Josh Simons

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Josh Simons is the Labour MP for Makerfield, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

337

Votes Cast

£259,375

Expenses 2024-25

5,399

Majority

45.2%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£259,375

Staffing£185,345
Office£28,945
Accommodation£27,955
Travel£17,130

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 40,263 voters

Labour
18,202 votes45.2%
Reform UK
12,803 votes31.8%
Conservative
4,379 votes10.9%
Liberal Democrat
2,735 votes6.8%
Green Party
1,776 votes4.4%
English Democrats
368 votes0.9%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

15

Written Questions

20

Oral Questions

50

Debates Spoken In

151

Speeches

337

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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6 AYE

Victims and Courts Bill

6 votes · 25 Mar 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day Motion

2 votes · 24 Mar 2026

NODefence
You
3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

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Financial Interests(12)

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Francesca Perrin

£30,000 to support my work as an MP

6 October 2025

£30,000
Name of donor
Francesca Perrin
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£30,000 to support my work as an MP
Date received
6 October 2025
Date accepted
6 October 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 22 October 2025

Miscellaneous

the law firm Levy Firestone

£22,537
Date interest arose
1 April 2025

Registered 27 April 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Michael Craven

£5,000 to support my work as a Member of Parliament

4 June 2025

£5,000
Name of donor
Michael Craven
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£5,000 to support my work as a Member of Parliament
Date received
4 June 2025
Date accepted
4 June 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 27 June 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Sir Trevor Edward Chinn

£1,250 to support my work as an MP

4 March 2026

£1,250
Name of donor
Sir Trevor Edward Chinn
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£1,250 to support my work as an MP
Date received
4 March 2026
Date accepted
4 March 2026
Donor status
individual

Registered 16 March 2026

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Sir Trevor Edwin Chinn

£1,250

4 December 2025

£1,250
Name of donor
Sir Trevor Edwin Chinn
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£1,250
Date received
4 December 2025
Date accepted
4 December 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 2 February 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Josh in Parliament

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress she has made on implementing the proposals in the Get Britain Working white paper.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions10 Dec 2024

Fireworks: Makerfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to reduce firework misuse in Makerfield constituency.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade5 Dec 2024

Migraines: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of support for people who experience migraines; and whether he plans to provide additional support

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care18 Nov 2024

Disposable Wipes: Plastics

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to ban the (a) sale and (b) manufacture of wet wipes that contain plastic.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs13 Nov 2024

Universities: China

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) ensure that academic (i) funding and (ii) other resources are not used to support Chinese state surveillanc

AnsweredDepartment for Education8 Nov 2024

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much has been spent on the statutory element of Shared Parental Leave since its inception (a) in total and (b) by (i) geographical area and (i

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade4 Nov 2024

Railways: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the contractual regime for Sunday working for train conductors in the North West; and what st

AnsweredDepartment for Transport16 Oct 2024

National Insurance Contributions: British Nationals Abroad

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the Exchequer loss from UK citizens working abroad paying Class 2 NICs to build up entitlement to a state pension; and if she will

AnsweredTreasury10 Oct 2024

Pregnancy Tests

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Hormone

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care12 Sept 2024

Parental Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what (a) his planned timescale is and (b) the terms of reference are for the review of parental leave; and who will conduct the review.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade11 Sept 2024
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