Liberal Democrats MP for Tiverton and Minehead.
Rachel Gilmour is the Liberal Democrat MP for Tiverton and Minehead, 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 Gilmour broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 | Yes | Freevs party |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading | No | Freevs party |
Source · Hansard
“Rural domestic abuse is underreported and requires targeted intervention on financial control, isolation, and reporting pathways, potentially including a special committee.”
“The Hague Convention is routinely undermined by procedural delays, appellate manipulation, and misuse of domestic abuse defences; Poland's authorities have shown wilful negligence …”
“National resilience is undermined by security threats like Russian ships near critical cables and the Ministry of Defence's loss of tracking data on 95,000 veterans available for e…”
“Pre-1997 pension scheme is unfit for modern UK costs; reciprocity principle demands justice not honeyed words; Nepal's government threats make urgent action imperative.”
Select, joint and other committees Gilmour 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Public Accounts Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Gilmour sits on one.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 65 | 27.7% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 39 | 16.6% |
| Department for Education | 24 | 10.2% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 21 | 8.9% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 21 | 8.9% |
| Treasury | 18 | 7.7% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 7 | 3.0% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 7 | 3.0% |
What estimate her Department has made of the total revenue raised through VAT on electricity used to charge electric vehicles, including (a) domestic charging at the reduced 5% VAT rate and (b) public charging at the standard 20% rate.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment she has made of the impact of the overall tax burden on hospitality businesses.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment he has made of the impact of frozen state pensions on UK state pensioners residing overseas.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment she has made of the adequacy of current review and oversight mechanisms in cases where the police issue a conditional caution without a charging decision being made, particularly in circumstances where the individual has not made an admission of guilt; and what steps her Department is taking to ensure that such cases are subject to scrutiny and avenues for challenge.
Awaiting answer.
Remuneration: £500 a month
Remuneration: £500 a month
From: 5 July 2024. Until: 14 March 2025.
Hours: 40 hrs a month estimated hours worked
Donated to: a charity
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Role, work or services: District Councillor
Role, work or services: District Councillor
Until: 14 March 2025.
Payer: Mid Devon District Council (Local Government), Phoenix House, Pho… |
The National Liberal Club 9 July 2024 to 31 December 2025 |
UK Friends of Ukraine Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 62 Lots Road, London SW10 0DQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any dona… |
UK Friends of Ukraine Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 81 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3BL
Estimate of the probable value (or amoun… |
Source · Members API · Last amended 24 Mar 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 121,827 | 68.7% |
| Office Costs | 23,979 | 13.5% |
| Accommodation | 18,343 | 10.3% |
| Staff Travel | 7,800 | 4.4% |
| MP Travel | 5,400 | 3.0% |
| Total · 145 claims | 177,348 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Gilmour on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tiverton and Minehead | 18,326 | 38.6% | Won |
| 2015 | Taunton Deane | 12,358 | 21.4% | Lost |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel GilmourWON | LD | 18,326 | 38.6 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Tiverton and Minehead →