At a glanceAphra Brandreth is a Conservative MP for Chester South and Eddisbury, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 378 votes in Commons divisions (66% attendance), tabled 147 written questions and registered 12 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Aphra Brandreth did not vote in 197. 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
- Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill Committee since 21 May 2025
- Foreign Affairs Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Conservative Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Chester South and Eddisbury Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative
100.0% · 341 of 341 shared votes
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Kit Malthouse
Conservative
100.0% · 340 of 340 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
100.0% · 284 of 284 shared votes
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Laura Trott
Conservative
100.0% · 217 of 217 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
100.0% · 216 of 216 shared votes
Votes least like
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Ms Julie Minns
Labour
0.6% · 2 of 322 shared votes
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Valerie Vaz
Labour
0.7% · 2 of 273 shared votes
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Alex Baker
Labour
1.0% · 3 of 296 shared votes
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Dame Meg Hillier
Labour (Co-op)
1.0% · 3 of 288 shared votes
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Adam Jogee
Labour
1.2% · 3 of 256 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 MP1
- Mr Philip Rimmer - £2,060.12 (registered 3 Feb 2026)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources4
- The Centre for Turkey Studies and Ankara Institute (CEFTUS) - £540.00 (registered 10 Mar 2026)
- The Conservative and Unionist Party - £500.00 (registered 24 Feb 2026)
- RTC Education Ltd - £833.33 (registered 12 Nov 2025)
- RTC Education Ltd - £80.00 (registered 12 Nov 2025)
Land and property (within or outside the UK)2
- Property in London (registered 31 Jul 2024)
- Property in Ferring, West Sussex (registered 31 Jul 2024)
Shareholdings3
- Shares in Saibick Limited (registered 31 Jul 2024)
- Shares in Saibick Investments Ltd (registered 31 Jul 2024)
- Shares in Smart Vet Ltd (Trading as Pet People) (registered 31 Jul 2024)
Miscellaneous2
- Deputy Chair of the Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth Council. (registered 20 Mar 2026)
- Company director, Smart Vet Ltd. (registered 31 Jul 2024)
Written questions
Mobile Phones and 5G: Infrastructure
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has undertaken an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements for each project in the Government Major Projects Portfolio.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
HM Treasury has not undertaken specific analysis of the digital and telecoms requirements of each Government Major Projects Portfolio project. However, the UK 10 Year Infrastructure Strategy takes a digital-first approach to infrastructure, meaning these ...
NHS: Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has undertaken an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements of the NHS Productivity Plan.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The Government is committed to delivering reliable, high-speed connectivity to care settings across the National Health Service as part of its 10-Year Health Plan.In line with the NHS Productivity Plan, NHS England’s Frontline Productivity Programme has a...
5G: Infrastructure
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements of the eight sectors identified in the Industrial Strategy.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The government’s approach to 5G and mobile connectivity is set out in the ‘UK Infrastructure: A 10 Year Plan’ on GOV.UK. The government’s ambition is for all populated areas to have standalone 5G by 2030, delivered through commercial investment. The Digit...
Clean Power: Mobile Phones and 5G
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has conducted an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements of the Clean Energy Industries Industrial Strategy Sector Plan.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
In the 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy published in June 2025, the government committed to delivering an assessment of the telecommunications needs of the energy, water and transport sectors by the end of 2026. The Department for Science, Innovation and T...
Clean Power: Mobile Phones and 5G
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has undertaken an analysis of the mobile connectivity and 5G network infrastructure requirements of the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
In the 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy published in June 2025, the government committed to delivering an assessment of the telecommunications needs of the energy, water and transport sectors by the end of 2026. The Department for Science, Innovation and T...
Agriculture and Environment Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many and what proportion of civil service personnel work on farming matters and on environmental matters.
Answer · 9 Jul 2026
Staff across Defra and its arm's-length bodies work directly or indirectly to support a range of policy areas, including farming, food production, environmental protection, nature recovery, water, air quality and rural communities. As a result, it is not ...
Sodium Valproate and Surgical Mesh Implants: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to meet the deadline set by the Patient Safety Commissioner for the Government to set out its position on a compensation scheme for people harmed by pelvic mesh
Answer · 6 Jul 2026
The Patient Safety Commissioner wrote to the Prime Minister on 16 June, requesting information regarding internal and cross-Government discussions in relation to the Hughes Report, actions that have been taken beyond the Department, and the future plans r...
Veterinary Services: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the response to the consultation on the reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 will be published.
Answer · 22 Jun 2026
Defra’s consultation on reform of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 ran from 28 January to 25 March 2026 and received over 6,000 responses. Additionally, on 24 March 2026, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its final report on its market...
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Thirlwall Inquiry Terms of Reference
The Countess of Chester hospital is the local hospital for me and for many of my constituents. They will rightly want to know the outcome of the inquiry. On top of these historical matters, last year the CQC rated the Countess of Chester h…
16 Jul 2026 Business of the House
Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating Bertie, April, Oliver, Rhys and Isaac from Wrenbury primary school, who have successfully completed the horticulture, food and futures project run in partnership with Reaseheath colleg…
16 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
Baddington bridge has been under a 7.5 tonne weight restriction since September 2025, with an hour-long diversion, leading to significant additional costs for local businesses and farms. Without a workable alternative, some drivers are ign…
16 Jul 2026 Changing Places Toilets: Capital Funding
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I start by thanking the hon. Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford (Daniel Francis) for securing this important debate, and for sharing his family’s experience. I recognise the vit…
14 Jul 2026 Support for Pig Farmers
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Christopher, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Gordon and Buchan (Harriet Cross) on securing this debate. The financial pressures facing pig farmers—indeed, farmers in e…
14 Jul 2026 Support for Pig Farmers
The hon. Member is making a really important point about the need for consumers to be clear about where their food is produced and reared. I draw his attention to my private Member’s Bill on that very topic. I hope that he and others acros…
6 Jul 2026 Environmental Protection
We recognise that the current system for regulating those who transport and control waste needs to be updated to ensure the waste sector has a regulatory framework that delivers the safe and responsible management of waste and reduces oppo…
30 Jun 2026 High Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefronts
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. Too many of our high streets are under immense pressure. Businesses face rising costs, declining confidence and falling footfall. That is a direct consequence of Labour’s policies. I …
29 Jun 2026 Animal Abusers
I thank my right hon. Friend for speaking so eloquently, as he always does. I will come on to the case of his constituent and pay tribute to the work that she is doing in due course. Because of the widespread commitment to, and support …
29 Jun 2026 Animal Abusers
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. This is an important debate, and I thank Bea for highlighting the issue through the petition. We have had many contributions. The hon. Member for Burton and Uttoxeter (Jaco…
18 Jun 2026 Tourism and Leisure
Tourism is vital to Chester South and Eddisbury’s economy. From Snugburys and the Ice Cream Farm to BeWILDerwood and Beeston castle, we are fortunate to have fantastic attractions, and I encourage the Minister to visit them. But as one bus…
18 Jun 2026 Tourism and Leisure
8. What steps her Department is taking to help support the tourism and leisure sectors.
15 Jun 2026 Carbon Capture Pipeline Projects: Cheshire
I thank the hon. Member for giving way. As a fellow Cheshire MP, he will understand how important this is to all our constituents. Their views must be heard loud and clear. I am holding a public meeting with Peak Cluster this Friday, so…
15 Jun 2026 Carbon Capture Pipeline Projects: Cheshire
The point that I am getting to in my speech is that, yes, there are things that are in the national interest, but is this really the best use of investment to get the most effective outcome? The question is whether spending £5 billion on a…
15 Jun 2026 Carbon Capture Pipeline Projects: Cheshire
I am grateful for today’s Adjournment debate on the proposed carbon capture and storage project Peak Cluster, and the implications it could have for communities, landowners, farmers and the countryside across Cheshire and neighbouring coun…
4 Jun 2026 Cost of Fertiliser
Thank you, Mr Speaker. I regularly hear from farmers in my constituency. The shadow Farming Minister, my hon. Friend the Member for Keighley and Ilkley (Robbie Moore), is today at the Royal Cornwall Show 2026, where he will no doubt he…
21 May 2026 Middle East: Economic Response
Although I welcome some of the measures announced today, the reality is that instability in the middle east is having a direct impact on the UK economy and on the price paid by British households. Can the Chancellor therefore outline what…
19 May 2026 Lord Mandelson: Government Response to Humble Address
The Foreign Affairs Committee heard about the pressure that the Foreign Office was under to move quickly on the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States. Now, concerns have been raised about the lack of transparenc…
20 Apr 2026 Security Vetting
In a Foreign Affairs Committee meeting in November last year, I asked Sir Oliver Robbins whether the Foreign Office had a different view about who should be recommended for the posting of ambassador. Sir Oliver Robbins said to me that “…
20 Apr 2026 Topical Questions
T3. A local employer—himself a former apprentice—tells me that his industry is now in crisis, with his firm’s apprentice intake falling from 60 to just 20 this year due to this Government’s decisions. Meanwhile, Reaseheath College is ha…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Mental Health Bill [HL] 9 Jun 2025 – 24 Jun 2025
- Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] 13 May 2025 – 15 May 2025
- Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill 13 May 2025 – 14 May 2025
- Welsh Affairs Committee 16 Dec 2024 – 13 Jan 2025
- Water (Special Measures) Bill [HL] 18 Dec 2024 – 18 Dec 2024
Elections contested
- Kingston and Surbiton 12 Dec 2019
Expenses
Contact & offices
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Aphra Brandreth, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Aphra Brandreth?
Aphra Brandreth is a Member of Parliament representing Chester South and Eddisbury in the House of Commons. See Aphra Brandreth's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Aphra Brandreth represent?
Aphra Brandreth sits as Conservative. See Aphra Brandreth's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Aphra Brandreth represent?
Aphra Brandreth is the Member of Parliament for Chester South and Eddisbury. See Aphra Brandreth's official Parliament profile.
How long has Aphra Brandreth been an MP?
Aphra Brandreth has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Aphra Brandreth's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Aphra Brandreth?
Aphra Brandreth has 12 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Aphra Brandreth's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.