UK Parliament · member 4602
Wera Hobhouse MP
- Party
- Liberal Democrat — Liberal Democrats
- Constituency
- Bath
- Member for this seat since
- 8 June 2017
- In the records
- Every register entry that names Wera Hobhouse, 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.
Visits outside the UK
- International visit to India between 24 May 2026 and 01 June 2026 (registered 30 June 2026)
Land and property (within or outside the UK)
- Residential in Rochdale Metropolitan Borough (registered 5 July 2017)
Shareholdings
- Shares in Compotex GmbH (registered 5 July 2017)
Miscellaneous
- BGIPU (British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union) Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role. (registered 24 January 2026)
- Director, Industry and Parliament Trust. This is an unpaid role. (registered 31 October 2024)
- Patron, Bath Festivals. (registered 5 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 343 recorded divisions where Wera Hobhouse and at least one other Liberal Democrat member were recorded voting, Wera Hobhouse voted the same way as most voting Liberal Democrat members 342 times (99.7%).
This compares Wera Hobhouse 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.
Donations reported to the Electoral Commission
£17,000 across 3 reported donations from 3 distinct donor names, received from 1 January 2019 onward.
| Donor (as published) | Status | Donations | Total value | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael Maude | Individual | 1 | £10,000 | 2019-09-18 |
| Gitte Dawson | Individual | 1 | £5,000 | 2019-10-15 |
| Mr Richard Turner | Individual | 1 | £2,000 | 2019-10-11 |
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: £25,778 across 60 claim lines; 2024-25: £306,240 across 155 claim lines; 2023-24: £270,514 across 122 claim lines.
| Year | Category | Claim lines | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Office Costs | 59 | £22,521 |
| 2025-26 | Accommodation | 1 | £3,257 |
| 2024-25 | Staffing | 3 | £246,867 |
| 2024-25 | Accommodation | 13 | £29,290 |
| 2024-25 | Office Costs | 126 | £26,156 |
| 2024-25 | MP Travel | 9 | £3,279 |
| 2024-25 | Staff Travel | 4 | £649 |
| 2023-24 | Staffing | 2 | £206,122 |
| 2023-24 | Accommodation | 13 | £28,759 |
| 2023-24 | Office Costs | 100 | £28,499 |
| 2023-24 | Staff Travel | 2 | £4,492 |
| 2023-24 | MP Travel | 5 | £2,643 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2021 | Accommodation · Parking | 608 | £99 | Paid |
| 30 April 2021 | Accommodation · Parking | 595 | £99 | Paid |
| 31 December 2020 | Accommodation · Parking | 554 | £99 | Paid |
| 30 November 2020 | Accommodation · Parking | 542 | £99 | Paid |
| 31 October 2020 | Accommodation · Parking | 527 | £99 | Paid |
| 30 September 2020 | Accommodation · Parking | 513 | £99 | Paid |
| 31 August 2020 | Accommodation · Parking | 503 | £99 | Paid |
| 31 July 2020 | Accommodation · Parking | 492 | £99 | Paid |
| 31 March 2020 | Accommodation · Parking | 437 [200002600] | £99 | Paid |
| 29 February 2020 | Accommodation · Parking | 424 [200002602] | £99 | Paid |
| 31 January 2020 | Accommodation · Parking | 413 [200002603] | £99 | Paid |
| 30 November 2019 | Accommodation · Parking | 393 [200002605] | £99 | Paid |
| 31 October 2019 | Accommodation · Parking | resubmission of 380 with receipt - do not pay twice [200002607] | £99 | Paid |
| 30 September 2019 | Accommodation · Parking | 365 [200002608] | £99 | Paid |
| 31 August 2019 | Accommodation · Parking | 352 [200002609] | £99 | Paid |
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.
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.