MP for Maidstone and Malling
Shadow Solicitor General
“A loyal, high-attendance Conservative MP who has shown occasional independence in a handful of notable votes and is now the Shadow Solicitor General.”
Helen Grant is a Conservative MP for Maidstone and Malling, first elected in 2010. She currently serves as Shadow Solicitor General (since 6 November 2024) and has previously held junior ministerial roles in the Ministry of Justice and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, as well as serving on several parliamentary committees.
Her voting record shows near-total loyalty to the party with attendance above the party average. She generally supports immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, while voting against stricter bus services regulation and taking mixed positions on NHS funding, VAT, asylum and trade union powers. A small number of rebel votes against the party include on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill (Second Reading, 2024), a Public Order Bill amendment (2023), the Northern Ireland abortion regulations (2020), the Agriculture Bill (Third Reading, 2020), and Mr Fysh's motion (2019).
Declared ten financial interests: five entries relate to gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; two relate to land or property; one pertains to a family member employed; one miscellaneous interest; and one 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.
9 positions
Shadow Solicitor General
Since Nov 2024
Nationality and Borders Bill
Sept 2021 - Sept 2021
Vice-Chair, Conservative Party
Jan 2018 - May 2019
Committees on Arms Export Controls
Feb 2016 - Oct 2016
International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
Jul 2015 - Oct 2016
International Development Committee
Jul 2015 - Oct 2016
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Oct 2013 - Mar 2015
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.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
AYEOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
NOChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools 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.
