PARLIAMENTARY DETAILS
Wera Hobhouse MP for Bath Constituency
Current MP Details
Liberal Democrat
Wera Hobhouse is the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017. She currently undertakes the roles of Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport), and Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change).
Elected Jun 2017Elected 2 times
MP Contact Details
Constituency Election Results
Election Date
Event
Result
Electorate
Turnout
Majority
Election Date
12 Dec 2019
2019 General Election
LD Hold
Electorate
67,805
Turnout
52,138 (77%)
Majority
12,322
Election Date
8 Jun 2017
2017 General Election
LD Gain
Electorate
66,778
Turnout
49,583 (74%)
Majority
5,694
Election Date
7 May 2015
2015 General Election
Con Gain
Electorate
63,084
Turnout
47,167 (75%)
Majority
3,833
Election Date
6 May 2010
2010 General Election
LD Hold
Electorate
66,686
Turnout
47,086 (71%)
Majority
11,883
Constituency Map
MP History
Date
Event
Details
28 Feb 2024 to Now
Committee
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill
7 Feb 2024 to Now
Committee
Licensing Hours Extensions Bill
7 Feb 2023 to Now
Committee
Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
16 Nov 2022 to 23 Nov 2022
Committee
Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill
11 Jul 2022 to Now
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
11 Jul 2022 to Now
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
7 Sep 2020 to Now
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
7 Sep 2020 to 10 Jul 2022
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
7 Sep 2020 to 10 Jul 2022
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Women and Equalities)
6 Jan 2020 to 7 Sep 2020
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy)
21 Aug 2019 to 6 Jan 2020
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport)
7 Feb 2019 to 21 Aug 2019
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Justice)
7 Feb 2019 to 7 Sep 2020
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment and Climate Change)
11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019
Committee
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
16 Jun 2017 to 8 Feb 2019
Opposition Post
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
8 Jun 2017 to Now
House
Commons
8 Jun 2017 to Now
Affiliation
Liberal Democrat
8 Jun 2017 to Now
Representative
Bath
Notes
Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.
Rows highlighted in green indicates a currently held position.
MP Contributions
Date
Debate
Contributions
6 Mar 2024
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill
1
Constituency Member History
Date
Member
Reason for Leaving
Details
8 Jun 2017
to Now
to Now
Wera Hobhouse
Liberal Democrat
Current Member
Wera Hobhouse is the Liberal Democrat MP for Bath, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.
She currently undertakes the roles of Liberal Democrat Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Transport), and Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change).
7 May 2015
to 3 May 2017
to 3 May 2017
Ben Howlett
Conservative
Defeated
Ben Howlett is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Conservative MP for Bath, and left the Commons on 3 May 2017.
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