Darlington / data
Lola McEvoy · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
458
of 504 possible
Attendance
91%
46 absent / paired
Whip alignment
98%
vs party majority
Speeches
370
63 debates
Written Qs
27
26 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£197k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 123 claims
Interests
4
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 96 | |
| Economy | 88 | |
| Employment | 49 | |
| Crime & Policing | 47 | |
| Education | 37 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 30 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 29 | |
| Housing | 24 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Social Care | 17 | 2,639 |
| Economy Jobs | 18 | 2,142 |
| Crime | 8 | 2,016 |
| Education | 7 | 1,932 |
| Local Government | 7 | 1,699 |
| Cost Of Living | 8 | 1,630 |
| Health | 10 | 1,295 |
| Labour Market | 9 | 1,253 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes to… | Free vote | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16A procedural vote on whether to allow New Clause 16 to be formally considered as part of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at Rep… | Free vote | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingMPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dyin… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2026 | Youth UnemploymentThe message from this Dispatch Box is clear: apprenticeships, apprenticeships, apprenticeships. This Government will meet the challenges that we face today with fantastic careers f… Economy JobsEducationCost Of Living | 99 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | International Women’s DayThe Minister is making a brilliant speech that lots of us will be feeling very emotional about. Does she agree with me and Members across the House that although increasing the min… Culture CommunitySocial CareLabour Market | 60 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Defending Democracy TaskforceI put on record my personal thanks to the Minister for the support that he has given to many Members of this House, including newly elected Members like me, and I welcome a newly e… CrimeMp PerformanceDefence | 92 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Royal Mail: Universal Service ObligationI would like to put on the record that, despite testimony to the contrary, it is Darlington’s postal workers who are the best in the country. They deliver their service to the best… UtilitiesLabour MarketEconomy Jobs | 144 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI am interested in the idea of licensing functionalities and new developments before they come into children’s lives, which is not happening at the moment—at the moment it is happe… EducationCost Of LivingSocial Care | 331 |
| 09 Mar 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI would like to talk to the social media element of the Lords amendments. The argument for stronger protections for children online has been won, not least because of the appalling… EducationCost Of LivingSocial Care | 186 |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Consular AssistanceI thank the Minister for all his work on this ever-changing situation. The Samuels and their two children, who are constituents of mine, are in Dubai at the moment. They are not ab… DefenceCost Of LivingOther | 78 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Topical QuestionsAs the Secretary of State knows, Darlington Memorial hospital is part of the County Durham and Darlington NHS foundation trust, which has recently been marred by the scandal of ove… HealthLabour Market | 115 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Online Harm: Child ProtectionI wanted to ask the hon. Lady about the register and the ranking of age-appropriateness for content. We have sat opposite each other on many occasions discussing this matter. I hav… Culture CommunityHealthEducation | 60 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Young Children’s Screen TimeThe Minister is giving a brilliant speech to sum up this important debate. Will the work she mentions consider the link between the need for more speech and language therapy for ea… HealthEducationTechnology | 37 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Young Children’s Screen TimeAs I said, my hon. Friend is giving a brilliant speech. Does he share my concern that relying solely on parental intervention in relation to this huge swathe of technological advan… HealthEducationTechnology | 61 |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Young Children’s Screen TimeMy hon. Friend—my actual friend—is giving a brilliant speech. I pay tribute to him: he is a brilliant advocate for our generation of parents and also a wonderful dad. Does he agree… HealthEducationTechnology | 110 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Town and City Centre SafetyMy hon. Friend is eloquently making a point about the funding given to the police to eradicate e-bike crime. Does he agree that we would be in a better position if we had more bobb… CrimeLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 47 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Fish and Chip SectorIf the hon. Member is paying £6 for a coffee, he should come to Darlington where it definitely is not £6. We also have the best plaices for fish and chips, with Yarm Road Fish and … Economy JobsAgricultureCost Of Living | 58 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Town and City Centre SafetyMy hon. Friend is making a great speech, outlining the need for more youth services. In Darlington, I have called for the council to apply a public spaces protection order, which w… CrimeLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 80 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Work and Pensions | 7 | 25.9% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 4 | 14.8% |
| Ministry of Justice | 3 | 11.1% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 3 | 11.1% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 2 | 7.4% |
| Ministry of Defence | 1 | 3.7% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 | 3.7% |
| Attorney General | 1 | 3.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2025, what his planned timetable is for the implementation of the earned income disregards; and what assessment he has made of the potential merits of… | Pending |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the treatment of cancer patients. | Answered |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the relevance of mental health conditions to the sentencing of people convicted of child sexual abuse. | Answered |
| 24 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 to (a) impose penalties on developers who fail to complete adoptable highway works within agreed t… | Answered |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Attorney General | To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help tackle differences in sentencing guidelines that contribute to uses of the Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme. | Answered |
| 31 Oct 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to (a) traditional incandescent and (b) halogen lightbulbs for individuals able to provide medical evidence of photosensiti… | Answered |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help support small businesses to improve the energy efficiency of their premises. | Answered |
| 13 Oct 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the (a) diagnoses of and (b) treatments for motor neurone disease are undertaken in a (i) efficient and (ii) timely manner. | Answered |
| 16 Sept 2025 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department is taking steps to strengthen fire safety regulations for battery energy storage systems. | Answered |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing statutory menstrual leave for people diagnosed with (a) endometriosis, (b) adenomyosis and (c) other… | Answered |
| 15 Sept 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle online (a) grooming and (b) predatory behaviour on metaverse-type platforms; and what discussions her Department has ha… | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department plans to take to support local authorities to help tackle the differences in (a) access to the Sure Start Maternity Grant and (b) other financial and practical s… | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department has taken to help ensure that people who are deemed medically unfit to drive have appropriate access to alternative modes of transport. | Answered |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will list the number of people in receipt of the personal independence payment due to a psychological disorder by (a) psychological disorder and (b) constituency in (i) January 202… | Answered |
| 26 Jun 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when the guidance on people who will be protected from reassessment of PIP due to their long term severe conditions will be published. | 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 breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 106 | 29,327 | 14.9% |
| Staffing | 4 | 152,125 | 77.0% |
| Accommodation | 7 | 5,834 | 3.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,242 | 2.7% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,150 | 0.6% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 3,790 | 1.9% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 16 | 6,866 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 3 | 6,300 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 7 | 5,834 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 31 | 5,570 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 6 | 4,690 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 5 | 3,842 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 7 | 2,522 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 7 | 1,976 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 1 | 1,080 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 4 | 634 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 4 | 611 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Sept 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 0 | Repaid |
| 01 Sept 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 0 | Repaid |
| 15 May 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 0 | Repaid |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Part repayment of claim 60294822:11 | 0 | Repaid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 668 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 410 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 700 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 1,940 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -310 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -608 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 96 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 9 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | DARLINGTON BOROUGH COU [200011725-7423] | 33 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | Bottled water | 19 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,000 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | DARLINGTON BOROUGH COU [200011725-2899] | 235 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 128 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 700 | 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.
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)2 entries
17 Sept 2025
Name of donor: The YIMBY Initiative Ltd
Address of donor: 12 Old Bond Street, London, W1S 4PW, England
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of a member of staff to support my role as Co-Chair of the Labour Growth Group, shared with Chris Curtis MP, value £2,833.33
Date received: 26 July 2025 to 29 September 2025
Date accepted: 29 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration 15872051
(Registered 11 September 2025)
02 Sept 2025
Name of donor: The YIMBY Initiative Ltd
Address of donor: 12 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4PW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Provision of a member of staff to support my role as Co-Chair of the Labour Growth Growth, support shared with the other Co-Chair, Chris Curtis MP, value £5,666.66
Date received: 27 June 2025 to 25 July 2025
Date accepted: 30 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 15872051
(Registered 13 August 2025)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
02 Dec 2025
Unpaid membership of a panel that collectively decides on the location of the installation of green plaques in Darlington. The plaques commemorate sites of local industrial historic significance. No official role within the panel nor any veto powers. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 31 January 2025
(Registered 18 November 2025)
11 Dec 2024
Co-chair of the Labour Growth Group
Date interest arose: 3 December 2024
Date interest ended: 11 September 2025
(Registered 5 December 2024; updated 12 September 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 18 wards, 45 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Top Lascelles | Andrew Graham Anderson | Labour Party | 577 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bank Top Lascelles | David Jeffrey Ray | Labour Party | 579 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bank Top Lascelles | Helen Crumbie | Labour Party | 593 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brinkburn Faverdale | David Joseph Beckett | Labour Party | 949 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brinkburn Faverdale | Rebecca Elizabeth Baker | Labour Party | 987 | 04 May 2023 |
| Brinkburn Faverdale | Scott Durham | Conservative and Unionist Party | 891 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cockerton | Jan Cossins | Labour Party | 738 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cockerton | Jim Garner | Labour Party | 652 | 04 May 2023 |
| Cockerton | Neil Johnson | Labour Party | 634 | 04 May 2023 |
| College | Bryony Hannah Holroyd | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,245 | 04 May 2023 |
| College | Matthew Snedker | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,255 | 04 May 2023 |
| Eastbourne | Joe Dillon | Labour Party | 529 | 04 May 2023 |
| Eastbourne | Jonathan Dulston | Conservative and Unionist Party | 622 | 04 May 2023 |
| Eastbourne | Kevin Nicholson | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 629 | 04 May 2023 |
| Harrowgate Hill | Anna-Maria Toms | Green Party of England and Wales | 765 | 04 May 2023 |
| Harrowgate Hill | Richard Lawley | Green Party of England and Wales | 720 | 04 May 2023 |
| Harrowgate Hill | Roz Henderson | Green Party of England and Wales | 846 | 04 May 2023 |
| Haughton Springfield | Chris McEwan | Labour Party | 904 | 04 May 2023 |
| Haughton Springfield | Dawn Storr | Labour Party | 811 | 04 May 2023 |
| Haughton Springfield | Nick Wallis | Labour Party | 846 | 04 May 2023 |
| Heighington Coniscliffe | Gerald Garfield Lee | Conservative and Unionist Party | 869 | 04 May 2023 |
| Heighington Coniscliffe | Paul Crudass | Conservative and Unionist Party | 665 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hummersknott | Kate Mammolotti | Green Party of England and Wales | 985 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hummersknott | Thomas Julian Robinson | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,009 | 04 May 2023 |
| Mowden | Alan James Marshall | Conservative and Unionist Party | 842 | 04 May 2023 |
| Mowden | Pauline Culley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 871 | 04 May 2023 |
| North Road | Anne-Marie Curry | Liberal Democrats | 465 | 04 May 2023 |
| North Road | Hilary Allen | Liberal Democrats | 438 | 04 May 2023 |
| North Road | James Coe | Liberal Democrats | 394 | 04 May 2023 |
| Northgate | Sonia Elizabeth Kane | Labour Party | 380 | 04 May 2023 |
| Northgate | Syeda Sajna Begum Ali | Labour Party | 373 | 04 May 2023 |
| Park East | Libby McCollom | Labour Party | 704 | 04 May 2023 |
| Park East | Matthew Roche | Labour Party | 663 | 04 May 2023 |
| Park East | Michael Robert Nicholson | Labour Party | 680 | 04 May 2023 |
| Park West | Bob Donoghue | Conservative and Unionist Party | 757 | 04 May 2023 |
| Park West | Heather Scott | Conservative and Unionist Party | 789 | 04 May 2023 |
| Pierremont | James Stephen McGill | Labour Party | 756 | 04 May 2023 |
| Pierremont | Mary Layton | Labour Party | 809 | 04 May 2023 |
| Pierremont | Steve Harker | Labour Party | 872 | 04 May 2023 |
| Red Hall Lingfield | Amanda Louise Riley | Labour Party | 534 | 04 May 2023 |
| Red Hall Lingfield | Mandy Porter | Labour Party | 551 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stephenson | Ian G Haszeldine | Labour Party | 483 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stephenson | Mohammad Romalus Mahmud | Labour Party | 432 | 04 May 2023 |
| Whinfield | Andy Keir | Conservative and Unionist Party | 612 | 04 May 2023 |
| Whinfield | Jamie Bartch | Conservative and Unionist Party | 615 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 98,438 | Electorate 70,672 (2024) |
| Median age | 42 | years |
| Degree-educated | 28.1% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 94.2% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 61.7% | households |
| Private-rented | 21.3% | households |
| Social-rented | 17.0% | households |
| Employment rate | 55.8% | 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.