Clacton / data
A · Overview
Issue volume
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 34 | |
| Employment | 33 | |
| Taxation | 29 | |
| Crime & Policing | 16 | |
| Planning | 14 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 13 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 12 | |
| Education | 12 |
Speech topics
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1 | — |
| Defence | 5 | 2,306 |
| Economy Jobs | 10 | 1,847 |
| Immigration | 6 | 1,631 |
| Environment | 1 | 612 |
| Local Government | 3 | 496 |
| Health | 4 | 426 |
| Cost Of Living | 3 | 213 |
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.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2026 | Engagements“Smash the gangs”—that is what the Prime Minister promised us. “Trust me, I will stop the boats from coming.” But 70,000 people later, with 1,000 in the last week and too many youn… EnergyCost Of LivingLocal Government | 78 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | EngagementsQ8. Over the course of the last year, our North sea neighbours, Norway, have opened 49 drill sites for gas and oil. On our side of the North sea, the number is zero. Given that our… Cost Of LivingDefenceHealth | 110 |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Power to Cancel Local ElectionsNo taxation without representation is quite a powerful political adage, and it has worked well over the years. What people were facing in many parts of the country was paying their… Local Government | 363 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean Territory(Urgent Question): To ask His Majesty’s Government to give us an update on the situation with regard to the Diego Garcia American military base and the British Indian Ocean Territo… DefenceEconomy Jobs | 41 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryStop the boats! DefenceEconomy Jobs | 3 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Diego Garcia and British Indian Ocean TerritoryThank you, Mr Speaker. Well, the situation in America has changed, as you know. The British Government went around America and said a whole load of things, such as that it was lega… DefenceEconomy Jobs | 296 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | EngagementsAt the age of 14, Michel Mandarin was forcibly removed from his home, the coral atoll of Île du Coin, dumped on the quayside in Mauritius, and forced to live on food scraps out of … Economy JobsEducationCost Of Living | 103 |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Local Electionsrose— Local GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 1 |
| 04 Dec 2025 | Local ElectionsI could scarcely believe it last year when the county council elections in Essex and elsewhere were postponed for a year. Clearly there is no reason at all why they cannot go ahead… Local GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 132 |
| 12 Nov 2025 | EngagementsThe Prime Minister—[Interruption.] No, I have only got 30 seconds. The Prime Minister has stated very clearly that he wants to close the migrant hotels by the end of this Parliamen… Economy JobsHealthImmigration | 85 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | European Convention on Human Rights (Withdrawal)Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was talking about fear and anger growing in the country—and I sense there is also a bit of that growing in this Chamber. When it comes to control… ImmigrationDefence | 640 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | European Convention on Human Rights (Withdrawal)I ask the Liberal Democrats and others in this place: what is wrong with you? Do you not believe that this country is good enough to make its own laws? Do you not believe in the co… ImmigrationDefence | 100 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | European Convention on Human Rights (Withdrawal)Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am sure you will allow me the opportunity to continue to try to say something despite such constant interventions. The British people voted clear… ImmigrationDefence | 234 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | European Convention on Human Rights (Withdrawal)It is marvellous to see the intellectual levels of debate in this place—it really is. Is it any wonder—[Interruption.] Is it any wonder that out in the country there is growing fru… ImmigrationDefence | 32 |
| 29 Oct 2025 | European Convention on Human Rights (Withdrawal)I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights, and to make further provisi… ImmigrationDefence | 104 |
D · Written questions
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Home Office | 8 | 40.0% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 3 | 15.0% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 2 | 10.0% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 2 | 10.0% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 1 | 5.0% |
| Ministry of Defence | 1 | 5.0% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 5.0% |
| Ministry of Justice | 1 | 5.0% |
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions she has had with (a) local authority officers and (b) local authority elected representatives on the cancellation of the local elections in Essex,… | Answered |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to prescribe Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation. | Answered |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure sanctions are taken against companies which have been sanctioned by other nations for links with the Muslim Br… | Answered |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which countries have had visitor visas reinstated since 5 July 2024. | Answered |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of illegal migrants crossing the English Channel who are not intercepted by Border Force. | Answered |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on police protection provided to people other than Ministers and members of the Royal Family. | Answered |
| 22 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders are incarcerated in the United Kingdom as of 22 October 2024. | Answered |
| 14 Oct 2024 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of the UK withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights. | Answered |
| 14 Oct 2024 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve flood defences in (a) Jaywick, (b) St Osyth, (c) Point Clear and (d) other high-risk areas in Clacton constituency. | Answered |
| 11 Oct 2024 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many millionaires have left the UK since the announcement of changes to the tax status for non-UK domiciled individuals. | Answered |
| 11 Oct 2024 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of the value for money of payments made to the French government to stop the departures of illegal boats travelling to the UK from norther… | Answered |
| 11 Oct 2024 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many small boats without permission to enter the UK departing from northern France have been disrupted this year, and of those how many migrants were (a) detained or (b) attempted a… | Answered |
| 11 Oct 2024 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has plans to offer an amnesty to illegal immigrants residing in the UK. | Answered |
| 11 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many social housing places are accommodating asylum seekers in (a) Clacton and (b) the UK. | Answered |
| 11 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK's military support for Ukraine on the readiness of the armed forces. | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
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 | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 16 | 5,515 | 3.5% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 30 | 0.0% |
| Staffing | 0 | 150,834 | 96.5% |
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 11 | 2,145 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 1 | 1,500 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 1 | 817 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 1 | 600 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 1 | 425 |
| Newspapers, journals, magazines | Office Costs | 1 | 29 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 138 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 208 | Paid |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | advertising MP for one year | 425 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 270 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 264 | Paid |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner January 2025 | 229 | Paid |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner January 2025 | 229 | Paid |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner January 2025 | 229 | Paid |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner January 2025 | 186 | Paid |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | RYMAN 1134 | 31 | Paid |
| 04 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Training - staff | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 1,500 | Paid |
| 04 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Newspapers, journals, magazines | CLACTONANDFR ONLINE | 29 | Paid |
| 02 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Administrative services | 817 | Paid |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Office Costs Software & applications | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | 600 | Paid |
| 29 Oct 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner November 2024 | 182 | Paid |
| 29 Oct 2024 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner November 2024 | 179 | 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.
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 19 wards, 26 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluehouse | Bernie Goldman | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 181 | 11 Jan 2024 |
| Burrsville | Chris Amos | Conservative and Unionist Party | 499 | 04 May 2023 |
| Burrsville | Mick Skeels | Conservative and Unionist Party | 432 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cann Hall | Geeta Dilip Sudra | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 392 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cann Hall | Gina Placey | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 425 | 04 May 2023 |
| Coppins | Peter Kotz | Labour Party | 349 | 04 May 2023 |
| Coppins | Sarah Jane Newton | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 294 | 04 May 2023 |
| Eastcliff | Andy Baker | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 468 | 04 May 2023 |
| Frinton | Nick Turner | Conservative and Unionist Party | 910 | 04 May 2023 |
| Frinton | Richard Hugh Everett | Conservative and Unionist Party | 903 | 04 May 2023 |
| Homelands | Mark Edward Platt | Conservative and Unionist Party | 331 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kirby Cross | Andrea Iona Cossens | Conservative and Unionist Party | 377 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kirby Le Soken Hamford | Mark Alan Cossens | Conservative and Unionist Party | 408 | 04 May 2023 |
| Little Clacton | Jeff Bray | Conservative and Unionist Party | 400 | 04 May 2023 |
| Pier | Paul Honeywood | Conservative and Unionist Party | 179 | 04 May 2023 |
| St James | Chris Griffiths | Conservative and Unionist Party | 673 | 04 May 2023 |
| St James | Maurice John Alexander | Conservative and Unionist Party | 654 | 04 May 2023 |
| St Osyth | John Frederick White | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 463 | 04 May 2023 |
| St Osyth | Michael John Talbot | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 454 | 04 May 2023 |
| The Bentleys Frating | Lynda Ann McWilliams | Conservative and Unionist Party | 450 | 04 May 2023 |
| The Oakleys Wix | Mike Bush | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 311 | 04 May 2023 |
| Thorpe Beaumont Great Holland | Dan Land | Conservative and Unionist Party | 789 | 04 May 2023 |
| Walton | Ann Frances Oxley | Tendring First | 273 | 04 May 2023 |
| Weeley Tendring | Peter Harris | Conservative and Unionist Party | 453 | 04 May 2023 |
| West Clacton Jaywick Sands | Brad Thompson | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 537 | 04 May 2023 |
| West Clacton Jaywick Sands | Dan Casey | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 602 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 89,251 | Electorate 78,245 (2024) |
| Median age | 53 | years |
| Degree-educated | 17.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 96.0% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 71.1% | households |
| Private-rented | 21.0% | households |
| Social-rented | 7.9% | households |
| Employment rate | 42.0% | 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.