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Sarah Bool.

Conservative and Unionist Party MP for South Northamptonshire.

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Sarah Bool
PlaceSouth Northamptonshire
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ProfileParliament.uk ↗
Commons votes
411/570
72% attendance · top 51% of MPs
Party alignment
100%
votes with party majority
Speeches
481
across 178 debates · 39,343 words
Written Qs
249
247 answered · 2 pending
Dispatch
16 Jun 2026

Conservative and Unionist Party MP in a politically split seat.

A steady, loyalist Conservative who has nonetheless been active on a handful of specific fronts. Bool has not broken with her party on a single vote since entering Parliament in 2024, but her committee work signals where she puts her energy: she sits on both the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and the Armed Forces Bill Select Committee, and her recent votes reflect both. In June she backed Conservative amendments to require automatic transfers of special educational needs plans when service families are reposted — the government opposed them — and voted against regulations accelerating the phase-out of farm subsidies, arguing farmers face a funding cliff before replacement schemes are ready.

At 73% voting participation, Bool is slightly below the Commons average. Her stance profile is consistent Conservative: strongly pro-business (93%), tough on crime (85%), and firmly opposed to progressive taxation (0% aligned) or workers' rights measures (6%). She deviates from her own party average on climate action (27% versus the Conservative average of 38%) and child welfare (20% versus 30%), though the sample sizes are modest. Economy and health dominate her speeches, with defence and local government close behind.

Her most prominent local coverage involves two campaigns: opposing new parking charges in Brackley town centre — she attended protests, launched a petition, and held public meetings — and calling for childhood diabetes screening, drawing on personal experience to push for NHS reform. She has also advocated for pub tax breaks, citing constituency data in Westminster Hall. Recent local news (90 days) is largely neutral in tone across crime, transport, and community issues. No rebel votes have been recorded.

Background

Sarah Bool is the Conservative MP for South Northamptonshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

§ 01Voting record.411 divisions · most recent 1 Jul 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.

Taxation95
Economy85
Employment48
Crime & Policing41
Education30
Constitution and Democracy26
Pensions23
Welfare and Benefits22

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

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

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.481 contributions · 178 debates · 39,343 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Health18,495
Economy & Jobs18,446
Fiscal Policy8,308
Social Care8,152
Environment5,215
Local Government4,907
Labour Market4,890
Con avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

7 Jul 2026

Large-scale Solar Farms

Battery energy storage safety is a growing concern; other countries use stricter regulation and technical parameters; UK should pause solar approvals until proper safety regulation

105 words·Read
21 May 2026

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill

The tariff regime and quota cuts, implemented without industry consultation, will bankrupt specialist steel stockholders and aerospace-grade metal importers whose supply chains can

503 words·Read
16 Apr 2026

Armed Forces Bill (Seventh sitting)

Highlights Naval retention issues due to slow career progression and poor single living accommodation; supports independent review of recruitment and retention across services.

442 words·Read
14 Apr 2026

Type 1 Diabetes Screening (Children)

Calls for a national NHS screening programme for type 1 diabetes in children to identify early-stage disease, reduce DKA diagnoses, enable disease-modifying treatments, and reduce

1,541 words·Read
Showing 4 of 481·All 481 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.2 current appointments

Current memberships.

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

CommitteeRoleType
Select Committee on the Armed Forces BillMemberSelect
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs CommitteeMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Bool sits on 2.

§ 04Written questions.249 tabled · 247 answered · 23 Jul 2024 → 26 Jun 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs6224.9%
Department of Health and Social Care5220.9%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government249.6%
Treasury208.0%
Ministry of Defence187.2%
Department for Transport166.4%
Department for Education145.6%
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero114.4%

Most recent.

26 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Pending

Whether NHS England collects data on avoidable delays in the diagnosis of leukaemia.

Awaiting answer.

26 Jun 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered

Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to secure targeted funding for wildfires as part of Fire Service budgets.

The government recognises the evolving risk of wildfire and is committed to putting in place the necessary measures to mitigate its impacts and drive forward the UK’s resilience to wildfires. To strengthen government response, the Ministry …read full →

26 Jun 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered

Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has considered the potential merits of aerial firefighting.

The government recognises the evolving risk of wildfire and is committed to putting in place the necessary measures to mitigate its impacts and drive forward the UK’s resilience to wildfires. To strengthen government response, the Ministry …read full →

26 Jun 2026·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered

Communities and Local Government, what consideration his Department has given to the use of fire ponds to tackle rural wildfires.

The government recognises the evolving risk of wildfire and is committed to putting in place the necessary measures to mitigate its impacts and drive forward the UK’s resilience to wildfires. To strengthen government response, the Ministry …read full →

Showing 4 of 249·All 249 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.14 declared interests · £189k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Motorsport UK Association Ltd
24 January 2026
Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
21 October 2025
Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
17 July 2025
Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme
12 March 2025
Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
28 January 2025
Showing 5 of 14·All 14 register entries

Source · Members API · Last amended 3 Feb 2026

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing156,53282.9%
Office Costs17,2359.1%
Accommodation9,5565.1%
MP Travel3,2101.7%
Staff Travel2,3721.3%
Total · 127 claims188,905100%
Showing 5 of 127·All 127 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

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

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

§ 07Electoral history.2 contests · 2019, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024South Northamptonshire19,19135.7%Won
2019Vauxhall9,42216.7%Lost

2024 — full result, South Northamptonshire.

CandidateVotes%
Sarah BoolWONCon19,19135.7

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see South Northamptonshire

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 15 Jul 2026
SpeechesHansard · 39,343 words
25 Jul 2024 → 9 Jul 2026
Written QsMembers API
249 tabled · 247 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
2 current
RegisterMembers API
14 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£188,905 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL