MP for Brentford and Isleworth
Ruth Cadbury is the Labour (Co‑op) MP for Brentford and Isleworth, first elected in 2015. She currently sits on the Transport Committee and the Commons Liaison Committee, and on the Liaison Sub‑Committee on National Policy Statements. Her parliamentary career includes multiple shadow ministerial roles, notably in Justice, International Trade and Housing, Communities and Local Government, and service on Transport and Justice committees.
Cadbury shows very high party loyalty and solid attendance, with 100% voting with her party (party average 99%) and 72% attendance (party average 33%). She has four rebel votes and a centre‑left political spectrum score of 44/100. On key issues, she generally backs Universal Credit and NHS funding and supports bus services regulation, while opposing tighter immigration controls, the asylum system, and the Rwanda deportation scheme. Her votes on VAT changes and on trade union powers are mixed, and she generally opposes expanded transgender rights.
Four declared financial interests: family members engaged in third‑party lobbying; gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; land or property holdings; and visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
14 positions
Liaison Sub-Committee on National Policy Statements
Since Jun 2025
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
Transport Committee
Since Sept 2024
Shadow Minister (Justice)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Shadow Minister (International Trade)
Dec 2021 - Sept 2023
Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Planning)
Sept 2021 - Dec 2021
Building Safety Bill
Sept 2021 - Oct 2021
Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities & Local Government) (Planning)
May 2021 - Sept 2021
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted against immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against asylum system
has generally voted against transgender rights
has generally voted against trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading