Chester South & Eddisbury / data
Aphra Brandreth · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
335
of 504 possible
Attendance
66%
169 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
315
107 debates
Written Qs
136
136 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£250k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 161 claims
Interests
12
5 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 75 | |
| Economy | 74 | |
| Employment | 48 | |
| Crime & Policing | 32 | |
| Education | 28 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 20 | |
| Schools | 18 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 34 | 14,010 |
| Local Government | 19 | 13,387 |
| Health | 21 | 11,669 |
| Social Care | 17 | 10,750 |
| Agriculture | 9 | 6,166 |
| Defence | 14 | 5,880 |
| Technology | 8 | 5,875 |
| Environment | 9 | 5,603 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106Vote on New Clause 106, which sought to require women to have an in-person medical consultation before receiving abortion medication, as a s… | Rebelled | No |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1Vote on a package of government new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage, covering measures including: criminalising organ… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situa… | Rebelled | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Thank you. Sir Oliver Robbins, in the evidence that he gave to this Committee, said that there was a feeling of “constant pressure” in the Foreign Office around the need to get Pet… | 63 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Would you, though—given that we have talked about the level of note taking that is required, and where there might be notes and minutes—have expected to see notes in relation to th… | 38 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Thinking through where there might have been other political appointments into roles, it is quite unusual, obviously, to have political appointments, especially to such senior role… | 127 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Thank you for giving us so much of your time. I want to clarify what you have said about the information that has already come through in the Humble Address and is expected still t… | 136 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Obviously, we have talked a bit about how accurate notes are required to be kept, although obviously not for every single conversation that happens. Will the Humble Address include… | 45 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Thank you. You shared some information around the claim that the Cabinet Office questioned the need for vetting, and you set out how you think that occurred and the correct, as you… | 67 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Sir Oliver Robbins, in his evidence to the Committee, told us that Peter Mandelson was given access to classified documents before he was granted security vetting. Would you say th… | 32 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)As part of that? Or do you know why his appointment appears to have been made without saying that it was subject to security clearance? | 25 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Obviously we have now heard in this case that Peter Mandelson was granted security clearance despite the recommendation of UKSV, and that he obviously had risks or mitigations that… | 59 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Okay, thank you. Q780 Fleur Anderson: I am going to ask you some questions about your document gathering, going back to the documents referring to the very early stages of the proc… | 82 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)What date do you expect to have it by? Do you think information is missing? And were Ministers asked to hand over information from their mobile phones? | 27 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Okay. As we have talked about quite extensively, the FCDO is a “make recommendation” Department. In this instance, as we have now discovered, on the form UKSV essentially recommend… | 72 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Sorry. I tried to cheat—I got one question and asked three. | 11 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)As part of the Humble Address information, will there be any information that UKSV might have provided to Chris Wormald as part of his review into the vetting process? | 29 |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Foreign Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 385)Have all Ministers complied with that? | 6 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 65 | 47.8% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 19 | 14.0% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 17 | 12.5% |
| Treasury | 13 | 9.6% |
| Home Office | 6 | 4.4% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 4 | 2.9% |
| Department for Education | 4 | 2.9% |
| Department for Transport | 3 | 2.2% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of adding blister packs to the list of waste that must be collected by waste collectors; and what consideration she… | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of households protected by the 151 flood defence schemes delivered in the Government’s first year were protected by schemes that commenced before July 20… | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the 151 flood defence schemes were classified by the Environment Agency as minor works, including repairs or upgrades to existing assets such as sluice gates… | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the 151 flood defence schemes completed in the Government’s first year, what criteria her Department uses to determine whether schemes have been delive… | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding was allocated to (a) major capital flood defence schemes and (b) minor or maintenance-type schemes within the 151 flood defence schemes delivered in the… | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the total capital funding allocated to the 151 flood defence schemes was spent on schemes which commenced before July 2024. | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a full list of the 151 flood defence schemes cited as delivered in the Government’s first year, including scheme name, location, start date, completi… | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a breakdown of the 151 flood defence schemes by project type, including major capital schemes, medium-scale works and minor works such as maintenance… | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what were the ten largest flood defence schemes by capital value included within the 151 schemes delivered in the Government’s first year, and when each of those schemes… | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many of the 151 flood defence schemes which her Department has stated were delivered in its first year (a) were started before July 2024 and (b) were started after J… | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Environment Agency has made of the proportion of the 151 flood defence schemes that were already in construction or procurement prior to July 2024. | Answered |
| 09 Feb 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will publish a regional breakdown of the 151 flood defence schemes, including start date, completion date and total project cost for each scheme. | Answered |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what mechanisms are in place to ensure that patients discharged from hospital receive appropriate aftercare and follow-up, particularly older patients at higher risk of complications… | Answered |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve coordination between NHS services and local government in providing aftercare and community support for elderly and frail people follow… | Answered |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what actions he is taking to reduce the length of time older people spend on trolleys in Accident and Emergency departments, including cases where patients wait many hours or days; a… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 21 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 | 114 | 25,110 | 10.0% |
| Accommodation | 19 | 22,873 | 9.1% |
| Staffing | 1 | 182,781 | 73.1% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 7,577 | 3.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 9,311 | 3.7% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 2,379 | 1.0% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 10 | 20,468 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 9 | 5,854 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 15 | 4,400 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 11 | 3,373 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 2,633 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 2,633 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 5 | 2,257 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 2 | 2,176 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 21 | 1,313 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 15 | 1,238 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 1 | 990 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 7 | 624 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 750 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Television | 179 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 40 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 17 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 13 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -750 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP [200011725-7640] | 166 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP [200011725-7639] | 135 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AGA PRINT LTD [200011725-7641] | 52 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AGA PRINT LTD [200011725-7642] | 23 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 158 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE [200011725-6681] | 79 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 2,520 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Advertisement | 30 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 23 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 242 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 62 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 750 | Paid |
| 01 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Constituency home rent | 2,650 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Constituency office cleaning | 96 | 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.
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation1 entry
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Mr Philip Rimmer
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,060.12
Donor status: individual
(Registered 3 February 2026)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources4 entries
24 Mar 2026
Name of donor: The Centre for Turkey Studies and Ankara Institute (CEFTUS)
Address of donor: Flat 80, County Hall North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, London SE1 7PN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to attend the British Kebab Awards with a local business, value £540
Date received: 24 February 2026
Date accepted: 24 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07512777
(Registered 10 March 2026)
10 Mar 2026
Name of donor: The Conservative and Unionist Party
Address of donor: Conservative Campaign Headquarters, 4 Matthew Parker Street, London SW1H 9HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A ticket to the Conservative Party's Winter Party, value £500
Date received: 12 February 2026
Date accepted: 12 February 2026
Donor status: registered party
(Registered 24 February 2026)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: RTC Education Ltd
Address of donor: Carmine Court, 202 Imperial Drive, Harrow, Middlesex, England, HA2 7HG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A ticket to the 100th Birthday Celebration Event to mark Margaret Thatcher's 100th Birthday at Guildhall, London, value £833.33
Date received: 13 October 2025
Date accepted: 13 October 2025
Donor status: company, registration 04422774
(Registered 12 November 2025)
18 Nov 2025
Name of donor: RTC Education Ltd
Address of donor: Carmine Court, 202 Imperial Drive, Harrow, Middlesex HA2 7HG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Dinner at the Carlton Club, value £80
Date received: 15 July 2025
Date accepted: 15 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration 04422774
(Registered 12 November 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year2 entries
01 Aug 2025
Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Ferring, West Sussex
Ownership details: Co-owned with my husband
Rental income: until 4 April 2025
Additional information: This property will resume as a rental property when building work has been completed. The interest will be updated accordingly at that time.
(Registered 31 July 2024; updated 10 November 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Commercial property (Ground floor Commercial property)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: Property is owned by the company of which both my husband and I are the joint company owners and directors.
Rental income: Yes
Rental income details: The rental income is paid to the company of which both my husband and I are the joint owners and directors.
(Registered 31 July 2024; updated 20 September 2024)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital3 entries
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: Saibick Limited
Nature of business: Commercial property letting company
Held jointly with or on behalf of: Husband is also a shareholder of the company
(Registered 31 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: Saibick Investments Ltd
Nature of business: Investment company
Held jointly with or on behalf of: Jointly with my husband, two sons and daughter.
(Registered 31 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: Smart Vet Ltd (Trading as Pet People)
Nature of business: Veterinary business
Held jointly with or on behalf of: My husband is also a shareholder
(Registered 31 July 2024)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
24 Mar 2026
Deputy Chair of the Conservative Foreign and Commonwealth Council.
(Registered 20 March 2026)
16 Aug 2024
Company director, Smart Vet Ltd.
(Registered 31 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 13 wards, 18 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audlem | Rachel Bailey | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,023 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bunbury | Rebecca Posnett | Conservative and Unionist Party | 912 | 04 May 2023 |
| Christleton Huntington | Mark Williams | Conservative and Unionist Party | 976 | 04 May 2023 |
| Christleton Huntington | Stuart Parker | Conservative and Unionist Party | 900 | 04 May 2023 |
| Farndon | Adrian Gerard Waddelove | Conservative and Unionist Party | 852 | 04 May 2023 |
| Handbridge Park | Matt Carter | Labour Party | 1,811 | 04 May 2023 |
| Handbridge Park | Razia Daniels | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,712 | 04 May 2023 |
| Lache | Alex Tate | Labour Party | 807 | 04 May 2023 |
| Malpas | Rachel Williams | Conservative and Unionist Party | 839 | 04 May 2023 |
| Tarporley | Charles Robert Hardy | Conservative and Unionist Party | 861 | 04 May 2023 |
| Tarvin Kelsall | Ted Lush | Liberal Democrats | 1,332 | 04 May 2023 |
| Tarvin Kelsall | Tom Cooper | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,226 | 04 May 2023 |
| Tattenhall | Mike Jones | Conservative and Unionist Party | 797 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weaver Cuddington | Gillian Edwards | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 2,931 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weaver Cuddington | Lynn Marie Stocks | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,515 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weaver Cuddington | Phil Rimmer | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,498 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wrenbury | James Pearson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 806 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wybunbury | Janet Clowes | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,170 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 86,938 | Electorate 74,284 (2024) |
| Median age | 48 | years |
| Degree-educated | 42.7% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 96.2% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 76.2% | households |
| Private-rented | 14.0% | households |
| Social-rented | 9.8% | households |
| Employment rate | 55.9% | 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.