Hove & Portslade / data
Peter Kyle · Labour Party · sitting since 07 May 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
4006days
from 07 May 2015
Divisions
207
of 504 possible
Attendance
41%
297 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
262
20 debates
Written Qs
0
tabled
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£262k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 69 claims
Interests
3
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 47 | |
| Economy | 46 | |
| Employment | 32 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 19 | |
| Energy | 18 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 16 | |
| Crime & Policing | 14 | |
| Universal Credit | 13 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 18 | 15,317 |
| Social Care | 1 | 5,773 |
| Culture Community | 3 | 3,732 |
| Energy | 6 | 3,490 |
| Other | 2 | 3,215 |
| Technology | 6 | 2,577 |
| Labour Market | 3 | 2,377 |
| Health | 2 | 613 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI am grateful to the shadowy Business Minister for his greatest hits performance for the House today. He says that supporting 10,000 businesses is nothing. I can tell him that it m… EnergyEconomy Jobs | 97 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his passionate intervention. I came into Parliament 10 years ago, and he came here just a short time afterwards. He has been raising these issue… EnergyEconomy Jobs | 259 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeMy hon. Friend speaks eloquently about the challenges that industry has faced in the de-industrialising period of a previous Conservative Government but also the opportunities that… EnergyEconomy Jobs | 157 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI am extremely grateful for my hon. Friend’s representations and reflections. I can assure her that the BIC scheme is being calculated on the electricity intensity threshold. It is… EnergyEconomy Jobs | 105 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI am grateful for my hon. Friend’s thoughtful words. I can assure her that the ceramics sector and the subsectors she mentions are in my mind. I said in my statement that the Chanc… EnergyEconomy Jobs | 110 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI could have listened to the hon. Lady for much longer, because she is listing important areas across the sector. I am very aware of the challenges and opportunities in an economy … EnergyEconomy Jobs | 403 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI know that my hon. Friend has had meetings with several of my Ministers, and of course I am always available for him too. EnergyEconomy Jobs | 24 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI was down in the south-west just last week at Agratas, one of the largest battery production plants for electric vehicles in the whole of Europe. The sheer scale of manufacturing … EnergyEconomy Jobs | 102 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeMy hon. Friend gives voice to the hospitality sector, and she is absolutely right: the hospitality sector is important for so many reasons. For many people, it is the most interact… EnergyEconomy Jobs | 205 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI am thankful for the right hon. Member’s acknowledgment of the work we are doing to invest in Wales—not only the small modular reactor, which we are already starting to construct … EnergyEconomy Jobs | 147 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI thank my hon. Friend for his passionate intervention. I understand the pressing needs and am fully aware of the issues facing Denby, which is partly, I believe, in his constituen… EnergyEconomy Jobs | 156 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeThe scheme we have designed is aimed at manufacturing. The figure the hon. Member quotes is for all businesses in the UK, whereas this is one scheme aimed at competitiveness within… EnergyEconomy Jobs | 152 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI have done more in six months than his Government did in 14 years. If I am not bold, what the heck was his Government? EnergyEconomy Jobs | 25 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI am grateful to my hon. Friend for his work when he was in my Department, upon which I seek to continue. He is right to point to the closure of the fertiliser plant in, I believe,… EnergyEconomy Jobs | 130 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeI am grateful to my hon. Friend for getting the Lea Valley Growers on the record, and I am keen to meet him to hear more about it. EnergyEconomy Jobs | 28 |
D · Written questions
No written questions tabled by this MP in our records.
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 | 50 | 32,571 | 12.4% |
| Staffing | 13 | 202,745 | 77.3% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 1,440 | 0.5% |
| Accommodation | 0 | 23,755 | 9.1% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,619 | 0.6% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 3 | 21,000 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 13 | 19,986 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 9 | 4,257 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 12 | 2,718 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 9 | 1,548 |
| Bought-in services | Miscellaneous | 1 | 1,440 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 5 | 767 |
| Equipment - hire | Office Costs | 2 | 752 |
| Insurance - buildings | Office Costs | 1 | 678 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 3 | 374 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 2 | 176 |
| TV licence | Office Costs | 1 | 170 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2025 | Miscellaneous Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 1,440 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 182 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 150 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 29 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 681 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | constituency office cleaning | 216 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 917 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 45 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | constituency office cleaning | 216 | Paid |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 279 | Paid |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - hire | Printer, photocopier & scanner | 297 | Paid |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 1,300 | Paid |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | constituency office cleaning | 216 | Paid |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | constituency office cleaning | 210 | Paid |
| 09 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | constituency office confidential waste removal | 140 | Paid |
| 06 Jan 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 418 | Paid |
| 31 Dec 2024 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 1,700 | Paid |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Cleaning services | constituency office cleaning | 222 | Paid |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Office Costs Rent | constituency office rent | 7,000 | Paid |
| 02 Dec 2024 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 1,375 | 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)1 entry
04 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Lawrence Eke
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Constituency office rent, value £5,000
Date received: 21 October 2025
Date accepted: 24 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 31 October 2025)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital2 entries
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: The Argument Ltd
Nature of business: A journal
Interest held: from 3 November 2015
(Registered 15 December 2015)
18 Apr 2024
Name of company or organisation: Progression Ltd
Nature of business: Sporting Video Company
(Registered 8 June 2015)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 9 wards, 19 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Adelaide | Ollie Sykes | Green Party of England and Wales | 2,193 | 04 Jul 2024 |
| Central Hove | Emma Daniel | Labour Party | 1,832 | 04 May 2023 |
| Central Hove | Joy Robinson | Labour Party | 1,710 | 04 May 2023 |
| Goldsmid | Birgit Miller | Labour Party | 2,426 | 04 May 2023 |
| Goldsmid | Jackie O'Quinn | Labour Party | 2,421 | 04 May 2023 |
| Goldsmid | Trevor Muten | Labour Party | 2,261 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hangleton Knoll | Amanda Grimshaw | Labour Party | 2,490 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hangleton Knoll | Faiza Baghoth | Labour Party | 2,435 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hangleton Knoll | John Patrick Hewitt | Labour Party | 2,501 | 04 May 2023 |
| North Portslade | Lucy Helliwell | Labour Party | 1,045 | 04 May 2023 |
| North Portslade | Peter Gerald Atkinson | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,064 | 04 May 2023 |
| South Portslade | Josh Guilmant | Labour Party | 874 | 11 Jan 2024 |
| Westbourne Poets Corner | Julie Cattell | Labour Party | 1,911 | 04 May 2023 |
| Westbourne Poets Corner | Leslie Alan Pumm | Labour Party | 1,741 | 04 May 2023 |
| Westdene Hove Park | Emma Hogan | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,237 | 04 May 2023 |
| Westdene Hove Park | Ivan Lyons | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,181 | 04 May 2023 |
| Westdene Hove Park | Samer Bagaeen | Conservative and Unionist Party | 2,246 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wish | Bella Sankey | Labour Party | 2,216 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wish | Paul Nann | Labour Party | 2,062 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 103,182 | Electorate 74,063 (2024) |
| Median age | 40 | years |
| Degree-educated | 46.6% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 85.5% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 54.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 34.7% | households |
| Social-rented | 10.9% | households |
| Employment rate | 63.5% | 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.