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Karl Turner

Independent Kingston upon Hull East

MP since 6 May 2010

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Karl Turner is the Independent MP for Kingston upon Hull East, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

1353

Votes Cast

£218,387

Expenses 2024-25

3,920

Majority

43.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£218,387

Staffing£158,371

Office£29,051

Accommodation£21,234

Travel£9,730

Year-on-Year

2024-25£218,387

2023-24£228,514

2022-23£232,492

2021-22£202,846

2020-21£223,248

2019-20£194,657

2018-19£175,177

2017-18£159,453

2016-17£145,541

2015-16£153,774

2014-15£172,502

2013-14£159,049

2012-13£141,193

2011-12£129,649

2010-11£37,909

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Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 29,816 voters

✓Labour

13,047 votes43.8%

Reform UK

9,127 votes30.6%

Liberal Democrat

3,252 votes10.9%

Conservative

2,715 votes9.1%

Green Party

1,675 votes5.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

Written Questions

Oral Questions

Debates Spoken In⚑

106

Speeches⚑

236

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

How would you have voted?

Tap AYE or NO on the votes below to see how you compare with Karl.

Aye: 784No: 569

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AYE

Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part

12 Jan 2026

You

AYE

Opposition Day: Jury trials

7 Jan 2026

You

AYE

Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H

15 Dec 2025

You

1 AYE1 NO

Railways Bill

2 votes · 9 Dec 2025

AYESecond Reading

You

NOOpposition Reasoned Amendment

You

5 AYE

Employment Rights Bill

5 votes · 8 Dec 2025

AYEGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62

You

AYEGovernment motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H

You

AYEGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B

You

AYEGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120

You

AYEGovernment motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B

You

3 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

3 votes · 3 Dec 2025

You

You

You

Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests)

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc)

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts)

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years)

2 Dec 2025

You

AYE

Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates)

2 Dec 2025

You

5 AYE

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

5 votes · 13 Nov 2025

AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 40

You

AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 39

You

AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38

You

AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37

You

AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 33

You

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Financial Interests(2)

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

Neil Hudgell Limited

Solicitors letter and King's Counsel advising Fee for a political case

10 January 2026 to 12 January 2026

£3,000

Name of donor: Neil Hudgell Limited
Address of donor: 2, The Dock, 46 Humber Street, Hull HU1 1TU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Solicitors letter and King's Counsel advising Fee for a political case, value £3,000
Date received: 10 January 2026 to 12 January 2026
Date accepted: 10 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 07078429

Registered 22 January 2026

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose: 30 November 2022

Registered 2 December 2022

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Karl in Parliament

Written Questions57 Oral Questions43 Early Day Motions30

Overseas Trade: Sri Lanka

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to increase the volume of trade between the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade12 Sept 2024

Qualifications

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether students will be able to enrol on all existing applied general qualifications up to and including the 2026-27 academic year.

AnsweredDepartment for Education30 Jul 2024

Railways: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that assistance is provided at stations without ticket offices for people who have difficulties with automated syste

AnsweredDepartment for Transport1 Sept 2023

Railway Stations: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that support is available in rail stations for people who have issue with which automated systems cannot help.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport1 Sept 2023

Railways: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of ticket office closures on wheelchair users.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport1 Sept 2023

Railways: Ticket Offices

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to help ensure that vulnerable people are not put at risk in stations without ticket offices.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport1 Sept 2023

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, If he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Offshore Wind Industry Council’s Offshore Wind Skills Intelligence Report 2023 on levels of em

AnsweredDepartment for Transport4 Jul 2023

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the employment estimates in the Offshore Wind Industry Council’s Offshore Wind Skills Intelligence Repo

AnsweredDepartment for Transport4 Jul 2023

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what guidance her Department issues on the domestic employment laws applicable to (a) seafarers and (b) other workers carrying out work on offshor

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade4 Jul 2023

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will hold discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the recommendations made in the Offshore Wind Industry Council’s Offshore Wind Sk

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero4 Jul 2023

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