 17 October 2025)
    • Payment received on 16 July 2025 - £550.00 (registered 5 September 2025)
    • Payment received on 14 August 2025 - £550.00 (registered 18 August 2025)

Shareholdings

  • Shares in Blue Collar Productions (registered 29 October 2020)

Miscellaneous

  • Unpaid Director of Blue Collar Productions, a television production company of Miryfields Cottage, 5/7 Cann Street, Tottington BL8 3PE. (registered 29 October 2020)
  • Trustee (Unpaid) of "If Chloe Can"; charity providing careers advice and support for young people. (registered 7 July 2017)

Source: UK Parliament Register of Members’ Financial Interests API (Open Parliament Licence). Amounts are shown only where the register itself records one as a figure; nothing is parsed out of the free text.

Voting record

In the 272 recorded divisions where Esther McVey and at least one other Conservative member were recorded voting, Esther McVey voted the same way as most voting Conservative members 272 times (100.0%).

This compares Esther McVey with other members of their own party who were recorded voting in the same division. It is not a measure of loyalty to a whip: Civometry holds no whipping records, so it cannot say which votes were whipped, and voting differently from party colleagues is not described here as a rebellion. Members not recorded in a division are excluded from the comparison rather than counted, because an absence from a division list is not a vote and does not mean the member was absent from the House.

The 100 most recent recorded divisions in which Esther McVey is listed.
DivisionDateVote
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading2 September 2026No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 882 September 2026No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 672 September 2026Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 652 September 2026Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots15 July 2026No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 202615 July 2026No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1914 July 2026Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 July 2026Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 20268 July 2026No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 20268 July 2026No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 20268 July 2026No
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners7 July 2026Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 51 July 2026Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 41 July 2026Aye
Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 20261 July 2026No
Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 20261 July 2026No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 202624 June 2026No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 202624 June 2026No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 202624 June 2026No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers23 June 2026Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment23 June 2026No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness23 June 2026Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 317 June 2026Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 1317 June 2026Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 817 June 2026Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 317 June 2026Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion17 June 2026No
Railways Bill: Third Reading10 June 2026No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 14810 June 2026Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 14310 June 2026Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 20269 June 2026No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 49 June 2026Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 129 June 2026Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 209 June 2026Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 62 June 2026Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 52 June 2026Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 22 June 2026Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address20 May 2026No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)20 May 2026Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)20 May 2026No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)20 May 2026Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V28 April 2026No
Privilege28 April 2026Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion27 April 2026No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f)27 April 2026No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 12327 April 2026No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C27 April 2026No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a)27 April 2026No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C27 April 2026No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F22 April 2026No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 421 April 2026No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 221 April 2026No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 43920 April 2026No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (d) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1120 April 2026No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendment (a) to Amendment 2B and Amendment (b) to Amendment 2C in lieu of Lords Amendments 2D and 2E20 April 2026No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 325 March 2026No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 225 March 2026No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 125 March 2026No
Opposition Day: Defence24 March 2026Aye
Opposition Day: Oil and gas24 March 2026Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading11 March 2026No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 611 March 2026Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 511 March 2026Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1111 March 2026Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading10 March 2026No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading10 March 2026Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 March 2026Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 202611 February 2026No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 20264 February 2026No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading3 February 2026No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory28 January 2026Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 January 2026No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 January 2026No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 521 January 2026Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 521 January 2026Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 620 January 2026No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 520 January 2026No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 120 January 2026No
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 720 January 2026No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 2513 January 2026Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 2413 January 2026Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part13 January 2026No
Opposition Day: Rural communities7 January 2026Aye
Opposition Day: Jury trials7 January 2026Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion9 December 2025No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA628 December 2025No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H8 December 2025No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B8 December 2025No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B8 December 2025No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty2 December 2025No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests)2 December 2025No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc)2 December 2025No
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts)2 December 2025No
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-312 December 2025No
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years)2 December 2025No
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates)2 December 2025No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading25 November 2025No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 8025 November 2025Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 6925 November 2025Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3719 November 2025No

Donations reported to the Electoral Commission

£15,550 across 4 reported donations from 4 distinct donor names, received from 1 January 2019 onward.

Donor (as published)StatusDonationsTotal valueReceived
Debbie MooreIndividual1£5,0002019-05-30
Lucinda ElleryIndividual1£5,0002019-05-28
Anthony EnfieldIndividual1£4,0002019-08-05
Michael SpencerIndividual1£1,5502019-06-14

Source: Electoral Commission register of donations. Reporting thresholds apply, so this is not every sum given. A donation is a lawful, reported transaction; its presence here says nothing about why it was made and nothing about anything that followed it.

Staffing and business costs paid by IPSA

2025-26: £44,774 across 105 claim lines; 2024-25: £296,976 across 160 claim lines; 2023-24: £247,254 across 177 claim lines.

Amount paid by IPSA, by year and category, as published. Years are IPSA financial years.
YearCategoryClaim linesPaid
2025-26Accommodation11£25,703
2025-26Office Costs93£17,321
2025-26Staffing1£1,749
2024-25Staffing4£231,275
2024-25Office Costs141£29,975
2024-25Accommodation10£18,187
2024-25MP Travel1£13,820
2024-25Dependant Travel1£2,013
2024-25Staff Travel3£1,706
2023-24Staffing3£190,206
2023-24Office Costs145£23,039
2023-24Accommodation24£21,194
2023-24MP Travel1£8,313
2023-24Staff Travel4£4,502
The 15 largest individual claim lines IPSA has published for Esther McVey, all years.
DateCategoryDescriptionPaidStatus
29 June 2020Office Costs · Stationery & printingInk for other printer- full set XL£100Paid
15 January 2026Office Costs · UtilitiesElectricity — Electricity office£100Paid
5 December 2022Office Costs · UtilitiesGas — Gas office£100Paid
16 June 2014Office Costs · Stationery PurchaseMember Card — VIKING Stationary, Office Supplies, Printing and Writing [***]£100Paid
8 February 2021Office Costs · UtilitiesGas — gas office£99Paid
5 April 2020Office Costs · Mobile telephone - contract & usageMPs mobile phone costs£99Paid
14 June 2018Office Costs · Other Equip PurchaseMembers Card — PAYPAL PRINTERMAIN£99Paid
5 November 2021Office Costs · UtilitiesGas — Gas charges for the office£99Paid
5 April 2023Office Costs · UtilitiesGas — Gas office£99Paid
11 January 2013Office Costs · Const Office Tel. Usage/RentalMP Mobile — Members Mobile for Parliamentary Use£99Paid
6 March 2018Office Costs · Const Office Tel. Usage/RentalMP Mobile — Members Mobile Phone£98Paid
6 November 2017Office Costs · Const Office RepairsJoiner Const Office — New internal Door Fitted to separate front office from rear.£98Paid
31 March 2012Staffing · PayrollTotal payroll costs for the 2011-12 year — Total payroll costs for the 2011-12 year£97,978Paid
31 March 2014Staffing · PayrollTotal payroll costs for the 2013-14 year — Total payroll costs for the 2013-14 year£97,864Paid
31 March 2015Travel · Aggregated Travel CostsAggregated figure for travel during 2014-15 — Aggregated figure for travel during 2014-15£9,772Paid

Source: IPSA, MP staffing and business costs (Open Government Licence v3), joined on IPSA’s Parliamentary ID, which is Parliament’s member id. These are the running costs of an MP’s office and staff, claimed within IPSA’s rules and paid by IPSA; they are not the member’s salary and not personal income. A claim is a claim, not a finding. Staffing costs are published by IPSA in aggregate categories, not per employee.

Meetings recorded in departmental transparency returns

94 meetings recorded under this name as a minister in the quarterly returns of Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021). The name in the department’s file matched exactly one member of the Commons, which is the only reason it is shown here.

The 12 most recent. The counterpart and purpose are the department’s own words.
DateMetPurpose, as recordedDepartment
5 February 2020Meeting with Federation of Master BuildersTo discuss housing and planning matters, and an update on FMB's perspective on the sectorMinistry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
27 January 2020Meeting with representatives from Legal&GeneralTo discuss MMC, use classes and uses for public sector land, as well as the green belt and development of brownfield sitesMinistry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
22 January 2020Meeting with Director of OnwardTo discuss housing and planning matters, particularly use classes, s106, social housing and the green beltMinistry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
21 January 2020Meeting with Academic from University of LeedsTo discuss flooding prevention and response, particularly in the north west of englandMinistry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
20 January 2020Meeting with Sekisui delegationTo discuss Sekisui's work in Japan, and the future of MMC in the UK, particularly around carbon emissions, safety and qualityMinistry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
5 November 2019RIBATo discuss Design.Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
5 November 2019PersimmonTo discuss Persimmon's role in the housing market.Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
31 October 2019Faisal ButtTo discuss Proptech.Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
30 October 2019Network Homes, Lloyds Banking, Nationwide, Barclays, Leeds Building Society, Newbury, The Housing Finance corporation, Building Society Association, UK FinanceTo discuss mortgage market.Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
28 October 2019Dame Judith HackittTo discuss building safetyMinistry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
28 October 2019Leasehold APPGTo discuss leaseholdMinistry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
28 October 2019Matt WarmanTo discuss broadband in new build homesMinistry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)

Source: each department’s “ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings” return on GOV.UK (Open Government Licence v3), read by Civometry and listed under ministerial transparency. A recorded meeting establishes that the department published the line; it does not establish what was said or what followed. Every meeting is on the member’s graph page.

Sources on this page: UK Parliament Members API, Register of Members’ Financial Interests API and Commons Votes API (Open Parliament Licence); Electoral Commission register of donations; IPSA business costs. Each section links its own official record. This page assembles public registers and draws no conclusion from their appearing together.