At a glanceBen Goldsborough is a Labour MP for South Norfolk, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 495 votes in Commons divisions (86% attendance), tabled 314 written questions and registered 5 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Ben Goldsborough did not vote in 80. 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
Current roles
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Committee since 22 Jun 2026
- Petitions Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- South Norfolk Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Sean Woodcock
Labour
100.0% · 477 of 477 shared votes
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Sojan Joseph
Labour
100.0% · 473 of 473 shared votes
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Liz Twist
Labour
100.0% · 469 of 469 shared votes
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Lola McEvoy
Labour
100.0% · 456 of 456 shared votes
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Dr Lauren Sullivan
Labour
100.0% · 454 of 454 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 276 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 268 shared votes
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David Davis
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 246 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 304 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 293 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.
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources4
- NFU - £219.45 (registered 7 Jul 2026)
- NFU - £37.40 (registered 7 Jul 2026)
- NFU - £132.30 (registered 7 Jul 2026)
- NFU - £115.20 (registered 7 Jul 2026)
Miscellaneous1
- I was elected as an Officer of the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), a formally constituted group within the Labour Party focused on rural policy development and advocacy. This is an unpaid role. (registered 19 Jun 2026)
Written questions
Building Regulations: Energy
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps the department is taking to ensure building energy standards are kept up to date in line with technological advancements in energy-saving technology.
Awaiting an answer from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps the department is taking to ensure the Standard Assessment Procedure is kept up to date in line with technological advancements in energy-saving technology.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment the department has made of the effectiveness of the Standard Assessment Procedure when applied to new energy-saving technologies.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Energy: Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate the department has made of the comparative performance of predicted and actual energy performance of homes.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Imports: Customs
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what consideration her department has given to the merits of implementing amnesty bins for prohibited personal imports prior to customs clearance.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The Home Office works internally and with Government departments who own policy responsibility for the importation of specific types of prohibited and restricted goods. Border controls are implemented in line with legislation and government policy and ini...
Agricultural Products: Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her department will take steps to introduce an official, categorised level-rating for biosecurity risk to the UK.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
The Government’s National Risk Register provides a structured assessment of the most serious risks facing the UK, including for biosecurity. The latest version is available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-risk-register-2025
Agricultural Products: Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the biosecurity threat posed by personal imports.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
Defra monitors animal disease outbreaks worldwide and assesses the risk of them entering Great Britain, including via personal imports. Preliminary outbreak assessments and qualitative risk assessments are available at www.gov.uk/government/collections/an...
Agricultural Products: Import Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 13 January 2026 to questions 99362 and 99361, what further consideration her department has given to implementing public awareness campaigns regarding a) bios
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
Defra has subsequently secured up to £1.2m from the Cabinet Office's Integrated Security Fund to deliver a UK Border Biosecurity Campaign in 2027/28, in partnership with other government departments.
Speeches in the chamber
14 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
South Norfolk is one of the fastest growing constituencies in the United Kingdom, but that population growth is putting increased pressure on local GP services like the Humbleyard Practice. Given the Government’s ambition to expand neighbo…
14 Jul 2026 Support for Pig Farmers
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher. I refer Members to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Around one in five pigs in the country are reared in my part of the world: Norfolk and Suff…
23 Jun 2026 Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
I apologise, Sir Alec.
18 Jun 2026 Places of Worship Renewal Fund
There are 124 round-tower churches in Norfolk. In South Norfolk, we have St Peter’s church in Forncett and St Mary & St Walstan church in Bawburgh, to name just two. I have written to all my local churches to make them aware of the fun…
18 Jun 2026 Places of Worship Renewal Fund
8. What steps the Church of England is taking to ensure that rural churches are aware of the places of worship renewal fund.
16 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
The incarceration of Jimmy Lai and the persecution of Hongkongers in the United Kingdom by China is deeply wrong and disturbing. Will the Secretary of State set out what action the UK will be taking to ensure our concerns are heard and act…
20 May 2026 Processed Russian Oil Products: Sanctions
I do welcome the new sanctions. My concern is over the temporary use of licence agreements, which goes to a bigger issue for the country. We keep talking about the supply side of petroleum instead of the demand side. We need to have a fran…
22 Apr 2026 Government Procurement Strategy
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. An important aspect of Government spending is food procurement in the NHS, on which £500 million is spent every year in England alone. May I stress to the Gover…
21 Apr 2026 Middle East: Economic Update
Because of the action of this Government, rural communities in Norfolk received the highest payment of support for heating oil, with more than £3 million in the whole of England. However, a huge concern is that more than 60% of the applica…
16 Apr 2026 Video Games Industry
Norfolk is home to a thriving games development community, with Norfolk games developers supporting over 500 members through mentoring, skills and business growth, contributing to a survival rate of small and medium-sized enterprises that …
16 Apr 2026 Video Games Industry
10. What steps she is taking to support the video games industry.
25 Mar 2026 Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics
I thank Philip Rycroft for his review and for meeting me to discuss his report. I also thank the Government for the quick action that they are taking. On cryptocurrencies, what further action will the Government be taking to ensure that th…
19 Mar 2026 Business of the House
The constituents, businesses and residents of Wymondham are sick to the back teeth of not having a mobile phone signal for nearly a month now. The companies have fobbed us off with excuses and have given no information about this happening…
19 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
T8. One in five people face a vitamin D deficiency, with serious health impacts, but in South Norfolk we are part of the solution. The John Innes Centre is boosting vitamin D in tomatoes using gene-editing technology, and the Quadrum Ins…
16 Mar 2026 Heating Oil Support
With one in four households in South Norfolk relying on heating oil, the announcement today will make a huge difference to my constituents and I thank the Government for their extremely swift action. As local discretion is to be exercised …
9 Mar 2026 Middle East: Economic Update
I thank the Chancellor and Treasury officials for working closely with the Labour rural research group to discuss the heating oil troubles that we are facing right now, with prices going up by over 200% in some parts. Can she elaborate on …
9 Mar 2026 Immigration Policy
South Norfolk expects our immigration system to be fair, open and transparent. The one problem we have come across, unfortunately, is that there is a lot of confusion online, as has been expertly shown by the shadow Home Secretary today. C…
5 Mar 2026 Energy Markets
To follow on from that exact question, I, too, represent a very rural constituency, and there will be constituencies up and down the United Kingdom, particularly in Northern Ireland, that are heavily reliant on heating oil as our source of…
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill
I strongly welcome this legislation. The proposals for votes at 16, streamlined voter registration and tightened political funding regulations are very welcome, and I applaud the Government for grabbing the bull by the horns. Others will w…
23 Feb 2026 Firearms Licensing
The hon. Member for Broadland and Fakenham (Jerome Mayhew) always needs to have the final word. It is really helpful that we have put forward pragmatic solutions to an issue that we all care about deeply: the safety of our constituents …
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Ben Goldsborough, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Ben Goldsborough?
Ben Goldsborough is a Member of Parliament representing South Norfolk in the House of Commons. See Ben Goldsborough's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Ben Goldsborough represent?
Ben Goldsborough sits as Labour. See Ben Goldsborough's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Ben Goldsborough represent?
Ben Goldsborough is the Member of Parliament for South Norfolk. See Ben Goldsborough's official Parliament profile.
How long has Ben Goldsborough been an MP?
Ben Goldsborough has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Ben Goldsborough's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Ben Goldsborough?
Ben Goldsborough has 5 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Ben Goldsborough's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.