Munira Wilson is the Liberal Democrat MP for Twickenham, having first been elected to parliament at the 2019 general election.

In the 2024 general election, Wilson received 30,185 votes, representing 56.3% of the vote share. The Conservative candidate, Jonathan Hulley, received 8,728 votes (16.3%), while the Labour candidate, Tom Bruce, secured 6,693 votes (12.5%). Wilson was duly re-elected with a majority of 21,457 votes.  

The Twickenham constituency is located in South West London within the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It covers areas including Twickenham itself, Teddington, Hampton, Hampton Hill, Hampton Wick, St Margarets and Strawberry Hill.

The seat has been held by the Liberal Democrats for most of the period since 1997, including by former party leader Sir Vince Cable (1997-2015 and 2017-19). It was briefly held by the Conservatives’ Tania Mathias between 2015 and 2017. It is currently considered one of the safest Liberal Democrat seats in the country.

Political Career

Wilson currently serves on the Liberal Democrat frontbench as education, children and families spokesperson. She was appointed to this role in September 2021.

Wilson was previously the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for health and social care (2020-2021) and transport (2020).

Wilson supported Ed Davey in the 2020 Liberal Democrat leadership contest. During the campaign, she signed a letter praising Davey’s “experience, vision and judgement”.

The letter added: “Ed has presented a clear, coherent vision for the future of the party that stands for a fairer, greener, more caring country. A country where we give universal free childcare to parents, where we invest £150bn in green jobs and renewable homes and where we give the 10 million carers in the UK a new, better deal.”

Wilson is listed as a member of the all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) for airport communities, children, kinship care, London and school food.

Wilson delivered her maiden speech on 16 January 2020 during a debate on health and social care.

In it, she said: “All my predecessors, including the former Conservative Member Tania Mathias, were united in opposing the expansion of Heathrow airport, and I will continue that fight.

“As Heathrow is the biggest single source of greenhouse gas emissions in this country, regularly breaching statutory air pollution limits, building a third runway would be an immensely regressive step in tackling the climate emergency, and would have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of tens of thousands of local residents.”

She added: “I came into politics driven by a desire to tackle inequality, protect our environment and promote internationalist values. It is an immense privilege to have been granted the opportunity to serve both my local community and my country as a Member of Parliament, in order to champion those values.”

Before entering parliament, Wilson served one term as a Liberal Democrat councillor for the West Twickenham ward on Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council from 2006 to 2010.

She stood unsuccessfully as the Liberal Democrat candidate in Feltham and Heston in the 2010 general election and for the South West London constituency in the 2012 London Assembly election.  

Political Views

Brexit and Europe

Customs union vote (2025): In December 2025, Wilson voted in favour of the UK-EU Customs Union (Duty to Negotiate) Bill. The bill, introduced under the 10-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. In total, 13 Labour MPs joined the Liberal Democrats in supporting the motion, while the majority of the party abstained.

Electoral reform

Proportional representation bill: In December 2024, Wilson voted in favour of the Elections (Proportional Representation) Bill – introduced by Liberal Democrat frontbencher Sarah Olney under the 10-minute rule procedure. The bill sought to “introduce a system of proportional representation for parliamentary elections and for local government elections in England”.

A total of 138 MPs supported the bill – with 136 opposed. Notably, 59 Labour MPs backed Olney’s bill.

Introducing the bill, Olney told the House: “First past the post is a broken and unfair system. This summer, the Labour party won a landslide election victory, securing 63% of seats in the House of Commons in return for just 34% of the vote.

“The system leaves millions of voices unheard and creates a divisive, adversarial political climate where collaboration is discouraged and accountability is often sidestepped.”

Assisted dying

Wilson 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 setting out her position, issued shortly before the bill’s second reading, Wilson said: “I have come to the conclusion that, whilst on the grounds of compassion and personal autonomy we should be looking seriously at a change in the law, this legislation has been brought forward too quickly, and much more work needs to be done before MPs consider changes to the law.”

Social values and conscience issues

Abortion decriminalisation (2025): Wilson voted in favour of 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.

Palestine

Ceasefire vote (November 2023): Wilson voted for a Scottish National Party (SNP) amendment to the king’s speech in the House of Commons calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in the Israel-Hamas war. Labour had tabled a rival motion, making a more moderate appeal for a “humanitarian pause” in the conflict.

Civil liberties

Covid passes vote (2021): Wilson was one of 126 MPs to vote against Covid passes in England in December 2021. The measure, introduced by Boris Johnson’s government, was carried by 369 votes to 126.

Covid passes campaign (2021): Wilson was one of over 70 MPs and peers who launched a cross-party campaign against the “divisive and discriminatory use” of Covid passes in April 2021. The campaign was triggered by government reviews into “vaccine passports”, which signatories argued would create a two-tier society and infringe upon fundamental civil liberties.

Before Politics

Born Munira Sherali Hassam in London on 26 April 1978, her parents are of East African Indian heritage, having arrived in the UK from Zanzibar.  

She attended Henrietta Barnett School, a state grammar school in North London. She studied modern languages at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, graduating in 2000.  

After graduating, she initially trained as a tax consultant with Ernst & Young. She then moved into lobbying and public affairs roles, working for the charities Save the Children (2006-2008) and Beating Bowel Cancer (2008-2009). Subsequently, she worked in the pharmaceutical industry for Novartis (2009-15), rising to become head of government affairs, and later as corporate affairs director UK and Ireland for the science and technology company Merck KGaA Darmstadt (2016-2019). She also worked briefly for NHS Digital as a strategic account manager (2015-2016).  

Wilson worked for the then newly elected MP Nick Clegg for six months in 2006.

Personal Life

Wilson married Michael Wilson in 2007. They live in Whitton with their two children, a daughter and a son.

She was raised a Muslim but later converted to Christianity.  

Trivia

Wilson’s hobbies include running and cooking.

She joined the Liberal Democrats in 2003.