MP for North East Cambridgeshire
“A party loyalist with a long cabinet career who has occasionally broken ranks on policing and Lords reform.”
Steve Barclay is the Conservative MP for North East Cambridgeshire, first elected in 2010. He currently serves on several Commons committees, including the Finance Committee and the Liaison Committee, and sits on the Restoration and Renewal Client Board and the House of Commons Commission. Barclay has held a range of senior government roles, notably Health and Social Care Secretary and Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with other ministerial posts in Environment, Health and related departments throughout his career.
Barclay has 100% party loyalty and 69% attendance, with two recorded rebel votes. His voting pattern sits on the centre-right, backing immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, while often opposing bus services regulation and showing a mixed pattern on NHS funding and other domestic issues.
Declares 17 financial interests, including 12 entries for ad hoc payments related to employment and earnings, 2 entries for donations or other support to activities as an MP, and 1 entry each for additional employment earnings, miscellaneous items, and shareholdings.
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.
20 positions
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
House of Commons Commission
Since Dec 2024
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
Since Dec 2024
Members Estimate Committee
Since Dec 2024
Finance Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
Finance Committee (Commons)
Since Nov 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Nov 2023 - Jul 2024
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Oct 2022 - Nov 2023
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Jul 2022 - Sept 2022
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Feb 2022 - Jul 2022
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Oct 2021 - Dec 2021
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
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
AYEOpposition day motion: fuel duty
AYEThe 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.
