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

NHS: Managers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of moving non-clinical service delivery decision-making from managers to (a) consultants a

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care18 Jun 2025

Grasslands

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has a (a) grassland policy group and (b) person responsible for grassland policy.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs17 Jun 2025

Schools: Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of levels of school transport provision in remote rural areas.

AnsweredDepartment for Education16 Jun 2025

Schools: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support rural primary schools with declining pupil numbers.

AnsweredDepartment for Education16 Jun 2025

IVF: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that more same-sex couples can access NHS-funded IVF.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Jun 2025

Farms: Tenants

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that tenant farmers are protected from eviction when landowners choose not to renew existing te

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs4 Jun 2025

Dental Services: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for NHS dentist placements in rural areas.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Jun 2025

Transport: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the level of emission reductions that will be required in the transport sector to meet the targets set out in the sixth carbo

AnsweredDepartment for Transport2 Jun 2025

Food Supply: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to promote (a) shorter and (b) more sustainable food supply networks in rural areas.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs2 Jun 2025

Digital Technology: National Parks

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help speed up the roll out of digital infrastructure in national parks.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology2 Jun 2025
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