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 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

2 votes · 15 Apr 2026

10 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

10 votes · 14 Apr 2026

6 AYE

Victims and Courts Bill

6 votes · 25 Mar 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day Motion

2 votes · 24 Mar 2026

NODefence
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3 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

3 votes · 23 Mar 2026

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

What steps his Department is taking to improve access to transport.

What steps his Department is taking to improve access to transport.

Department for Transport1 Mar 2018

What steps her Department is taking to reduce the incidence of domestic violence.

What steps her Department is taking to reduce the incidence of domestic violence.

Home Office26 Feb 2018

What steps his Department has taken to co-ordinate cross-Whitehall working to increase social mobili

What steps his Department has taken to co-ordinate cross-Whitehall working to increase social mobility in response to the recommendations of the Social Mobility Commission report, State of the Nation 2017: Social Mobility in Great Britain.

Cabinet Office21 Feb 2018

What assessment he has made of the effect of delays to the 2018-19 pay negotiations on retention in

What assessment he has made of the effect of delays to the 2018-19 pay negotiations on retention in the Armed Forces.

Ministry of Defence15 Jan 2018

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

Women and Equalities11 Jan 2018

What steps his Department has taken to co-ordinate the Government’s work on social mobility.

What steps his Department has taken to co-ordinate the Government’s work on social mobility.

Cabinet Office10 Jan 2018

What the change in the number of frontline police officers is estimated to be between 2018 and 2020.

What the change in the number of frontline police officers is estimated to be between 2018 and 2020.

Home Office8 Jan 2018

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress has been made on the inquiry into t

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress has been made on the inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal.

Cabinet Office22 Nov 2017
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