Carshalton & Wallington / data
Bobby Dean · Liberal Democrats · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
350
of 504 possible
Attendance
69%
154 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
602
123 debates
Written Qs
138
134 answered
Committees
3
memberships
Expenses
£178k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 151 claims
Interests
5
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 69 | |
| Economy | 59 | |
| Employment | 39 | |
| Education | 32 | |
| Crime & Policing | 32 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 25 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 19 | |
| Pensions | 17 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 45 | 15,317 |
| Health | 14 | 7,167 |
| Fiscal Policy | 15 | 7,097 |
| Local Government | 21 | 5,597 |
| Social Care | 12 | 4,259 |
| Defence | 20 | 4,228 |
| Cost Of Living | 16 | 3,722 |
| Culture Community | 8 | 3,193 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2025 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted to pass the Tobacco and Vapes Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill aims to create a 'smokefree generation' by graduall… | Rebelled | No |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to give the Tobacco and Vapes Bill its Second Reading, advancing legislation that would create a 'smoke-free generation… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2026 | National Savings & InvestmentsI thank the Minister for advance sight of his statement and for the action he has outlined that the Government are already undertaking. He will know that customers often choose Nat… Fiscal PolicyUtilitiesCost Of Living | 243 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseMr Speaker, I echo your tribute to the late David Winnick. I join Members from all parts of the House in condemning the attack in north London—this House stands united against anti… Local GovernmentEnergyCost Of Living | 328 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI thank the Secretary of State for his statement and the action he is taking on cryptocurrency, but can I urge him to go further on corporate donations? A report this week by CenTa… Fiscal PolicyDefenceTechnology | 101 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)We started to get into financial crime in a previous session. To begin with, can we focus on investment fraud? Mr Rathi, could you give us an oversight of investment fraud versus a… | 53 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)On anti-money laundering, the FCA is taking on new supervision responsibilities, increasing the number of firms that it is going to supervise by tens of thousands. There has been s… | 63 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)Just building on that, I wanted to put today’s session in the context of the wider discussion around regulators more broadly. The Chancellor stood up at Mansion House last year and… | 158 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)These are very often originating on online platforms. We spoke about that in the previous session. There were reports that there was a lot of widespread disappointment about the fr… | 67 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)Perfect. You just indicated that the consultation has been heavily engaged with, which I guess is a good thing. You said that there have been over 1,000 responses. Could you give u… | 51 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)I appreciate that there is currently a division. In terms of scale of the different types of crime, is investment fraud a bigger problem than APP, or are they about the same? Do th… | 40 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)Mr Smart, you have spoken about the FCA taking on its role as a criminal prosecutor, I suppose, in pursuing these crimes more than perhaps any other financial regulator in the worl… | 48 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)Finally, we have spoken a bit in the past about some of the bad actors in this. There are claims management companies that you have been taking action against, I believe. There are… | 100 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)Could I ask the question in a slightly different way, then? What was in the fraud strategy that was recently published that gives you confidence that the attitude of big tech compa… | 36 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)Could you elaborate what some of those concerns are? | 9 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)You just said that it was not something you pushed for. Where did the drive come from, then? I understand that the argument goes that this was effectively a loophole for people in … | 88 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Treasury Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 417)That is kind of my point. I do not doubt the FCA’s focus and determination on this. I accept that it is leading international efforts in this area. It is the big tech companies we … | 110 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 41 | 29.7% |
| Treasury | 14 | 10.1% |
| Home Office | 12 | 8.7% |
| Department for Education | 12 | 8.7% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 11 | 8.0% |
| Ministry of Justice | 10 | 7.2% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 10 | 7.2% |
| Department for Transport | 8 | 5.8% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data their Department holds on (a) collisions and (b) injuries involving e-bikes operated through hire schemes in each of the last three years. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce minimum standards for age verification for e-bike hire operators. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to require e-bike hire operators to hold public liability insurance as a condition of operating on the public highway. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions they have had with e-bike hire operators on compliance with minimum age policies and user safety requirements. | Pending |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the rate at which boys move from Children in Need status to becoming looked-after children; and what analysis has been undertaken of the specific suppor… | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what consideration has been given, as part of the commitment to provide 500,000 more young people with access to a trusted adult outside their home, to the needs of children with C… | Answered |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of whether the corporate governance framework incentivises short-term shareholder returns over long-term value creation for the wider economy. | Answered |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of trends in the level of waiting times for blood tests; and if he will publish data on current turnaround times by Integrated Care systems. | Answered |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made trends in the level of waiting times for diagnostic tests across the NHS; and whether delays in receiving routine blood test results reflect a wide… | Answered |
| 20 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the (a) average and (b) longest wait times for patients to receive blood test results; and what steps he is taking to reduce delays. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an estimate of the (a) cost to HMRC of administering the Loan Charge since 2019 and (b) total amount recovered in that period; and what assessment she has made of the value for mo… | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Loan Charge in meeting its intended objectives; and whether she plans to review that policy. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on of the Loan Charge on individuals subject to it; and whether governance mechanisms are in place for people in serious financial and p… | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of public order training and capability across police forces in England and Wales. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that police forces are adequately prepared to respond to major public order incidents. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Members Estimate CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 07 Jan 2026 | present |
| Modernisation CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 15 Oct 2025 | present |
| Treasury CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 144 | 31,668 | 17.8% |
| Staffing | 1 | 144,274 | 80.9% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,366 | 1.3% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 13 | 12,482 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 3 | 6,273 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 4,900 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 35 | 4,013 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 2,268 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 39 | 1,770 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 12 | 1,558 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 14 | 1,050 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 1 | 900 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 8 | 594 |
| Insurance - buildings | Office Costs | 1 | 243 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 5 | 191 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Refurbishment of Kennedy House, 85% recharged to MP [200011793-560] | 5,695 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | SLWP | 110 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 72 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 153 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 43 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Office clean [200011792-569] | 39 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON.CO.UK [***] [200011725-5091] | 85 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | Tea, coffee, milk, sugar [200011792-570] | 29 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | toilet rolls, kitchen rolls [200011792-568] | 13 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 12 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Office cleaning | 94 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | SLWP Feb | 125 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] | 8 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Boiler service | 87 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 70 | Paid |
| 23 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 154 | Paid |
| 23 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 78 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Removal of building waste | 145 | Paid |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 90 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 30 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2 entries
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Annual membership, value £1,140
Date received: 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 1 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 20 January 2026)
14 Nov 2025
Name of donor: National Liberal Club Ltd
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership of private members club (National Liberal Club) for 18 months, value £1,475.85
Date received: 15 August 2024 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 15 August 2024
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 6 September 2024)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
04 Nov 2025
Name of donor: (1) Deluxshana Kuganesan (2) Subramaniam Kuhanathan
Address of donor: (1) private (2) private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Flight to Geneva for visit to the UN, value £291.44 (2) One night's hotel stay (£173.48) and dinner (£30), value £203.48
Destination of visit: Switzerland (Geneva)
Dates of visit: 17 September 2025 to 18 September 2025
Purpose of visit: Speaking on behalf of Tamil interests in the UK
(Registered 30 October 2025)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
20 Jan 2026
Councillor on Sutton Council, (unpaid since 30 July 2024 and previously registered under Category 1)
(Registered 2 August 2024; updated 15 January 2026)
16 Aug 2024
Unpaid Director of Right To Manage company, looking after the block of flats I live in.
Date interest arose: 21 July 2022
(Registered 2 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 10 wards, 26 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beddington | Jillian Ann Green | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,150 | 05 May 2022 |
| Beddington | Nick Mattey | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,231 | 05 May 2022 |
| Beddington | Tim Foster | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,162 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carshalton Central | Andrew William Jenner | Liberal Democrats | 1,688 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carshalton Central | Isabel Marisa Carvalho Araujo | Liberal Democrats | 2,031 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carshalton Central | Jake Michael Short | Liberal Democrats | 1,906 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carshalton South Clockhouse | Amy Beth Haldane | Liberal Democrats | 1,617 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carshalton South Clockhouse | Moira Butt | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,698 | 05 May 2022 |
| Carshalton South Clockhouse | Tim Crowley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,669 | 05 May 2022 |
| Hackbridge | Dave Tchil | Labour Party | 1,029 | 05 May 2022 |
| Hackbridge | Sheldon Henry Barrie Vestey | Labour Party | 951 | 05 May 2022 |
| South Beddington Roundshaw | Edward Joyce | Liberal Democrats | 1,201 | 05 May 2022 |
| South Beddington Roundshaw | Jonathan James Pearce | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,232 | 05 May 2022 |
| South Beddington Roundshaw | Patrick Magnus | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,188 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Helier East | Gemma Amy Munday | Liberal Democrats | 631 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Helier East | Paul Jeremy Cole | Liberal Democrats | 643 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Helier West | Catherine Jane Gray | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,342 | 02 May 2024 |
| The Wrythe | Bobby Dean | Liberal Democrats | 1,492 | 05 May 2022 |
| The Wrythe | Colin Henry Stears | Liberal Democrats | 1,337 | 05 May 2022 |
| The Wrythe | Patrick Ogbonna | Liberal Democrats | 1,225 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wallington North | Barry Robert Lewis | Liberal Democrats | 1,332 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wallington North | Marian James | Liberal Democrats | 1,451 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wallington North | Sunita Gordon | Liberal Democrats | 1,502 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wallington South | Jayne Louise McCoy | Liberal Democrats | 1,830 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wallington South | Muhammad Izhar Sadiq | Liberal Democrats | 1,585 | 05 May 2022 |
| Wallington South | Samuel Thomas Martin | Liberal Democrats | 1,728 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 112,339 | Electorate 74,362 (2024) |
| Median age | 39 | years |
| Degree-educated | 38.1% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 68.7% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 65.4% | households |
| Private-rented | 16.1% | households |
| Social-rented | 18.4% | households |
| Employment rate | 62.5% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.