Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Chester South and Eddisbury.
Aphra Brandreth is the Conservative MP for Chester South and Eddisbury, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Brandreth broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 | No | vs party |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 | Yes | vs party |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 | No | vs party |
Source · Hansard
“Young graduates are struggling under the threshold freeze; reduce interest rates so balances never rise faster than RPI and expand vocational alternatives.”
“Current rural bus services are inadequate and inflexible; proposes allowing families to pay for spare seats on existing school buses as a pragmatic solution.”
“Links housing development pressures to GP infrastructure gaps; argues new homes in rural areas require new or expanded GP facilities.”
“Government policies are counterproductive; heat pump adoption is failing because electricity costs are four times higher than gas, contradicting the promised £300 cuts.”
Select, joint and other committees Brandreth currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Affairs Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Brandreth sits on one.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 66 | 48.9% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 19 | 14.1% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 16 | 11.9% |
| Treasury | 13 | 9.6% |
| Home Office | 6 | 4.4% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 4 | 3.0% |
| Department for Education | 4 | 3.0% |
| Department for Transport | 3 | 2.2% |
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on fertiliser costs for farmers from 1 January 2027 and what plans she has to delay or repeal its implementation as it applies to fertilisers.
Awaiting answer.
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 has made of the potential merits of amending recycling policy to include blister packs in kerbside collection.
Following support at public consultation, the Environment Act 2021 introduced new requirements for all local authorities in England to make arrangements for a core set of materials to be collected for recycling from all households: paper an…read full →
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 delivered.
During 24/25 and 25/26, this Government has invested a record £2.65 billion in new flood defences with at least 52,000 properties set to be better protected by March 2026. Between July 2024 and July 2025, this investment funded work to comp…read full →
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 Government’s first year.
During 24/25 and 25/26, this Government has invested a record £2.65 billion in new flood defences with at least 52,000 properties set to be better protected by March 2026. Between July 2024 and July 2025, this investment funded work to comp…read full →
Mr Philip Rimmer £2,060.12 |
The Centre for Turkey Studies and Ankara Institute (CEFTUS) 24 February 2026 |
The Conservative and Unionist Party 12 February 2026 |
RTC Education Ltd 13 October 2025 |
RTC Education Ltd 15 July 2025 |
Source · Members API · Last amended 24 Mar 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 182,781 | 73.1% |
| Office Costs | 25,110 | 10.0% |
| Accommodation | 22,873 | 9.1% |
| Staff Travel | 9,311 | 3.7% |
| MP Travel | 7,577 | 3.0% |
| Total · 161 claims | 250,031 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Brandreth on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chester South and Eddisbury | 19,905 | 37.9% | Won |
| 2019 | Kingston and Surbiton | 20,614 | 33.9% | Lost |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aphra BrandrethWON | Con | 19,905 | 37.9 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Chester South and Eddisbury →