Kerry McCarthy
- Constituency
- Bristol East
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 5 May 2005
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 82%
- Debates contributed to
- 112
- Registered interests
- 4
- Declared value
- £7,789
Record last updated 7 Nov 2026
Kerry McCarthy, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Bristol East, was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. She is among the longest serving 10% of MPs and the longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having been first elected in May 2005. McCarthy has cast 516 votes from 630 eligible divisions, giving her an 82% participation rate which places her in the top 25% of MPs by voting participation. She has made 243 contributions across 112 debates, with her main debate topics being Environment & Climate, Other/Procedural, and Energy & Utilities, while her top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
516 / 630
81.90%
Ranked #140 of 655 MPs (79th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
112 / 12881
243 total contributions
Ranked #464 of 655 MPs (29th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
4
£7,789.00
Ranked #493 of 655 MPs (25th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Kerry McCarthy is the Labour MP for Bristol East, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.
Constituencies
- Bristol East May 2005 – present · 6 terms
Posts held
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) Jul 2024 – Sep 2025
- Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero) Jun 2022 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Transport) Apr 2020 – Dec 2021 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) Oct 2011 – Sep 2015 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Treasury) Oct 2010 – Oct 2011 · Opposition
- Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) May 2010 – Oct 2010 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) May 2010 – Oct 2010 · Opposition
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) Jun 2009 – May 2010