Mrs Kemi Badenoch MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for North West Essex is Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Conservative), MP there since 8 June 2017. Current post: Leader of HM Official Opposition, held since 2 November 2024.
Offices and committees
Current post held by Mrs Kemi Badenoch, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of HM Official Opposition | HM Official Opposition | 2 November 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Business and Trade | Department for Business and Trade | 7 February 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| President of the Board of Trade | Department for Business and Trade | 7 February 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
| Minister for Women and Equalities | Government Equalities Office | 25 October 2022 | 5 July 2024 |
| Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade | Department for International Trade | 6 September 2022 | 7 February 2023 |
| Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (jointly with Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 16 September 2021 | 6 July 2022 |
| Minister for Equalities | Government Equalities Office | 14 February 2020 | 6 July 2022 |
| Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury) | HM Treasury | 13 February 2020 | 15 September 2021 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | Department for Education | 27 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 9 July 2024 | 2 November 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government | Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities | 8 July 2024 | 9 July 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Local Government (Disqualification) Bill | 24 November 2021 | 1 December 2021 |
| Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission | 4 November 2021 | 6 July 2022 |
| Elections Bill | 22 September 2021 | 26 October 2021 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 2 March 2020 | 30 November 2021 |
| Justice Committee | 11 September 2017 | 15 July 2019 |
Other posts
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Conservative Party | 2 November 2024 | Current |
| Vice-Chair, Conservative Party | 8 January 2018 | 27 July 2019 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 70b28a1a01ba.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 19 entries for Mrs Kemi Badenoch: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (8), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (5), Miscellaneous (4), Visits outside the UK (2). The most recent was registered on 17 September 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Greece between 24 August 2026 and 26 August 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Attending off-site meetings with Mr Rupert Murdoch and other senior executives from News Corp and News UK.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-08-24
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-08-26
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Limited - £1,360.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Hospitality and two tickets for attendance at Wimbledon Championship for myself and one guest
- Value of the benefit: £1,360.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-11
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-11
- Name of the donor: The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Limited
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Limited
Philip Charles Harris - £60,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: in support of my role of Leader of the Opposition (paid in monthly donations of £5,000)
- Value of the benefit: £60,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-01
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2027-06-30
- Name of the donor: Philip Charles Harris
Rachel Anderson - £1,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Value of the benefit: £1,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-07
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-07
- Name of the donor: Rachel Anderson
- Status of the donor: Individual
BBC Studios Ltd - £390.14
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: I attended the 100 birthday celebration in honour of Sir David Attenborough at The Royal Albert Hall hosted by the BBC with a guest. The notional value of the tickets was £98.18 each and hospitality was valued at £96.89 per head
- Value of the benefit: £390.14
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-08
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-08
- Name of the donor: BBC Studios Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: BBC Studios Ltd
Carlton Club - £960.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Honorary membership value of which is currently £960 per annum
- Value of the benefit: £960.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2024-12-11
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2024-12-18
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2029-04-11
- Name of the donor: Carlton Club
- Status of the donor: Company
Giles Davies - £10,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: In support of my role as Leader of the Opposition
- Value of the benefit: £10,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-03-12
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-03-12
- Name of the donor: Giles Davies
- Status of the donor: Individual
Neil Record - £7,548.55
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Accommodation and hospitality for me and four members of my family, with an estimated value of £7548.55 provided by Mr Record at his private residence
- Value of the benefit: £7,548.55
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-02-13
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-02-13
- End date, if the benefit was received over time: 2026-02-18
- Name of the donor: Neil Record
- Status of the donor: Individual
RNIE Group LTD - £10,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: In support of the role of Leader of the Opposition
- Value of the benefit: £10,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-02-09
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-02-09
- Name of the donor: RNIE Group LTD
- Status of the donor: Company
James Mellon - £10,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: In support of my role as Leader of the Opposition
- Value of the benefit: £10,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-27
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-27
- Name of the donor: James Mellon
- Status of the donor: Individual
Watt Trading Ltd - £10,000.00
- How the donation was received: (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: In support of my role as Leader of the Conservative Party
- Value of the benefit: £10,000.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-09
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-09
- Name of the donor: Watt Trading Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
Global Media & Entertainment Ltd - £1,250.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Five tickets to the Jingle Bell Ball for myself and four members of my family
- Value of the benefit: £1,250.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-12-07
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-12-07
- Name of the donor: Global Media & Entertainment Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Global Media & Entertainment Ltd
Charles Keymer - £41,812.50
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: Financial support to cover the cost of salary for a member of staff for the Leader of the Opposition. Three monthly instalments of £4,312.50 and one instalment of £25,875 for the period September 2025 to May 2026.
- Value of the benefit: £41,812.50
- Name of the donor: Charles Keymer
- Status of the donor: Individual
International visit to United States between 17 October 2025 and 20 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To participate in a conference organised by the Hoover Institute.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-17
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-20
J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd - £50,000.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: In support of my role as Leader of the Conservative Party
- Value of the benefit: £50,000.00
- Name of the donor: J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd
- Company registration number: 00561597
A Person with Significant Control of C&UCO Services Limited. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-11-02
- The type of interest: Formal role with a party organisation
A Person with Significant Control of C&UCO Management Limited. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-11-02
- The type of interest: Formal role with a party organisation
A Person with Significant Control of the Conservative Party Foundation. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-11-02
- The type of interest: Formal role with a party organisation
A Person with Significant Control of C&UCO Properties. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-11-02
- The type of interest: Formal role with a party organisation
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 23 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Mrs Kemi Badenoch's office spent £228,046 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £219,176. IPSA lists office spending of £11,991 in the same year. 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 | £228,045.58 | £219,176.29 | £188,491.56 |
| Office costs: spent | £11,991.06 | £12,641.06 | £11,969.65 |
| Accommodation: spent | £37,200.46 | £36,244.65 | £30,756.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £1,449.45 | £2,576.33 | £2,304.43 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £39,980 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property outside the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of three dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: North West Essex CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Policy Researcher (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term part time), Constituency Support Officer (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted in the House of Commons: 197 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 31 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 19 October 2026 Mrs Kemi Badenoch voted Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 23 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, 232 written questions have been tabled by Mrs Kemi Badenoch, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: HOPE not hate
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) officials, (b) special advisers and (c) Ministers have met representatives of Hope Not Hate since the general election.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much has been spent on refurbishment of Ministerial offices in her Department since 4 July 2024, broken down by (a) furniture, (b) fixtures, (c) fittings and (d) shoe racks.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Special Advisers
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many special advisers have been appointed to her Department as of 30 August 2024; and whether she plans to recruit more.
Green Belt
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 30 July 2024 entitled Building the homes we need, HCWS48, what the evidential basis is for the assessment that large areas …
High Rise Flats: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 July 2024 to Question 815,on High Rise Flats: Insulation, what enforcement actions her Department plans to take against uncooperative parties.
High Rise Flats: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Pursuant to the answer of 29 July 2024 to Question 815 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, what steps her Department has taken to increase the pace of remediation programmes.
High Rise Flats: Insulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 29 July 2024 to Question 815 on High Rise Flats: Insulation, what steps she plans to take to empower (a) regulators and (b) local authorities to act.
Housing: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will publish the papers produced for her meeting with local authorities to discuss housing reforms in August 2024.
Wind Power: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department was consulted prior to the publication of the revised planning policy on onshore wind.
Prisoners: Voting Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of giving prisoners the right to vote. .
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 c54de79184f3. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Mrs Kemi Badenoch.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election North West Essex returned Mrs Kemi Badenoch with a majority of 2,610: 19,360 votes, 35.6% of those cast, against 16,750 for Issy Waite. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · North West Essex figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Statements
- Kemi Badenoch on police officer numbers, PMQs 10 December 2025
Kemi Badenoch said: “I asked the Prime Minister how many police officers; there are now 1,300 fewer officers than at the election.” This page repeats what Home Office reports.
- Kemi Badenoch on energy bills, PMQs 10 December 2025
Kemi Badenoch said: “Energy bills have risen by £187.” This page repeats what Ofgem and Office for National Statistics report.
- Kemi Badenoch on teacher numbers, PMQs 10 December 2025
Kemi Badenoch said: “There are now 400 fewer teachers since the Education Secretary came into office” This page repeats what Department for Education reports.
- Kemi Badenoch on Universal Credit claimants, Budget debate 26 November 2025
Kemi Badenoch said: “There are 1 million more people claiming universal credit than there were at the time of the last Budget.” This page repeats what Department for Work and Pensions reports.
- Kemi Badenoch on unemployment and payrolled jobs, PMQs 12 November 2025
Kemi Badenoch said: “Yesterday, we learned that unemployment has risen to the same rate as it was in lockdown—180,000 jobs lost.” This page repeats what Office for National Statistics reports.
- Kemi Badenoch on inflation, PMQs 29 October 2025
Kemi Badenoch said: “On our record, we brought inflation down to 2%; it has doubled under the Prime Minister.” This page repeats what Office for National Statistics reports.
Official corrections
Records in which Kemi Badenoch corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Kemi Badenoch:
- The UK Statistics Authority wrote to Kemi Badenoch MP about Welfare spending
- The UK Statistics Authority wrote to Kemi Badenoch MP about Universal Credit claimants
- Kemi Badenoch corrected a written answer on Electoral Register: British Nationals Abroad
- Kemi Badenoch corrected the Commons record on Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
- Kemi Badenoch corrected a written answer on Small Businesses: Coronavirus
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.