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Claire Young
Liberal Democrat MP for Thornbury and Yate
Claire Young is the Liberal Democrat MP for Thornbury and Yate, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
MessageSeat status
Relatively safe
Majority size
3,014
Recent swing
+6.4% Liberal Democrat
Party
Liberal Democrat
Top donors:
Steve Webb (£5,000)
National Liberal Club (£1,552)
National Liberal Club (£1,140)
OPPOSED
Voted against Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...
Motion passed, 301-110
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SUPPORTED
Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 172-334
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SUPPORTED
Voted for Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee
Motion failed, 181-335
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Where Claire fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Claire Young
Member of Parliament
Thornbury and Yate
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
- Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL]