Ms Polly Billington

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Ms Polly Billington is the Labour MP for East Thanet, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

456

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

6,971

Majority

39.9%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 42,713 voters

Labour
17,054 votes39.9%
Conservative
10,083 votes23.6%
Reform UK
8,591 votes20.1%
Green Party
4,590 votes10.8%
Liberal Democrat
1,365 votes3.2%
Independent
563 votes1.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

53

Written Questions

17

Oral Questions

150

Debates Spoken In

248

Speeches

456

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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3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Committee

4 votes · 2 Jun 2026

1 AYE3 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

4 votes · 20 May 2026

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Financial Interests(1)

Visits outside the UK

Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG) Secretariat for the APPG for Renewable & Sustainable Energy

£808
Name of donor
Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG) Secretariat for the APPG for Renewable & Sustainable Energy
Address of donor
PRASEG, 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0DX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Accommodation, return flights and subsistence, value £808
Destination of visit
Denmark (Copenhagen)
Dates of visit
23 October 2025 to 24 October 2025
Purpose of visit
APPG visit to high-level meetings and site visits in Copenhagen cross-channel cooperation for decarbonising heat and energy.

Registered 14 November 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ms in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a national audit of Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation order

Department of Health and Social Care10 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation forms to include a confirmation

Department of Health and Social Care10 Apr 2026

Non-crime Hate Incidents

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish the report on the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs’ Council review and recommendations on Non-

AnsweredHome Office11 Mar 2026

Electrical Substations and Renewable Energy: Development Consent Orders

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussion he has had with National Grid Electricity Transmission on the siting of new substations and the consenting process for r

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero25 Feb 2026

Batteries and Data Centres

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department made of the potential merits of delaying connection offers for some protected battery projects and data c

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero24 Feb 2026

Energy: Standing Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem about the balance between standing charges and unit rates for farmer and grower businesses.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero10 Dec 2025

Blood Cancer: Diagnosis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase early diagnosis for blood cancer.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Oct 2025

Israel: Palestine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her Israeli counterpart on ending the detention of Palestinian children in

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office10 Oct 2025

Nature Conservation and Ecology: Technical Excellence Colleges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to include skills training for nature restoration and ecological programmes as part of the new Technical Excellence Colleges.

AnsweredDepartment for Education26 Jun 2025

Nature Conservation: Job Creation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an estimate of the potential number of jobs that can be created from nature restoration projects.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs26 Jun 2025
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