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Olivia Bailey
Labour MP for Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Olivia Bailey is the Labour MP for Reading West and Mid Berkshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities).
Seat status
Marginal
Percentage of votes
2.92%
Recent swing
+12.1% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
Linda Riley (£5,000)
Kevin Craig (£2,000)
Unison South East (£1,900)
Key Parliamentary Votes
See where your MP stands on these issues
DID NOT VOTE4 Sep 2025
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
✓ Passed — 336 For, 77 Against
VOTED AYE9 Mar 2026
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
✓ Passed — 307 For, 173 Against
VOTED AYE10 Mar 2026
Courts and Tribunals Bill
✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against
Where Olivia fits into things
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