The Westminster lensMP · Conservative and Unionist Party · Sitting since 6 May 2010

Karen Bradley.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Staffordshire Moorlands.

Commons votes
258/521
50% attendance · top 89% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
116
across 71 debates · 16,953 words
Written Qs
1
1 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Aligned with their council.

The Rt Hon Dame Karen Bradley is the Conservative MP for Staffordshire Moorlands, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

§ 01Voting record.258 divisions · most recent 18 Mar 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Taxation49
Economy49
Employment34
Crime & Policing27
Education25
Constitution and Democracy21
Housing17
Energy13

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Bradley broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.116 contributions · 71 debates · 16,953 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Crime12,094
Social Care7,233
Local Government4,824
Culture Community3,688
Labour Market3,514
Economy & Jobs3,124
Mp Performance3,041
Con avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

26 Feb

Maccabi Tel Aviv Fan Ban

The ban was unjustified and resulted from serious failures by West Midlands Police (AI misuse, reliance on single disputed Dutch police conversation, failure to engage Jewish commu

2,392 words·Read
9 Feb

Money Laundering: High Street Businesses

Emphasizes that organized criminality drives money laundering and seeks clarification on NCA resourcing and coordination with reformed police structures.

88 words·Read
15 Dec

Violence against Women and Girls Strategy

Offering constructive cross-party collaboration while cautioning that announcing a major strategy on the last parliamentary day creates commissioning uncertainty and disrupts servi

140 words·Read
9 Dec

Grooming Gangs: Independent Inquiry

Welcomes Baroness Longfield's appointment and victims-centred approach; questions whether inquiry can revisit previous completed investigations if new evidence emerges.

135 words·Read
Showing 4 of 116·All 116 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.3 current appointments

Current memberships.

Select, joint and other committees Bradley currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.

CommitteeRoleType
Liaison Committee (Commons)MemberSelect
Home Affairs CommitteeChairSelect
Home Affairs CommitteeMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Holds a chair

Bradley chairs a committee — an elected position with real agenda-setting power over what gets scrutinised.

§ 04Written questions.1 tabled · 1 answered · 14 May 2025 → 14 May 2025

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Home Office1100.0%

Most recent.

14 May 2025·Home Office·Answered

Whether she plans to repurpose (a) offices and (b) other buildings to house asylum seekers in Staffordshire Moorlands constituency.

The Home Office continues to work with a range of stakeholders to fulfil its statutory obligations, while seeking to reduce the overall cost of asylum accommodation, and to end the use of hotels.

§ 05Register & expenses.17 declared interests · £283k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

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Payment expected: £150 for a meeting Completed or provided on: 17 December 2025. Hours: 1 hr. (Registered 17 December 2025)
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Showing 5 of 17·All 17 register entries

Source · Members API · Last amended 24 Mar 2026

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing216,57976.5%
Accommodation29,29010.3%
Office Costs25,7469.1%
MP Travel4,7411.7%
Miscellaneous3,1361.1%
Total · 178 claims283,291100%
Showing 7 of 178·All 178 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Bradley on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.5 contests · 2010, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Staffordshire Moorlands15,31035.4%Won
2019Staffordshire Moorlands28,19264.6%Won
2017Staffordshire Moorlands25,96358.1%Won
2015Staffordshire Moorlands21,77051.1%Won
2010Staffordshire Moorlands19,79345.2%Won

2024 — full result, Staffordshire Moorlands.

CandidateVotes%
Karen BradleyWONCon15,31035.4

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Staffordshire Moorlands

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 16,953 words
16 Jul 2024 → 27 Apr 2026
Written QsMembers API
1 tabled · 1 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
3 current
RegisterMembers API
17 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£283,291 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL