Edinburgh North and Leith.

Gilbert made headlines in July 2025 as one of a quarter of Scottish Labour MPs who rebelled against the government's welfare reforms -- and she did so consistently. She voted against the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at both Second Reading and Third Reading, and backed an amendment that would have protected disabled people with fluctuating conditions during the government's ongoing PIP assessment review. Her voting record shows she diverges from Labour's average on disability benefits by 55 percentage points, the sharpest gap in her profile. On the local economy front, she co-hosted a roundtable with Vestas, Forth Ports, and Morven Offshore Wind Farm in March 2026, working to bring a wind turbine factory and around 500 jobs to Leith.

Outside those welfare rebellions, Gilbert is a largely loyal MP -- 99% party-line -- with above-average Commons participation at 80% of votes. Her 120 contributions across 86 debates skew toward economy and jobs, social care, health, and energy, which fits her constituency work and her welfare-focused dissent. She scores strongly on progressive taxation and workers' rights votes, but near zero on pro-business and Lords scrutiny measures, and has backed the government in rejecting multiple Lords amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill in 2026. Her record on parliamentary scrutiny (14% aligned) and anti-tax increases (13%) suggests she follows the Labour whip firmly on most fiscal and procedural questions.

She sits on the International Development Committee and the Procedure Committee, though neither has generated significant recent coverage. News sentiment over the past 90 days is mixed: strong positive coverage on the Leith jobs story, but one education article dragged the average down. Data on local casework and campaign activity beyond what parliament records is not available.