Harrogate and Knaresborough.

Constituency-focused and active in Parliament, Tom Gordon has spent recent weeks championing local causes while voting with the Liberal Democrats on a string of contested national issues. He opposed government regulations that would strip asylum seekers of support for working illegally, backed referring Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, and voted against giving ministers powers to direct pension fund investments -- all standard Lib Dem positions. Locally, he has been more visible: he successfully campaigned against Harrogate Spring Water's expansion plans, intervened in a controversial planning dispute to push for greater community consultation, challenged the West Yorkshire Mayor over roads funding in Parliament, and called for an emergency transport plan in response to the Iran war's impact on fuel costs. A mental health inquiry affecting Harrogate families has drawn some of his most sustained advocacy.

Gordon's parliamentary participation sits at 69%, below the Commons average, though he has made 340 contributions across 203 debates -- a reasonable spread of activity. He has not once broken from the Liberal Democrat line. His voting profile is strongly sceptical of government spending powers, consistently pro-Lords scrutiny (97% aligned) and pro-parliamentary scrutiny (94%), and opposed to the employer National Insurance rise. He speaks most often on economy and jobs, social care, health, and local government, with defence also featuring -- where he votes noticeably more in favour of armed forces welfare than the average Lib Dem.

His news coverage is predominantly local and broadly positive, with planning and transport recurring as flashpoints. He sits on no select committees. Speech data and voting records are available from July 2024; comparative rebel-vote analysis is limited by his party's position as a smaller opposition bloc.