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Kerry McCarthy

Kerry McCarthy

Labour MP for Bristol East

Kerry McCarthy is the Labour MP for Bristol East, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.

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Seat status

Safe

Percentage of votes

14.33%

Recent swing

-13.4% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

The Football Association (£615)

Bristol City Football Club (£504)

Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues

VOTED AYE21 Oct 2024

Employment Rights Bill

✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against

Kerry voted with the majority

VOTED AYE29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against

Kerry voted with the majority

VOTED AYE11 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

Kerry voted with the majority

Where Kerry fits into things

Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Kerry McCarthy

Kerry McCarthy

Labour MP for Bristol East

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

No current committee memberships