Portrait of Ben Goldsborough

Ben Goldsborough

Labour Sitting MP

MP for South Norfolk · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: ben.goldsborough.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
84.8%
535 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
5 meetings attended
Debate contributions
211
in the 7 year window
Written questions
326
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
3
current

Biography

Ben Goldsborough is the Labour MP for South Norfolk, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
South Norfolk4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
84.8%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
535

joint 87th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Ben Goldsborough voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 75.3%75.3%2025: 88.5%88.5%2026: 82.6%82.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236195 82.6%
2025322285 88.5%
20247355 75.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631535 84.8%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
211
Written questions
326
Oral questions
27
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
5

joint 261st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Ben Goldsborough: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 11711720242025: 15115120252026: 58582026
Oral questions per year
Ben Goldsborough: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 7720242025: 131320252026: 772026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 100 45 58 7 0 0 0
2025 81 46 151 13 0 0 0
2024 30 25 117 7 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Member 22 June 2026 5 of 5 100.0%
Immigration and Asylum Bill Member 9 September 2026 – no published attendance
Petitions Committee Member 28 October 2024 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Hansard activity

Contributions
211
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
116
distinct debates

joint 445th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Ben Goldsborough: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 303020242025: 818120252026: 1001002026
Debates participated in per year
Ben Goldsborough: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 252520242025: 464620252026: 45452026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for South Norfolk
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Petitions Committee
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
    • – Joined Immigration and Asylum Bill

Constituency: South Norfolk

South Norfolk constituency boundary
Area
524.2 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 2,826
Electorate
74,006 · turnout 67.0%
Postcode areas
NR1, NR14, NR15, NR16, NR18, NR31, NR34, NR35, NR4, NR5, NR8, NR9

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.