Jo Platt

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Jo Platt is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Leigh and Atherton, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

830

Votes Cast

£208,190

Expenses 2024-25

8,881

Majority

48.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£208,190

Staffing£148,829
Office£29,557
Accommodation£16,141
Travel£13,664

Year-on-Year

2024-25£208,190
2019-20£136,625
2018-19£197,268
2017-18£153,056

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 41,170 voters

Labour
19,971 votes48.5%
Reform UK
11,090 votes26.9%
Conservative
6,483 votes15.8%
Green Party
1,653 votes4.0%
Liberal Democrat
1,597 votes3.9%
English Democrats
376 votes0.9%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

231

Written Questions

30

Oral Questions

69

Debates Spoken In

96

Speeches

459

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: 460No: 370

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2 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

2 votes · 3 Dec 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill

2 votes · 18 Nov 2025

9 AYE

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

9 votes · 13 Nov 2025

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 12 Nov 2025

Financial Interests(2)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Co-opted Governor for Elysium Training. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 31 July 2024)

Registered 31 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Director of Pride In Leigh CIC, an organisation that hosts Pride events in Leigh. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 31 July 2024)

Registered 31 July 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Jo in Parliament

Licensing Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of amending the early morning alcohol restriction orders to help tackle ear

AnsweredHome Office29 Aug 2025

Manufacturing Industries: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support more women into the manufacturing industry.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade29 Aug 2025

Industry Strategy Council: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will publish information on the planned role of Small and Medium Enterprises in the Industrial Strategy Council.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade29 Aug 2025

Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support Small and Medium Enterprises in (a) manufacturing and (b) other sectors, as part of the Industrial

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade29 Aug 2025

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Research

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will hold discussions with the Secretary of State fo Health and Social Care on the potential merits of funding a research hu

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology29 Aug 2025

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to introduce a national development management policy for older people's housing.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government18 Jul 2025

Teachers: Labour Turnover and Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure schools in low-income communities can recruit and retain high-quality teachers.

AnsweredDepartment for Education18 Jul 2025

Dementia: Community Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of working with Integrated Care Boards to ensure that (a) Admiral Nurses and (b) other d

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Jul 2025

Community Health Services: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the core staffing requirements that the new neighbourhood health teams must fulfil are; and whether these staffing requirements will incl

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Jul 2025

Neighbourhood Health Centres: Dementia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what specialist dementia support will be available in neighbourhood health centres to support people with dementia in the community following

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care17 Jul 2025
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