John Whitby

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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John Whitby is the Labour MP for Derbyshire Dales, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

541

Votes Cast

£189,571

Expenses 2024-25

350

Majority

34.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£189,571

Staffing£134,738
Office£20,239
Travel£17,590
Accommodation£17,004

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 51,272 voters

✓Labour
17,759 votes34.6%
Conservative
17,409 votes34.0%
Reform UK
7,728 votes15.1%
Liberal Democrat
4,860 votes9.5%
Green Party
2,830 votes5.5%
Independent
369 votes0.7%
True & Fair Party
317 votes0.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

105

Written Questions

32

Oral Questions

67

Debates Spoken In⚑

87

Speeches⚑

541

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 NO

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

4 votes · 20 Oct 2026

4 NO

Health Bill

4 votes · 8 Sept 2026

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Financial Interests(2)

Employment and earnings

City Council Social Services

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Role, work or services
Fostering
Payer
Derby City Council Social Services (Local Authority), Derby City Council, Council House, Corporation Street Derby DE1 2FS

Registered 3 March 2025

Miscellaneous

City Councillor

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Derby City Councillor, (unpaid since 10 October 2024 and previously registered under Category 1) (Registered 19 July 2024; updated 3 October 2024, 30 October 2024 and 3 November 2025)

Registered 19 July 2024; updated 3 October 2024, 30 October 2024 and 3 November 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by John in Parliament

Fire Prevention: High Rise Flats

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that leaseholders receive cladding remediation as swiftly as possible.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government22 Jul 2025

Dental Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the proportion of NHS expenditure allocated to primary care dentistry net of patient charge revenue compared with other areas of NHS prima

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care22 Jul 2025

Mental Health Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve mental health provision in (a) rural and (b) agricultural communities.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care21 Jul 2025

Ground Rent

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce a cap on ground rents.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government21 Jul 2025

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to mandate embodied carbon reporting.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government21 Jul 2025

Agriculture: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to improve workplace health and safety protections for farm and agricultural workers.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions16 Jul 2025

Dental Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dentists in rural areas.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Jul 2025

Solar Power: Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department plans to introduce requirements for car parking companies to install solar canopies on large parking lots.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero16 Jul 2025

Statutory Sick Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to improve employer compliance with statutory sick pay obligations.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions15 Jul 2025

Local Government: Solar Power

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to support the installation of solar energy projects on local government buildings.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero14 Jul 2025
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