Gill Furniss

MP since 5 May 2016

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Gill Furniss is the Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2016.

1617

Votes Cast

£322,640

Expenses 2024-25

11,600

Majority

51.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£322,640

Staffing£249,625
Accommodation£28,594
Office£26,528
Travel£9,494
Other£8,400

Year-on-Year

2024-25£322,640
2023-24£290,401
2022-23£268,162
2021-22£244,258
2020-21£222,849
2019-20£190,770
2018-19£193,731
2017-18£186,805
2016-17£157,373

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 31,612 voters

Labour
16,301 votes51.6%
Green Party
4,701 votes14.9%
Conservative
4,069 votes12.9%
Independent
2,537 votes8.0%
Liberal Democrat
1,694 votes5.4%
Workers Party of Britain
1,437 votes4.5%
Social Democratic Party
873 votes2.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

70

Written Questions

19

Oral Questions

44

Debates Spoken In

93

Speeches

427

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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1 AYE1 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 13 May 2025

4 NO

Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 12 May 2025

2 NO

Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-Sentence Reports) Bill

2 votes · 30 Apr 2025

4 NO

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 29 Apr 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Football Governance Bills [Lords]

2 votes · 28 Apr 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]

2 votes · 1 Apr 2025

4 AYE

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill

4 votes · 31 Mar 2025

Financial Interests(3)

Visits outside the UK

Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs

£5,388
Name of donor
Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Address of donor
2, Ketagalan Blvd., Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202, Taiwan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (£5388.12), hotel (£825), local transportation (£282) and meals (£250), value £6,745.12
Destination of visit
Taiwan
Dates of visit
24 May 2025 to 30 May 2025
Purpose of visit
A Labour Friends of Taiwan delegation to meet with politicians, academics, and trade union officials along with some visits to historical sites.

Registered 18 June 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
24 January 2025

Registered 2 September 2025

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name
Emily Grace Ahmed
Relationship
Daughter
Role
Executive Office Manager
Working pattern
Full time

Registered 3 June 2016; updated 7 June 2018, 14 December 2020 and 14 February 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Gill in Parliament

What steps she is taking to improve bowel care for people with spinal injuries.

What steps she is taking to improve bowel care for people with spinal injuries.

Department of Health and Social Care23 Apr 2024

What steps she is taking to improve cardiac healthcare for women.

What steps she is taking to improve cardiac healthcare for women.

Department of Health and Social Care5 Mar 2024

What steps he is taking to help support the delivery of aid to the Middle East.

What steps he is taking to help support the delivery of aid to the Middle East.

Ministry of Defence19 Feb 2024

What steps her Department is taking to help energy intensive industries to decarbonise.

What steps her Department is taking to help energy intensive industries to decarbonise.

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero28 Nov 2023

What assessment he has made of the impact of the Government's voter identification policies on the t

What assessment he has made of the impact of the Government's voter identification policies on the turnout of minority groups at elections.

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities16 Oct 2023

What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on preventing (a) virginity testing and (b) hym

What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on preventing (a) virginity testing and (b) hymenoplasty procedures.

Women and Equalities12 Jul 2023

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Women and Equalities12 Jul 2023

What steps she is taking to increase the number of women in science, technology, engineering and mat

What steps she is taking to increase the number of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics jobs.

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology15 Mar 2023

What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the political situation i

What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the political situation in Kashmir.

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office14 Mar 2023

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22 February.

If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22 February.

Prime Minister22 Feb 2023
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