Bolton North East / data
Kirith Entwistle · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
395
of 504 possible
Attendance
78%
109 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
97
41 debates
Written Qs
72
72 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£225k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 342 claims
Interests
1
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 92 | |
| Economy | 78 | |
| Crime & Policing | 47 | |
| Employment | 39 | |
| Education | 34 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 23 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 21 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | 13 | 6,173 |
| Health | 7 | 4,855 |
| Local Government | 5 | 3,069 |
| Social Care | 7 | 2,962 |
| Cost Of Living | 2 | 1,737 |
| Defence | 6 | 1,178 |
| Culture Community | 5 | 1,005 |
| Transport | 2 | 913 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14Vote on whether to strengthen the advertising ban in the Assisted Dying Bill by requiring that any advertising restrictions also cover situa… | Free vote | Aye |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion A vote on whether to allow a Bill to be introduced that would replace the current first-past-the-post voting system with proportional repres… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsT3. Short waiting lists for cataract surgery are a success story, thanks in part to the partnership between the NHS and providers such as SpaMedica, headquartered in my constituenc… HealthLocal Government | 59 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Victims and Courts BillIt is a pleasure to speak in today’s debate. I first spoke on this Bill on Second Reading, when I said that victims in Bolton had waited far too long for a system that truly works … Crime | 303 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsI am currently supporting a constituent who, after leaving her abuser, was locked out of her home, left with thousands of pounds of arrears that had been run up in her name, and de… CrimeImmigrationCulture Community | 66 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsAlthough I am proud of the steps that our Government have taken to advance online safety, we are merely playing catch-up. What more are the Government doing to ensure that we keep … TechnologyHealthEnergy | 57 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsT1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. TechnologyHealthEnergy | 11 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Child Maintenance ServiceAbsolutely. The system is fundamentally broken. Children must be at the heart of any decision made about them. It is important to recognise that many parents, particularly single m… Social CareCost Of LivingCrime | 81 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Child Maintenance ServiceI completely agree. These issues are not theoretical; I see them repeatedly in cases raised by my own constituents in Bolton. One constituent, who I will call Emily, left an abusiv… Social CareCost Of LivingCrime | 257 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Child Maintenance ServiceThat is such a powerful point, and I am really sorry on behalf of my hon. Friend’s constituent. Sadly, that is not an isolated case. Some say that they are asked to pay far more th… Social CareCost Of LivingCrime | 116 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Child Maintenance ServiceAbsolutely. Even more troubling is that 45% of the parents in that research said that the CMS’s involvement had actually led to an increase in abusive behaviour. Those figures shou… Social CareCost Of LivingCrime | 232 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Child Maintenance ServiceThe hon. Member is absolutely right. I will come on to that issue shortly. Surely we must ask whether this is really the standard we are willing to accept. Another fundamental weak… Social CareCost Of LivingCrime | 122 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Child Maintenance ServiceThat is exactly why this debate matters. I will come on to some of the points my hon. Friend raised. When a public service not only allows, but actively facilitates, the continuati… Social CareCost Of LivingCrime | 82 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Child Maintenance ServiceAs I mentioned earlier, there is a big issue with how the CMS communicates with both parents. Social CareCost Of LivingCrime | 17 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Child Maintenance ServiceAbsolutely. My hon. Friend raises yet another issue with the CMS and highlights just how badly the system is set up. Mothers struggle on alone, absorbing financial pressure themsel… Social CareCost Of LivingCrime | 308 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Child Maintenance ServiceAbsolutely; it is just another vehicle being used by perpetrators to continue that post-separation abuse. At its heart, this debate is about the lives of children growing up in sep… Social CareCost Of LivingCrime | 112 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Child Maintenance ServiceMy hon. Friend raises a particularly important point. I will come on to the collect and pay service and how that is also broken. The result of how the CMS deals with shared care is… Social CareCost Of LivingCrime | 146 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 15 | 20.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 12 | 16.7% |
| Ministry of Justice | 11 | 15.3% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 7 | 9.7% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 5 | 6.9% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 5 | 6.9% |
| Home Office | 5 | 6.9% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 4 | 5.6% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle coercive control by ex-partners. | Answered |
| 06 Jan 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) parents and (b) local authorities are adequately informed of the risks of Shigella-causing bacterial infections from paddling… | Answered |
| 05 Jan 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of failures in sewage treatment, storm overflow management, or water quality monitoring on the level cases of… | Answered |
| 05 Jan 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the incidence of Shigella infections associated with recreational water use at UK beaches; and what assessment he has made on how trend… | Answered |
| 05 Jan 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce the risk of children contracting Shigella infections while paddling at beaches in the North West. | Answered |
| 05 Jan 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the causes of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections linked to seawater exposure at beaches in the North West. | Answered |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities with Dedicated Schools Grant deficits. | Answered |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of unresolved Dedicated Schools Grant deficits on the ability of local authorities such as Bolton Council… | Answered |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Government response to the Fair Funding Review consultation published on 20 November 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impac… | Answered |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of Dedicated Schools Grant deficits, including that of Bolton Council, for the implementation of the Fair… | Answered |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Fair Funding Review methodology will take account of historic and projected cost pressures arising from SEND demand and associated Dedicated Schools Gr… | Answered |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help tackle water pollution at beaches in the North West. | Answered |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to reduce the prevalence of E. coli in water sources in the North West. | Answered |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the risk of contracting E. coli from Lytham St Annes beach. | Answered |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the water quality at Lytham St Annes beach. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modernisation CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 09 Sept 2024 | present |
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 294 | 30,238 | 13.4% |
| Accommodation | 25 | 16,558 | 7.4% |
| Staffing | 10 | 168,699 | 75.0% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 330 | 0.1% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 151 | 0.1% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 4,820 | 2.1% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 4,063 | 1.8% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 8 | 14,000 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 9 | 8,327 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 9 | 6,231 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 16 | 5,579 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 201 | 4,248 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 6 | 4,053 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 26 | 3,186 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 2,140 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 2 | 2,081 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 2 | 1,235 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 1 | 900 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 84 | Paid |
| 04 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Water | 26 | Paid |
| 02 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 225 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,800 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Constituency office business waste [200011781-330] | 6 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -169 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -2,800 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Dual Fuel | 136 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Constituency office cleaning - March 2025 [200011781-324] | 80 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | Bolton News delivery to constituency office [200011781-323] | 21 | Paid |
| 22 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Constituency office window cleaning | 30 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Maintenance and alterations work to constituency office [200011782-183] | 405 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 29 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Constituency office printing | 30 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 61 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Commercial waste | 1 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 190 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | LEAFLETFROG [200011725-3856] | 32 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 800 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | bags for the kitchen bin | 5 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
05 Aug 2025
Name of donor: United Nations Population Fund via the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and as per its APPG Register
Address of donor: United Nations Population Fund, 605 3rd Avenue, New York NY 10158
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights and visa (£1,277.90); accommodation (£486.41); other travel (£65.28); food and drink (£371.13); per diem and miscellaneous (127.14), value £2,327.86
Destination of visit: Kenya
Dates of visit: 8 April 2025 to 13 April 2025
Purpose of visit: Study tour on sexual and reproductive health and rights and international development
(Registered 16 July 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 7 wards, 7 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astley Bridge | Toby Hewitt | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,560 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bradshaw | Jackie Schofield | Labour Party | 1,436 | 02 May 2024 |
| Breightmet | Robert John Morrisey | Labour Party | 1,293 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bromley Cross | Nadim Muslim | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,763 | 02 May 2024 |
| Halliwell | Hanif Alli | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,523 | 02 May 2024 |
| Little Lever Darcy Lever | Liam Barnard | Labour Party | 1,201 | 02 May 2024 |
| Tonge With The Haulgh | Emily Grace Amelia Mort | Labour Party | 1,300 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 114,868 | Electorate 80,011 (2024) |
| Median age | 39 | years |
| Degree-educated | 26.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 75.2% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 59.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 18.2% | households |
| Social-rented | 22.2% | households |
| Employment rate | 52.5% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.