Deirdre Costigan

Assistant Whip

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Deirdre Costigan is the Labour MP for Ealing Southall, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Assistant Whip.

482

Votes Cast

£196,485

Expenses 2024-25

15,793

Majority

49.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£196,485

Staffing£172,372
Office£24,054
Travel£59

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,816 voters

Labour
23,000 votes49.1%
Conservative
7,207 votes15.4%
Green Party
4,356 votes9.3%
Workers Party of Britain
4,237 votes9.1%
Liberal Democrat
2,832 votes6.0%
Reform UK
2,585 votes5.5%
Independent
740 votes1.6%
Rejoin EU
475 votes1.0%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

108

Written Questions

27

Oral Questions

126

Debates Spoken In

196

Speeches

482

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Aye: 239No: 243

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1 AYE3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 13 Jan 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

4 votes · 12 Jan 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 7 Jan 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill

2 votes · 16 Dec 2025

2 NO

Opposition day

2 votes · 10 Dec 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Railways Bill

2 votes · 9 Dec 2025

5 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

5 votes · 8 Dec 2025

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Deirdre in Parliament

Migrants: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with (a) the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and (b) relevant organisations to increase

AnsweredHome Office4 Oct 2024

Migrants: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the potential impact of the no recourse

AnsweredHome Office4 Oct 2024

Educational Psychology

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will launch a consultation on the potential merits of schools having a named educational psychologist based in their local authority.

AnsweredDepartment for Education4 Oct 2024

Visas

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of migration to eVisas on people with indefinite leave to remain.

AnsweredHome Office4 Oct 2024

Podiatry: Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to podiatry services for rough sleepers that are not eligible for full public funding due to their i

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Oct 2024

Packaging: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the proposed level of producer involvement in the (a) establishment and (b) admi

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4 Oct 2024

Tribunals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of tribunal cases.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice4 Oct 2024

Carers: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that unpaid carers (a) are adequacy supported and (b) have access to (i) short breaks and (ii) legal advice.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Oct 2024

Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate support for people with physical disabilities that live independently.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Oct 2024

Learning Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate provision of early support for people with learning disabilities that live independently.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Oct 2024
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