Kilmarnock & Loudoun / data
Lillian Jones · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
324
of 504 possible
Attendance
64%
180 absent / paired
Whip alignment
96%
vs party majority
Speeches
168
45 debates
Written Qs
10
10 answered
Committees
2
memberships
Expenses
£167k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 104 claims
Interests
1
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 76 | |
| Economy | 65 | |
| Employment | 51 | |
| Crime & Policing | 35 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 24 | |
| Housing | 24 | |
| Energy | 20 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 19 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Crime | 1 | — |
| Economy Jobs | 14 | 2,323 |
| Defence | 9 | 2,013 |
| Fiscal Policy | 9 | 1,735 |
| Environment | 6 | 1,279 |
| Culture Community | 5 | 1,147 |
| Local Government | 5 | 1,063 |
| Social Care | 5 | 999 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38Vote on Amendment 38 to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, which would have provided greater certainty and protect… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily st… | Free vote | No |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Would you agree that there is a greater role for Ofcom to play in order to ensure rural communities are adequately considered? | 22 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Another point that was mentioned was the legal obligations. I would be interested to know if any communications companies were fined by Ofcom for failing to fulfil their legal obli… | 37 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Sorry, I did not hear Ms Davidson’s number from your company, the customers that left following both outages, and similarly with Mr Smith. Could I just have the numbers, please? | 30 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Just picking up on your point, Chair, in regards to contracts and what customers might expect the providers to do during periods of outage, is it possible that each of you can prov… | 66 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Yes. | 1 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Can you give me some examples of what a fine might look like for a communications company in an instance such as the outage from the subsea cable failures? | 29 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)When you are exploring that topic, would you involve the communities in that resilience plan and guidance, rather than it just being a UK-wide issue? | 25 |
| 02 Apr 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1461)Just as a general comment, we have seen in the media how well Faroe Islands do this: 5G connectivity 150 metres below sea level and subsea tunnels. It must be frustrating for islan… | 86 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1442)It was asked by my colleague and has been answered by Mr Donoghue. | 13 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1442)It is 12 March. It was the date of the announcement. Thank you. | 13 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1442)It is really just a statement, rather than a supplementary, in response to the point about how nobody knew about the £10 million match funding. I have the letter here from the Mini… | 62 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)Given the scale of planned upgrades, how realistic is the UK Government’s aim to reduce bills by £300 before the end of this Parliament? | 24 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)What is the figure for Scotland? | 6 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)Given rising network costs, will consumers feel the benefit of the UK Government’s £150 bills cut announced in the autumn Budget? | 21 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Scottish Affairs Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 459)Consumer bills are projected to rise following Ofgem’s approval of £28 billion of national grid upgrades. Where else, apart from consumer bills, could the cost of decarbonising the… | 31 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Transport | 2 | 20.0% |
| Ministry of Defence | 2 | 20.0% |
| Treasury | 2 | 20.0% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 1 | 10.0% |
| Scotland Office | 1 | 10.0% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 10.0% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 1 | 10.0% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Jan 2026 | Scotland Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support economic growth in Ayrshire. | Answered |
| 02 Jan 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to increase support and resources to British Transport Police on train services in East Ayrshire. | Answered |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on reducing clinical trial set-up times. | Answered |
| 02 Dec 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, steps he is taking to support community-owned and co-operative businesses to have a leading role in high-street renewal. | Answered |
| 01 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to build energetics and munitions factories, particularly in Ayrshire. | Answered |
| 03 Sept 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased funding for transport on economic growth in Scotland. | Answered |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of differences between the EU Deforestation Regulation and UK timber regulations on timber… | Answered |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of affordable credit provision by banks and building societies. | Answered |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve passenger rail performance. | Answered |
| 08 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Defence | If he will review his Department's policy on the rehabilitation of armed forces (a) personnel and (b) applicants graded as medically unfit. | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance Committee (Commons)Select | Member | Commons | 18 Nov 2024 | present |
| Scottish Affairs CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 28 Oct 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 | 67 | 25,917 | 15.5% |
| Accommodation | 18 | 16,265 | 9.7% |
| Staffing | 1 | 114,703 | 68.6% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 150 | 0.1% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 194 | 0.1% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 1,732 | 1.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 8,140 | 4.9% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 8 | 13,870 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 5 | 10,991 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 5 | 3,270 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 2,300 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 2,069 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 3 | 1,539 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 1 | 1,500 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 2 | 1,477 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 8 | 1,272 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 2 | 1,170 |
| Moving Fees | Office Costs | 3 | 1,048 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 871 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Water | 402 | Paid |
| 12 May 2025 | Office Costs Business rates | NDR from 2024-2025 outstanding balance [200011798-511] | 117 | Paid |
| 08 May 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 1,074 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | hire of skip for waste disposal from East Ayrshire Council [200011798-155] | 327 | Paid |
| 07 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Internet | 56 | Paid |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | reprogramme security shutters and supply additional fobs [200011798-156] | 420 | Paid |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | mobile bill for March 2025 [200011797-84] | 70 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,404 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,404 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,880 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 272 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Sundries | 45 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,250 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Insurance - contents | HISCOX [200011725-9067] [200011799-180] | 2 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011798-157] | 15 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Cleaning products for office at 19 Portland Street | 26 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 22 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Electricity | 29 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office premises - 19 Portland Street, Kilmarnock | 1,131 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 250 | 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.
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Chair Governance and Scrutiny Committee. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 4 August 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 29 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annick | Ellen Freel | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 812 | 05 May 2022 |
| Annick | John McFadzean | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,516 | 05 May 2022 |
| Annick | John McGhee | Labour Party | 1,183 | 05 May 2022 |
| Annick | Stephen Canning | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,048 | 05 May 2022 |
| Ballochmyle | Alyson Simmons | Conservative and Unionist Party | 779 | 05 May 2022 |
| Ballochmyle | Claire Leitch | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,301 | 05 May 2022 |
| Ballochmyle | Linda Holland | Labour Party | 1,085 | 05 May 2022 |
| Ballochmyle | William Lennox | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 542 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cumnock New Cumnock | Billy Crawford | Labour Party | 1,349 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cumnock New Cumnock | Jim McMahon | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 897 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cumnock New Cumnock | June Kyle | Labour Party | 593 | 05 May 2022 |
| Cumnock New Cumnock | Neill Watts | Conservative and Unionist Party | 827 | 05 May 2022 |
| Irvine Valley | Beverley Michele Clark | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,309 | 05 May 2022 |
| Irvine Valley | Kevin McGregor | Labour Party | 962 | 05 May 2022 |
| Irvine Valley | Sally Cogley | The Rubbish Party | 787 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilmarnock East Hurlford | Barry Douglas | Labour Party | 2,053 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilmarnock East Hurlford | Graham Barton | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,501 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilmarnock East Hurlford | Graham Boyd | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 574 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilmarnock East Hurlford | Neal Ingram | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 481 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilmarnock North | David William Richardson | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 364 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilmarnock North | Elaine Cowan | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,483 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilmarnock North | Maureen McKay | Labour Party | 1,084 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilmarnock South | Clare Maitland | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 627 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilmarnock South | Jim Todd | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 990 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilmarnock South | Peter Mabon | Labour Party | 954 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilmarnock West Crosshouse | Douglas Reid | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,093 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilmarnock West Crosshouse | Iain Linton | Scottish National Party (SNP) | 1,168 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilmarnock West Crosshouse | James Adams | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,297 | 05 May 2022 |
| Kilmarnock West Crosshouse | Lillian Jones | Labour Party | 1,662 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
Demographic profile unavailable for this constituency.
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.