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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4 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

4 votes · 15 Sept 2025

4 NO

Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 10 Sept 2025

7 AYE

Renters’ Rights Bill

7 votes · 8 Sept 2025

3 AYE

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

3 votes · 4 Sept 2025

2 NO

Opposition day

2 votes · 3 Sept 2025

1 AYE1 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

2 votes · 2 Sept 2025

Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Deirdre in Parliament

Packaging: Litter

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in the devolved Administrations on the proposed introduction of litter payme

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4 Oct 2024

Ophthalmic Services: Sleeping Rough

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

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Oct 2024

Dental Services: Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to dental care for rough sleepers who are not eligible for full public funding due to their immigrat

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Oct 2024

Social Services: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve adult social care workforce retention.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Oct 2024

Heat Batteries

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will widen the list of current Energy Saving Materials in the upcoming Autumn Statement to include heat batteries.

AnsweredTreasury12 Sept 2024

Homelessness: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the impact of immigration-based restrictions to public funds on homelessness among non-UK nationals.

AnsweredHome Office12 Sept 2024

Asylum: Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prevent people becoming homeless after leaving asylum accommodation.

AnsweredHome Office12 Sept 2024

Boiler Upgrade Scheme: Heat Batteries

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will launch a consultation on including heat batteries as part of the Boiler Upgrade Scheme.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero4 Sept 2024

Conditions of Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening the right to Disability Leave for disabled workers.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade4 Sept 2024

Employment: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring employers to respond to reasonable adjustment requests from disabled worker

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions3 Sept 2024
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