Chris Elmore MP: votes, interests and costs
Chris Elmore represents Bridgend in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 5 May 2016. The Members API lists the post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) from 7 September 2025.
Offices and committees
Chris Elmore holds this post, according to the Parliament Members API.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 7 September 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) | HM Household | 10 July 2024 | 6 September 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 4 December 2021 | 22 July 2022 |
| Shadow Minister (Scotland) | Scotland Office | 10 April 2020 | 4 December 2021 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 18 October 2016 | 30 May 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Modernisation Committee | 9 September 2024 | 8 December 2025 |
| Committee of Selection | 30 July 2024 | 9 September 2025 |
| Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill | 17 April 2024 | 24 April 2024 |
| British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill | 20 March 2024 | 17 April 2024 |
| Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill) | 13 March 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill | 28 February 2024 | 6 March 2024 |
| National Security Bill | 29 June 2022 | 18 October 2022 |
| Public Order Bill | 25 May 2022 | 21 June 2022 |
| Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill | 2 March 2022 | 22 March 2022 |
| Welsh Grand Committee | 18 January 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Committee on Standards | 13 May 2020 | 9 September 2021 |
| Committee of Privileges | 13 May 2020 | 9 September 2021 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 2df26a1197bb.
Register of interests
Chris Elmore has 3 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 6 June 2016 and the latest on 7 August 2023. By category: Miscellaneous (3). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
A Trustee and Director of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2020-01-28
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Unpaid member of the Barry YMCA Board of Management.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Minor interest in a house in Caerphilly County Borough area owned by two members of my family.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2015-09-01
- Date on which the interest ended: 2026-01-31
- The type of interest: Other
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 £249,617 for Chris Elmore in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. In 2023-24 it was £235,468. Office costs came to £34,768 of a £39,020 budget. 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 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £249,616.66 | £235,468.09 | £210,718.03 |
| Office costs: spent | £34,768.30 | £26,984.67 | £25,076.78 |
| Accommodation: spent | £31,846.45 | £31,343.07 | £30,595.63 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £26,673.48 | £22,703.19 | £26,367.86 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £534.30 | £0.00 | £218.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £39,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £35,970 (Standard non-London area budget, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Bridgend CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Constituency Assistant (permanent part time), Research Manager (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer ×2 (permanent part time), Senior Communication Officer (permanent full time), Caseworker (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Chris Elmore is recorded voting in 440 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 49 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 15 October 2026, was a No on "Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 15 October 2026 | Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading: Aye |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 No; Amendment 1 No; New Clause 25 No |
| 7 September 2026 | Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 No; Report Stage: New Clause 6 No |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No; Amendment 199 No; Amendment 3 No |
| 13 July 2026 | Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Aye; Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No |
| 23 June 2026 | Opposition Day: Puberty blockers: No |
| 23 June 2026 | Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment: Aye |
| 23 June 2026 | Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness: No |
| 22 June 2026 | Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 No; New Clause 22 No; New Clause 11 No; New Clause 4 No |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No; Amendment 13 No; Amendment 8 No; Amendment 3 No |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion: Aye |
| 16 June 2026 | Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No; New Clause 14 No; New Clause 13 No |
| 9 June 2026 | Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No; New Clause 12 No; Amendment 20 No |
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
The Written Questions API lists no written question tabled by Chris Elmore since 4 July 2024 (read 15 October 2026). Ministers do not table written questions to their own departments.
2024 general election
Chris Elmore won Bridgend at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 16,516 votes (39.9%), a majority of 8,595 over Caroline Jones (Reform UK). Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Bridgend figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Chris Elmore corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Chris Elmore:
- Chris Elmore corrected the Commons record on UK Aid Policy: Global Funding Trends
- Chris Elmore corrected a written answer on Sudan: Armed Conflict
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.