Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Current MP

Andy McDonald

Labour

Efficiency 2.0/1013 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,687 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election4,291 local · 3,084,713 total
• Call an immediate general election1,763 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,402 local · 720,772 total
• Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders1,007 local · 244,450 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act833 local · 550,136 total
• New Disclosure and Safeguarding Mechanism for At-Risk Children806 local · 110,028 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers777 local · 427,447 total
• Keep the 5-Year ILR pathway for existing Skilled Worker visa holders598 local · 188,125 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data567 local · 260,974 total
• Support newly qualified nurses: Review barriers to NHS jobs460 local · 90,102 total
• Protect Legal Migrants: do not implement the 10-Year ILR proposal439 local · 106,570 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!422 local · 229,772 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures393 local · 257,938 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 378 local · 281,794 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there363 local · 257,442 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison362 local · 191,591 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge356 local · 203,824 total
• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.352 local · 181,597 total
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office340 local · 203,445 total

About Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Middlesbrough and Thornaby East is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 75,123 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.