Bobby Dean MP: votes, interests and costs
Bobby Dean represents Carshalton and Wallington in the House of Commons for Liberal Democrat. Current post: Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, held since 1 October 2025.
Offices and committees
Current post held by Bobby Dean, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Opposition Department | 1 October 2025 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| House of Commons Commission | 7 January 2026 | Current |
| Restoration and Renewal Client Board | 7 January 2026 | Current |
| Members Estimate Committee | 7 January 2026 | Current |
| Modernisation Committee | 15 October 2025 | Current |
| Treasury Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 aba6fd034a9e.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 6 entries for Bobby Dean: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (3), Miscellaneous (2), Visits outside the UK (1). The most recent was registered on 27 July 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Simon Ruddick - £948.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Communication development which included facilitator overnight accommodation, food and drink
- Value of the benefit: £948.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-09
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-09
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-07-10
- Name of the donor: Simon Ruddick
- Status of the donor: Individual
National Liberal Club - £1,140.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Annual membership
- Value of the benefit: £1,140.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club
- Status of the donor: Company
International visit to Switzerland between 17 September 2025 and 18 September 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Speaking on behalf of Tamil interests in the UK
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-09-17
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-09-18
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: APPG for Tamils
National Liberal Club Ltd - £1,475.85
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Honorary membership of private members club (National Liberal Club) for 18 months
- Value of the benefit: £1,475.85
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2024-08-15
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2024-08-15
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2025-12-31
- Name of the donor: National Liberal Club Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
Councillor on Sutton Council, (unpaid since 30 July 2024 and previously registered under Category 1)
- Date on which the interest ended: 2026-05-07
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Unpaid Director of Right To Manage company, looking after the block of flats I live in.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2022-07-21
- Date on which the interest ended: 2025-11-07
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £144,274 for Bobby Dean in 2024-25 against a budget of £198,653. IPSA lists office spending of £31,668 in the same year. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £144,273.61 |
| Office costs: spent | £31,668.03 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £2,365.80 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,037, staffing £198,653, accommodation £0 (Standard London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard London area budget from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Carshalton and Wallington BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Administrative Manager (permanent part time), Researcher (permanent part time), Communications Officer (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (casual), Caseworker ×2 (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Bobby Dean is recorded voting in 421 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 35 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 20 October 2026 Bobby Dean voted No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 149 written questions have been tabled by Bobby Dean, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department of Health and Social Care, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and 1 other departments.
Artificial Intelligence: Public Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of dependency on foreign-owned AI systems on resilience in the public sector.
Miscarriage
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the report entitled The Tommy’s Graded Model of Miscarriage Care, published by Tommy’s on 29 April 2026, whether his Department plans to roll out the Graded Model of Miscarriage C …
Miscarriage
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce will be considering miscarriage care as part of its remit.
Miscarriage
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve miscarriage care.
USA: Visas
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of processing times for US tourist and/or business visas of British citizens born in Iran since January 2025.
Visas: Dual Nationality
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department holds information on average waiting times for US tourist and business visa applications submitted by dual-British citizens.
Electric Bicycles: Hire Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data their Department holds on (a) collisions and (b) injuries involving e-bikes operated through hire schemes in each of the last three years.
Electric Bicycles: Hire Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions they have had with e-bike hire operators on compliance with minimum age policies and user safety requirements.
Electric Bicycles: Hire Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to require e-bike hire operators to hold public liability insurance as a condition of operating on the public highway.
Electric Bicycles: Hire Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to introduce minimum standards for age verification for e-bike hire operators.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 f28f1d0b7f18. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Bobby Dean.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Carshalton and Wallington returned Bobby Dean with a majority of 7,905: 20,126 votes, 43.1% of those cast, against 12,221 for Elliot Colburn. Result as published: LD gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Carshalton and Wallington figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.