Alison Griffiths is the Conservative MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton, having first been elected to parliament at the 2024 general election.

In the 2024 general election, Griffiths received 15,678 votes (32.8%). The Labour candidate, Clare Walsh, received 13,913 votes (29.1%), while the Reform UK candidate, Sandra Daniells, secured 10,262 votes (21.5%). Griffiths was elected with a majority of 1,765 votes.  

The Bognor Regis and Littlehampton constituency is located in West Sussex, South East England. The seat has been held continuously by the Conservative Party since its creation in 1997 .

Griffiths’ immediate predecessor as the MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton was Nick Gibb, who represented the seat from 1997 to 2024.

Political Career

Griffiths currently serves as shadow parliamentary under secretary of state for transport and an opposition whip. She was appointed to these roles as part of the August/September 2026 shadow ministerial reshuffle, Kemi Badenoch’s second as Conservative leader.

Griffiths is a member of the House of Commons business and trade select committee (since October 2024) . The committee scrutinises the work of the Department for Business and Trade.

Griffiths is also a member of the House of Commons environmental audit committee (since March 2025) – the commons select committee that acts as parliament’s primary cross-departmental watchdog on environmental issues. The EAC has a wide-ranging remit to examine how the policies and programmes of all government departments and public bodies impact environmental protection and sustainable development.

Griffiths served as parliamentary private secretary (PPS) to the shadow business and trade team from November 2024 to September 2026.

Griffith has been listed as a member of the all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) for Australia and New Zealand (ANZAC) and the Pacific Islands, beauty and wellbeing, cyber innovation and data centres.

Griffiths’ delivered her maiden speech on 19 July 2024 during a debate on planning, the green belt and rural affairs.

In it, she said: “One of my goals is to secure the right community infrastructure to support the growing population in the homes that have already been built. It is not enough to build new homes. We must also invest in the necessary infrastructure – such as schools, healthcare, wastewater treatment and transport links – to provide a high quality of life for all our constituents.”

She added: “I oppose government plans for top-down mandatory housing targets. Such targets disregard local constraints, imposing unrealistic demands on our communities. Instead, I advocate for a more localised approach to planning, where decisions are made with meaningful input from local residents and authorities.”

Griffiths unsuccessfully stood for parliament in the Blaydon constituency at the 2015 general election.

Political Views

Brexit and Europe

Customs union vote (2025): In December 2025, Griffiths voted against the UK-EU Customs Union (Duty to Negotiate) Bill. The bill, introduced under the ten-minute rule procedure by Liberal Democrat Europe spokesperson Al Pinkerton, sought to mandate the government to enter into negotiations with the European Union to establish a bespoke customs union. 13 Labour MPs joined the Liberal Democrats in supporting the motion, while the majority of the party abstained.

Assisted dying

Griffiths voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, better known as the assisted dying bill, at both second reading (November 2024) and third reading (June 2025).

In a statement issued after the bill’s second reading, she said: “Whilst I empathise deeply with those wanting me to support the bill, I believe that I must vote to protect those who are least able to protect themselves.

“The experience of the pandemic shows us what happens in extremis when the NHS is under pressure. During Covid, many disabled patients had a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) order placed on their medical records, without their consent. During periods when hospitals run above capacity, there is already pressure on doctors to discharge patients earlier than might be optimal.

“I am deeply concerned about the potential pressure this puts on vulnerable patients and their families if the option of assisted death is presented.”

Social values and conscience issues

Abortion decriminalisation (2025): Griffiths voted against a backbench amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill that sought to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales in June 2025. The amendment, which was passed by a majority of 242 votes, removed women from the threat of prosecution for ending a pregnancy at any stage. As an issue of conscience, MPs were allowed to vote according to their personal beliefs.

Before Politics

Griffiths grew up in Surrey and Sussex. She studied politics at the University of Warwick. 

In her first year of university, Griffiths contracted bacterial meningitis and was in a coma for a week, resulting in 70% hearing loss. She now has no hearing in her left ear and 40% loss in her right ear at different frequencies.

In March 2025, Griffiths told the House magazine: “In the chamber with Mr Speaker, I can hear him very clearly – even then I get nervous that I’m not going to hear him – but with the female deputy speakers, right across the board, I really struggle to hear.

“It has been a real issue when I was bobbing, not knowing, being really worried that maybe they said my name, because I could hear a noise, but whether it was my name or someone else, it’s very difficult to tell.”

Griffiths worked in business before entering parliament, holding leadership roles in global companies including Exxon Mobil, Coca-Cola and Aviva.

Personal Life

Griffiths lives in her Bognor Regis and Littlehampton constituency. She is married to Chris and has three adult step-daughters.  

She is a trustee for the charity Meningitis Now.  

Trivia

Griffiths’ is one of 26 new Conservative MPs that entered parliament at the 2024 general election.

She goes sea-swimming several times a week.