Barry Gardiner
- Constituency
- Brent West
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 1 May 1997
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 60%
- Debates contributed to
- 132
- Registered interests
- 17
- Declared value
- £108,301
Record last updated 14 Oct 2026
Barry Gardiner, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Brent West, is among the longest serving 5% of MPs overall and the longest serving 5% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having been first elected in May 1997. He has cast 357 votes from 589 eligible divisions, giving him a participation rate of 61%, placing him in the bottom 25% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast. He has made 242 contributions across 131 debates, with his top debate topics being Foreign Affairs & Defence, Environment & Climate, and Other / Procedural matters, while his top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 09/10/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
357 / 594
60.10%
Ranked #514 of 655 MPs (22th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
132 / 11985
246 total contributions
Ranked #371 of 655 MPs (44th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
17
£108,301.02
Ranked #56 of 655 MPs (92th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Barry Gardiner is the Labour MP for Brent West, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.
Constituencies
- Brent West Jul 2024 – present
- Brent North May 1997 – May 2024 · 7 terms
Posts held
- Shadow Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Energy and Climate Change) Jul 2016 – Apr 2020 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade Jul 2016 – Apr 2020 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Jun 2016 – Jul 2016 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Oct 2013 – Sep 2015 · Opposition
- Special Envoy for Forestry Jun 2007 – Sep 2008
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs) May 2006 – Jun 2007
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Trade and Industry) (Delivery and Efficiency) May 2005 – May 2006
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) Apr 2004 – May 2005