MP for Grantham and Bourne
Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
“A finance-minded Conservative MP with near-total party loyalty, now shadowing the Business and Trade brief.”
Gareth Davies is the Conservative MP for Grantham and Bourne, first elected in 2019. He has a background in finance and Treasury work, including serving as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and various Treasury roles, and he is currently Shadow Minister for Business and Trade.
He records 100% loyalty to his party with attendance close to the party average. On policy, he generally votes for stricter immigration controls and tougher asylum measures, and for the Rwanda deportation scheme. He also votes in favour of transgender rights and stronger trade union powers, while his votes on VAT, bus services regulation and protest rights are mixed, and he generally votes against Universal Credit.
Eight declared financial interests: employment and earnings, miscellaneous interests, visits outside the UK, gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources, and a shareholding.
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.
17 positions
Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Since Jul 2025
Finance Bill
Jan 2025 - Jan 2025
Shadow Financial Secretary (Treasury)
Nov 2024 - Jan 2026
Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury)
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Finance (No.2) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Finance Bill
Jan 2024 - Jan 2024
Public Accounts Committee
Jun 2023 - 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 Committee: New Clause 8
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
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
Shadow Minister (Business and Trade)
Opposition role · 22 Jul 2025
Finance Bill
Parliamentary role · 22 Jan 2025
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.
