Fylde / data
Mr Andrew Snowden · Conservative and Unionist Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
660days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
364
of 504 possible
Attendance
72%
140 absent / paired
Whip alignment
99%
vs party majority
Speeches
106
68 debates
Written Qs
1,964
1,943 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£212k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 188 claims
Interests
6
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 76 | |
| Economy | 70 | |
| Employment | 46 | |
| Crime & Policing | 42 | |
| Education | 31 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 23 | |
| Housing | 20 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 18 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 29 | 8,968 |
| Defence | 19 | 7,991 |
| Culture Community | 8 | 3,298 |
| Fiscal Policy | 15 | 2,729 |
| Crime | 11 | 2,562 |
| Local Government | 19 | 1,986 |
| Health | 10 | 1,974 |
| Immigration | 7 | 1,485 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2024 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill its Second Reading, which would allow terminally ill adults in Eng… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026I want to make sure that the Minister does not put words in my mouth. I did not say that this was not a good thing, but that we are waiting with bated breath to find out whether it… ImmigrationSocial CareLocal Government | 58 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. I feel slightly sorry for the Minister in this scenario because he is going to be attacked from the left and the righ… ImmigrationSocial CareLocal Government | 262 |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026That’s a cop out! ImmigrationSocial CareLocal Government | 4 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Middle East: Economic UpdateThe strangely cheerful outing by Treasury Front-Bench Members today makes them the equivalent of the band playing on the deck of the Titanic, as the Government sink around them aft… EnergyEconomy JobsCost Of Living | 123 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | UK-Mauritius TreatyLast week, this feeble Government limped to this House to announce that their shameful Chagos surrender Bill was being ditched—a diplomatic failure entirely owned by this Labour Go… DefenceImmigrationLocal Government | 102 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Antisemitic AttacksI am proud to represent Lancashire’s only synagogue, St Annes in my constituency. Many of the members of the congregation tell me about the difficulties faced, and the fear and int… CrimeDefenceCulture Community | 116 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseOver the past 12 months or so, a lot of residents and businesses across Fylde and Wyre have reported significant delays to, and times of entire absence of, Royal Mail deliveries to… DefenceLocal GovernmentHealth | 108 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Women’s Health StrategyI want to ask the Minister about a particular area of women’s health and how this strategy might impact on it. This is a very personal issue for me and my wife, regarding the pathw… HealthSocial Care | 171 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Crime and Policing BillIn rural areas, farmers are often blighted, and end up landed with the costs of significant, often industrial and criminal fly-tipping. Does my right hon. Friend agree that that is… CrimeTechnologyCulture Community | 53 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Craniocervical InstabilityIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Furniss. Given that this is a debate about a health condition that has a crippling impact on people’s lives, I beg the indulgence… HealthSocial Care | 885 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseMorgan McSweeney resigned from the Government in disgrace over his role in the Mandelson scandal. The key word is “resigned”—he was not made redundant. I have been asking the Cabin… Local GovernmentEnergyCost Of Living | 167 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Passenger Rail ServicesIn Fylde, we are blessed to have nationally and internationally significant events. The women’s open returns to Royal Lytham and St Annes this year, and the Lytham festival is goin… TransportEconomy JobsFiscal Policy | 104 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Points of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. On 9 February, I submitted a named day written question to the Cabinet Office asking if any taxpayer-funded Government payment would be m… Mp PerformanceLocal GovernmentDefence | 189 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Oil and GasDoes the hon. Member think that this is a minuscule, distracting issue for the tens of thousands of workers who have lost their jobs because of the policies of this Government on t… EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 35 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Oil and Gasrose— EnergyEconomy JobsEnvironment | 1 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 314 | 16.0% |
| Home Office | 209 | 10.6% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 187 | 9.5% |
| Department for Education | 182 | 9.3% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 173 | 8.8% |
| Department for Transport | 151 | 7.7% |
| Treasury | 130 | 6.6% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 93 | 4.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure equitable mobile network coverage during large public gatherings and events. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Olly Robbins will be granted a period of gardening leave. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer to question 125257 of 16 April 2026 on Undocumented Migrants, how she plans to update hon. Members on those figures; and over what time intervals. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with stakeholders, including the British Veterinary Association, the RSPCA, and pharmaceutical manufacturers, on proposed changes to the regu… | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the regulatory framework governing park homes in England. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to issue guidance to the public on the location of illegal migrants who have been moved out of hotel accommodation. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the First-tier Tribunal in resolving park home disputes. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of vacancies for newly qualified midwives in the North West of England. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer to question 39735 of 27 Mar 2025 on Park Homes, what further engagement he has had with the sector in relation to the commission on the sale… | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department for Education | To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure new school meals guidance encourages use of local suppliers. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will introduce measures to cap or regulate service charges imposed by park home site operators. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to support park home residents. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure the safety of the Jewish community in (a) Fylde constituency, (b) North West England and (c) the United Kingdom. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what criteria are used to determine when central government intervention in a local authority is warranted in relation to standards or governance failures. | Pending |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff members have left their roles working in 10 Downing Street in each of the last 12 months; and how many of those received a redundancy payment in each of the last 12 months. | Pending |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 21 | 26,816 | 12.7% |
| Office Costs | 142 | 26,491 | 12.5% |
| Staffing | 6 | 145,598 | 68.8% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 6,463 | 3.1% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 5,255 | 2.5% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 1,114 | 0.5% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 10 | 22,470 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 11 | 8,286 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 5 | 7,500 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 9 | 6,073 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 5,265 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 66 | 3,550 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 9 | 2,817 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 4 | 2,415 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 2,142 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 11 | 2,033 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 1,246 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 6 | 685 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2025 | Office Costs Subletting | Sublet Utilities | 0 | Repaid |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Subletting | Sublet Rent | 0 | Repaid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -527 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,626 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 850 | Paid |
| 26 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,500 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 825 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 137 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Subletting | Sublet Rent | 0 | Repaid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 79 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 3,012 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 18 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Call out to fix hot water system | 79 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 42 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 148 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Deep clean of office and repair of shower tray | 140 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 825 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 585 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | XMA March 2025 | 205 | 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)5 entries
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: D-Tec International
Address of donor: The Old Bank, 1A Church Row, Preston PR4 2PD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Date received: 3 February 2026
Date accepted: 3 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03206088
(Registered 3 February 2026)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Colin Shenton
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500
Date received: 9 November 2025
Date accepted: 9 November 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 1 December 2025)
02 Dec 2025
Name of donor: Colin Shenton
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500
Date received: 5 February 2025
Date accepted: 5 February 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 1 December 2025)
08 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Fox Brothers
Address of donor: 11 Neptune Court Hallam Way, Whitehills Business Park, Blackpool FY4 5LZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Date received: 17 September 2025
Date accepted: 17 September 2025
Donor status: company, registration 07392244
(Registered 17 September 2025)
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: John James
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Date received: 7 July 2025
Date accepted: 7 July 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 9 July 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Fylde Borough Council
Address of donor: Town Hall, Lytham Saint Annes FY8 1LW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets including hospitality to the Lytham Festival, value £400
Date received: 6 July 2025
Date accepted: 6 July 2025
Donor status: other (Local Authority)
(Registered 7 July 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 20 wards, 44 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ansdell Fairhaven | Chris Dixon | Conservative and Unionist Party | 699 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ansdell Fairhaven | Richard Verran Redcliffe | Conservative and Unionist Party | 675 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ashton | Bill Taylor | Labour Party | 513 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ashton | Edward Nash | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 498 | 04 May 2023 |
| Ashton | Gail Goodman | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 538 | 04 May 2023 |
| Breck | Jane Preston | Conservative and Unionist Party | 463 | 04 May 2023 |
| Breck | Peter Le Marinel | Conservative and Unionist Party | 471 | 04 May 2023 |
| Carnegie | Cheryl Doreen Little | Conservative and Unionist Party | 712 | 04 May 2023 |
| Carnegie | Susan Mary Fazackerley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 649 | 04 May 2023 |
| Freckleton Village | Noreen Griffiths | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 701 | 04 May 2023 |
| Freckleton Village | Thomas Threlfall | Conservative and Unionist Party | 594 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hardhorn With High Cross | Roger James Dudley Berry | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,028 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hardhorn With High Cross | Simon John Bridge | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,097 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hardhorn With High Cross | Steve Nicholls | Conservative and Unionist Party | 886 | 04 May 2023 |
| Heyhouses | Ellie Gaunt | Conservative and Unionist Party | 664 | 04 May 2023 |
| Heyhouses | Vince Settle | Conservative and Unionist Party | 662 | 04 May 2023 |
| Heyhouses | Viv Willder | Conservative and Unionist Party | 752 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kilgrimol | Gavin William Harrison | Conservative and Unionist Party | 525 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kilgrimol | Tim Armit | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 573 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kilnhouse | Joanne Lesley Gardner | Liberal Democrats | 742 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kilnhouse | Karen Buckley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 801 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kilnhouse | Karen Maureen Henshaw | Liberal Democrats | 817 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kirkham | Damian Craig Buckley | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,005 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kirkham | Edward John Collins | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,006 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kirkham | Paul Anthony Hodgson | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 817 | 04 May 2023 |
| Lytham East | Kelly Farrington | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 639 | 04 May 2023 |
| Lytham East | Mark Elliott Bamforth | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 996 | 04 May 2023 |
| Lytham West | Andrew James Redfearn | Conservative and Unionist Party | 718 | 04 May 2023 |
| Lytham West | Peter Anthony | Conservative and Unionist Party | 828 | 04 May 2023 |
| Medlar With Wesham | Jordan Mark Ledger | Labour Party | 271 | 04 May 2023 |
| Medlar With Wesham | Liz Bickerstaffe | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 377 | 04 May 2023 |
| Park | Michael Stephen Withers | Conservative and Unionist Party | 745 | 04 May 2023 |
| Park | Michelle Jacqueline Morris | Conservative and Unionist Party | 719 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rural East Fylde | Martin Richard Evans | Conservative and Unionist Party | 494 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rural East Fylde | Peter Collins | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 680 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rural North Fylde | Matthew Everett Lee | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 507 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rural North Fylde | Paul Joseph Hayhurst | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 682 | 04 May 2023 |
| Staining | Jayne Anne Nixon | Conservative and Unionist Party | 360 | 04 May 2023 |
| Tithebarn | Colette Birch | Conservative and Unionist Party | 601 | 04 May 2023 |
| Tithebarn | Lesley Ann McKay | Conservative and Unionist Party | 577 | 04 May 2023 |
| Warton | Julie Ann Brickles | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 518 | 04 May 2023 |
| Warton | Sandra Pitman | Conservative and Unionist Party | 391 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wrea Green With Westby | Frank Roland Andrews | Conservative and Unionist Party | 655 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wrea Green With Westby | John Kirkham | Conservative and Unionist Party | 609 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 97,981 | Electorate 77,100 (2024) |
| Median age | 50 | years |
| Degree-educated | 34.7% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 96.3% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 73.5% | households |
| Private-rented | 18.8% | households |
| Social-rented | 7.7% | households |
| Employment rate | 51.9% | 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.