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Member of Parliament

Claire Coutinho

Con Conservative East Surrey ID 4806
Parliamentary Parliamentary

Claire has served in the House of Commons for 6 years, 8 months, representing 2 constituencies. Claire has held 8 parliamentary roles.

Party history

Conservative 12 Dec 2019 to present

Constituency history

East Surrey 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
East Surrey 12 Dec 2019 to 30 May 2024 Elected 1 time

Roles

Shadow Minister (Equalities) 6 Nov 2024 to present Department for Education
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero 8 Jul 2024 to present Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero 31 Aug 2023 to 5 Jul 2024 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) 27 Oct 2022 to 31 Aug 2023 Department for Education
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) 21 Sep 2022 to 27 Oct 2022 Department for Work and Pensions
Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Bill [HL] 19 Jan 2022 to 27 Jan 2022
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill 24 Nov 2021 to 1 Dec 2021
National Insurance Contributions Bill 16 Jun 2021 to 22 Jun 2021

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Con Hold East Surrey Turnout 49,196
Candidate Party Votes Share
Claire Coutinho Con Conservative 17,502 35.6 %
Thomas Bowell Lab Labour 10,052 20.4 %
Claire Malcomson LD Liberal Democrat 8,833 18.0 %
Chris Scott RUK Reform UK 8,380 17.0 %
Shasha Khan Green Green Party 2,957 6.0 %
Judy Moore Ind Independent 1,145 2.3 %
Martin Hogbin Official Monster Raving Loony Party 327 0.7 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Biography source UK Parliament Members API
Election source UK Parliament Members API

FAQs

How long has Claire Coutinho been an MP?

Claire Coutinho has been in the House of Commons for 6 years, 8 months. Source

What parties has Claire Coutinho been a member of?

Claire Coutinho has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Claire Coutinho held?

Claire Coutinho has 8 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Claire Coutinho's latest election result?

Claire Coutinho's latest imported election result is Con Hold in East Surrey, with a majority of 7,450. Source