Wellingborough and Rushden

Current MP

Gen Kitchen

Labour

Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Efficiency 1.8/102 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Wellingborough and Rushden

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

• Do not introduce Digital ID cards5,202 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call a General Election5,157 local · 3,084,713 total
• Call an immediate general election1,940 local · 1,059,229 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,225 local · 720,772 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act986 local · 550,136 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers729 local · 427,447 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 615 local · 281,794 total
• Ban immediately the use of dogs in scientific and regulatory procedures472 local · 257,938 total
• Keep 5-Year ILR and Restrict Access to Benefits for New ILR Holders453 local · 244,450 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data393 local · 260,974 total
• Dissolve Parliament and call a General Election now!392 local · 221,477 total
• Close the borders! Suspend ALL immigration for 5 years!386 local · 229,772 total
• Reduce the maximum noise level for consumer fireworks from 120 to 90 decibels383 local · 184,376 total
• Prohibit publishers irrevocably disabling video games they have already sold375 local · 189,887 total
• Shut the migrant hotels down now and deport illegal migrants housed there364 local · 257,442 total
• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.352 local · 181,597 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison341 local · 191,591 total
• Withdraw the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill333 local · 166,495 total
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office325 local · 203,445 total
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test315 local · 150,060 total

About Wellingborough and Rushden

Wellingborough and Rushden 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 77,542 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.