Member of Parliament
Max Wilkinson
Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs)
At a glanceMax Wilkinson is a Liberal Democrat MP for Cheltenham, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They currently serve as Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs). They have cast 391 votes in Commons divisions (68% attendance), tabled 476 written questions and registered 7 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Max Wilkinson did not vote in 184. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs).
Current roles
- Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs) Opposition post · Opposition Department since 1 Oct 2025
- Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill Committee since 25 Jun 2025
- Liberal Democrat Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Cheltenham Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Adam Dance
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 366 of 366 shared votes
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Manuela Perteghella
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 342 of 342 shared votes
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Wendy Chamberlain
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 310 of 310 shared votes
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Edward Morello
Liberal Democrat
100.0% · 298 of 298 shared votes
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Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat
99.7% · 379 of 380 shared votes
Votes least like
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Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Labour
11.6% · 27 of 232 shared votes
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Catherine West
Labour
13.5% · 31 of 229 shared votes
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Fabian Hamilton
Labour
13.6% · 29 of 213 shared votes
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Luke Pollard
Labour (Co-op)
13.8% · 31 of 225 shared votes
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Mary Creagh
Labour
13.9% · 37 of 266 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP2
- Julian Dunkerton - £5,000.00 (registered 19 Nov 2025)
- James Moore - £2,500.00 (registered 19 Nov 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources5
- LTA Operations Limited - £370.00 (registered 6 Jul 2026)
- Blanc Brasseries Limited - £311.00 (registered 6 Jul 2026)
- Gleeds UK Ltd - £1,000.00 (registered 16 Dec 2025)
- Allwyn Entertainment Ltd - £1,485.00 (registered 3 Oct 2025)
- National Liberal Club - £863.69 (registered 23 Sep 2024)
Written questions
National Curriculum Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, will an independent review be undertaken into the management of this year's KS2 SATs marking process.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
Schools rightly expect results to be delivered on time, and Pearson Education Limited has fully apologised for failing to return these results on time and for the impact on schools, pupils, parents and carers. Pearson confirmed that their GCSEs, A levels,...
National Curriculum Tests
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in relation to this year's delays to Pearson exam results, what steps are being taken to ensure that similar delays do not occur in future years.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
Schools rightly expect results to be delivered on time, and Pearson Education Limited has fully apologised for failing to return these results on time and for the impact on schools, pupils, parents and carers. Pearson confirmed that their GCSEs, A levels,...
Asylum: Registration
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow asylum seekers to register with their most local police station.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
There is currently no policy of requiring asylum seekers to register at a police station. Asylum seekers may be required to report to an immigration reporting centre or police station as a condition imposed under section 71 of the Nationality, Immigration...
Special Educational Needs: Primary Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of SEND delivery in primary schools with single-form entry.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Education.
Birth Rate: Poverty
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of financial insecurity on birthrates.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The Home Office has made no recent assessments of the potential impact of financial insecurity on birthrates.
Primary Education: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support single-form entry primary schools with reduced student numbers with funding levels.
Answer · 9 Jul 2026
The government recognises the essential role that small schools play in their communities.All schools have benefited from the increase to core funding allocated through the schools national funding formula (NFF) in the 2026/27 financial year, including th...
Primary Education: Class Sizes
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of pupil numbers on single-form entry primary schools.
Answer · 9 Jul 2026
The government recognises the essential role that small schools play in their communities.All schools have benefited from the increase to core funding allocated through the schools national funding formula (NFF) in the 2026/27 financial year, including th...
Offices: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the written answer of 25 March 2026 on the Valuation Office Agency's reclassification of flexible office spaces, what estimate her department has made of the change in business rates revenue from the recl
Answer · 10 Jul 2026
Per the written answer on 25 March 2026, at this time, there is no sector-wide review of serviced office assessments underway. The Valuation Office (VO) is addressing properties where they have received legal advice, or where unit of assessment issues are...
Early day motions
| 11 Jun 2026 | Public disorder in Southampton and Belfast | 27 sig. |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Spear program in Cheltenham | 7 sig. |
| 21 May 2026 | Protest rights | 29 sig. |
| 20 May 2026 | Fundraising by Albie Lavallee for the National Autistic Society | 17 sig. |
| 13 May 2026 | David Tennant | 6 sig. |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Ellen Roome and the Jools’ Law campaign | 10 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
The proposals are not the result that I wanted for my constituency or Gloucestershire. However, I am a reasonable man, and I am willing to take the Secretary of State at his word. Will he reassure me that the new Gloucestershire unitary wi…
16 Jul 2026 Business of the House
This summer brings good news in the Big Space Cancer Appeal, which Health Ministers are right behind. Will the Leader of the House join me in thanking the brilliant doctors behind the appeal, Charles Candish and Sam Guglani, and the many d…
16 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
Cheltenham train passengers have a continual frustration with the turnaround time at Gloucester. There is also a new frustration: I wonder whether the Secretary of State or a Minister can tell me why so many trains due to terminate at Che…
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill
Unfortunately, this is policy heavy on rhetoric and light on substance, and it risks playing into the hands of Nigel Farage. I thank the right hon. Member for his heckle. He says, “Get it right!” I suggest he gets his knowledge of human ri…
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill
These things are actually defined in law. I saw a human rights barrister on the other side of the Chamber, the hon. and learned Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Tony Vaughan), furrowing his brow at the same time. The shadow Home Secretary …
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill
I will make progress. [Interruption.] I will give way.
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill
I was quite taken aback by the passion that the shadow Home Secretary showed for wiping out many decades of hard-won human rights that we all enjoy. Human rights are not just for asylum seekers and people from other countries; in the firs…
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill
I am reluctant to interrupt the shadow Home Secretary when he is in full flow, but he listed countries to which we are successfully deporting people; does he think that our membership of the ECHR has any impact on our ability to deport peo…
13 Jul 2026 Death of Ann Widdecombe
The news about Ann Widdecombe is shocking and deeply distressing. My thoughts are with her family, including her nephew, the Rev. Roger Widdecombe—my constituent—and his wife Hannah, who lead the congregation at St Paul’s church in Chelten…
13 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
The Culture Secretary has quit X and removed her Department from the platform, citing its descent into misinformation and abuse. Does the Home Secretary agree with her decision? What is the Home Office doing about the abuse and misinformat…
13 Jul 2026 Asylum Hotels
Last year the National Audit Office reported that the cost of asylum accommodation contracts had more than tripled, from under £5 billion to more than £15 billion. Clearly they are bad value for money, bad for communities and bad for the a…
8 Jul 2026 European Entry and Exit System
It is now 10 years on from the Brexit referendum, and in the words of the right hon. Member for Newark (Robert Jenrick), where are we? We are here, stuck in queues at the EU border for hours at a time, because he and his acolytes forced a…
2 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
The Secretary of State is aware of the importance of Cheltenham’s cyber-security industry, which is a key part of this nation’s defence efforts. I have good news for him: we are about to break ground on the Golden Valley development, bring…
2 Jul 2026 Hospitality Sector
Harry Kane’s heroics last night mean that many England fans are looking forward to an early morning or a late night on Monday, depending on one’s perspective. That is a good thing, but pubs risk missing out on a real opportunity to get mor…
1 Jul 2026 Flood Insurance: Reform of Flood Re
Might the Minister be able to say a few words about the increased number of flooding episodes in urban areas, especially those containing basement flats? My constituent Jackie ended up being done by her insurance company because its repres…
30 Jun 2026 Family Justice System
When family courts decide that care is to be split between parents 50:50, we might expect that fair financial arrangements follow. However, when courts make that ruling, and the Child Maintenance Service makes decisions based on which pare…
30 Jun 2026 Family Justice System
8. What steps he is taking to reform the family justice system.
22 Jun 2026 SEND: Improvement
Recent events lead me to believe that we will have an in-depth discussion about regional funding inequalities in this country. With that in mind, may I draw Ministers’ attention to the f40 group of local authorities, and in particular Glou…
22 Jun 2026 SEND: Improvement
8. What steps her Department is taking to improve the SEND system.
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
This has been an exercise in efficient democracy today, and I have enjoyed all six or so hours of it. Now, the Bill has passed this House and it proceeds to the other place. When it has completed its journey, I hope that the Government wi…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Opposition posts
- Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) · Opposition Department 18 Sep 2024 – 1 Oct 2025
Committee memberships
- Administration Committee 28 Oct 2024 – 12 Jan 2026
- Football Governance Bill [HL] 14 May 2025 – 17 Jun 2025
Elections contested
- Cheltenham 12 Dec 2019
- Stroud 8 Jun 2017
Expenses
Contact & offices
01242 383282
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Max Wilkinson, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Max Wilkinson?
Max Wilkinson is a Member of Parliament representing Cheltenham in the House of Commons. See Max Wilkinson's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Max Wilkinson represent?
Max Wilkinson sits as Liberal Democrat. See Max Wilkinson's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Max Wilkinson represent?
Max Wilkinson is the Member of Parliament for Cheltenham. See Max Wilkinson's official Parliament profile.
How long has Max Wilkinson been an MP?
Max Wilkinson has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Max Wilkinson's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Max Wilkinson?
Max Wilkinson has 7 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Max Wilkinson's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.