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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)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
DID NOT VOTE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
VOTED AYE
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Claire voted with the majority
VOTED AYE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Claire voted with the majority
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]