MP for Staffordshire Moorlands
“A party loyalist who rarely rebels in votes, but has a small number of notable backbench rebellions.”
Dame Karen Bradley is a Conservative MP for Staffordshire Moorlands, first elected in 2010. She has held senior government roles in the Home Office and in Culture, Media and Sport, and she currently serves on several select committees, including the Home Affairs Committee, the Liaison Committee, the National Security Strategy Joint Committee, and the Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill committee.
She has 100% party loyalty and 65% voting attendance (above the Conservative party average of 56%), with four rebel votes. Her voting profile places her on the centre-right (56/100). On policy, she generally supports immigration controls, the Rwanda deportation scheme, transgender rights, and the asylum system, while voting against bus services regulation. Her voting on Universal Credit, VAT changes, NHS funding, and trade union powers shows mixed patterns.
She has 20 declared financial interests in total, including 10 miscellaneous entries, 7 entries for ad hoc payments related to employment and earnings, 2 entries for gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources, and 1 employment/earnings entry.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
19 positions
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Since Nov 2024
Home Affairs Committee
Since Sept 2024
British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill
Mar 2024 - Apr 2024
Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill (Formerly known as Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Bereavement) Bill)
Mar 2024 - May 2024
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill
Feb 2024 - Mar 2024
Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
Liaison Committee (Commons)
May 2020 - May 2024
Procedure Committee
Jan 2020 - May 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
NOCollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
NONorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
NOCollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
NOCrime and Policing Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
