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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2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 15 Jul 2025

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1 AYE3 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee

4 votes · 9 Jul 2025

3 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jul 2025

3 NO

Football Governance Bill [HL] Report Stage

3 votes · 8 Jul 2025

1 AYE1 NO

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill

2 votes · 1 Jul 2025

2 AYE2 NO

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

4 votes · 20 Jun 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

Household Support Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to monitor the success of the Household Support Fund in reaching (a) unpaid carers and (b) other financially vulnerable ho

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions19 Dec 2024

Carers: Poverty

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to assess levels of poverty among unpaid carers; and what steps she is taking to help reduce the number of unpaid carers w

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions19 Dec 2024

Animal Welfare: Trapping

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made implications for his policies of the risks to companion animals in England posed by the u

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs19 Dec 2024

Carers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to implement the fresh approach to supporting unpaid carers recommended by the Darzi Review.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care19 Dec 2024

ADHD: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of local medical committees advising GPs to withdraw from ADHD shar

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care18 Dec 2024

Child Maintenance Service: Telephone Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) reduce the average call waiting time for the Child Maintenance Service helpline.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions12 Dec 2024

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of implementation of NICE guideline NG206 on myalgic encephalomyelitis.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care6 Dec 2024

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the provision of care for people with ME.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care6 Dec 2024

Special Educational Needs: Internet

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to tackle online risks faced by children with special educational needs and disabilities.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology27 Nov 2024

Teachers: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress her Department has made on recruiting 6,500 teachers.

AnsweredDepartment for Education25 Nov 2024
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