Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton / data
Jim McMahon · Labour and Co-operative Party · sitting since 03 Dec 2015 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
3795days
from 03 Dec 2015
Divisions
402
of 504 possible
Attendance
80%
102 absent / paired
Whip alignment
97%
vs party majority
Speeches
194
54 debates
Written Qs
450
450 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£269k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 121 claims
Interests
4
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 81 | |
| Economy | 73 | |
| Employment | 41 | |
| Education | 39 | |
| Crime & Policing | 38 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 24 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 22 | |
| Housing | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Local Government | 30 | 23,298 |
| Economy Jobs | 24 | 10,145 |
| Social Care | 9 | 9,096 |
| Housing | 8 | 8,411 |
| Culture Community | 8 | 8,282 |
| Cost Of Living | 13 | 7,126 |
| Fiscal Policy | 11 | 6,175 |
| Crime | 8 | 3,168 |
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: 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 |
| 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 |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2026 | Business of the HouseHappy St George’s day to you, Mr Speaker, and to the House, and what better day is there to reflect that the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill will soon receive Roy… Local GovernmentEconomy JobsEnergy | 101 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Knife CrimeIf we want to end the scourge of knife crime, we have to tackle supply, demand, enforcement, education and culture. Oldham has seen some of Greater Manchester’s highest numbers of … Crime | 117 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseMy constituents, Cassie and Ryan Claydon, suffered the loss of their unborn child, Matilda, at 36 weeks. Like every parent in England and Wales who goes through this trauma, they w… Local GovernmentEnergyCost Of Living | 115 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseThis week, another life was taken in a road traffic collision in Royton, leaving another family devastated. Our borough saw eight people killed in 2024, the highest number in a dec… EnergyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 109 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Youth UnemploymentHappy St Patrick’s day to the House and to all across the country. The Secretary of State is absolutely to committed to this agenda, and that comes across in not just his words, bu… Economy JobsEducationCost Of Living | 134 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseThere are around 430 farmer-owned co-operatives in the UK and around 150,000 farmer members, with a turnover of £10 billion a year. They deliver high quality food produced the high… DefenceCost Of LivingLocal Government | 83 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | HMRC Approved Mileage RatesI thank the Chancellor for that response; I welcome it, and so will millions of working people. This has been a long-standing campaign for Unison, and I am grateful to it and the R… Fiscal PolicyCost Of LivingLabour Market | 153 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | HMRC Approved Mileage Rates1. What steps her Department is taking to ensure that HMRC approved mileage rates are up to date. Fiscal PolicyCost Of LivingLabour Market | 18 |
| 05 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseAs we step into spring and look towards the local elections, all our attention will be drawn to the quality of our local neighbourhoods. It is clear, after a decade under the previ… DefenceEconomy JobsEnergy | 112 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Ministry of DefenceOverall, the Government have a pretty poor reputation for spending public money wisely. My hon. Friend mentions Ajax, but I raise him: High Speed 2. Governments of all stripes need… DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 80 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Ministry of DefenceI thank the Chair of the Select Committee for the work he has been doing on Ukraine. A number of us were in Ukraine last week as part of a cross-party delegation, and the thing tha… DefenceFiscal PolicyEconomy Jobs | 109 |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeMy hon. Friend makes a very important point about how we develop communities and individuals. Does she agree that co-operatives have an important role to play in economic developme… DefenceEconomy JobsEnvironment | 46 |
| 03 Mar 2026 | Spring ForecastA fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work is a fundamental part of the British contract, but many self-employed people, and many of those on low wages, are paying to work because His … Economy JobsCost Of LivingDefence | 90 |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Representation of the People BillIn 2017, I was fortunate enough to be selected in the ballot for a private Member’s Bill, and Oldham Youth Council asked that it be about votes at 16. They have seen votes at 16 go… Economy JobsCrimeCulture Community | 73 |
| 04 Feb 2026 | Lord MandelsonI appreciate my right hon. Friend’s explanation of the process, because many people outside it wonder what information is shared and what process is gone through. It is hard to bel… Mp PerformanceDefenceOther | 103 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Transport | 63 | 14.0% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 59 | 13.1% |
| Home Office | 56 | 12.4% |
| Treasury | 39 | 8.7% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 36 | 8.0% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 31 | 6.9% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 30 | 6.7% |
| Department for Education | 30 | 6.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what timetable has been set for HMRC to publish updated guidance specifically addressing the treatment of CGT-by-instalments under section 280 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 in cases inv… | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC will publish guidance specifically addressing the application of CGT-by-instalments under section 280 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 in cases involving disposals to Employee… | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will take steps to include a prominent message prior to starting the benefits claim process online, in print, and by phone to make it clear that free, independent support is availab… | Answered |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish final legislation and guidance for ISA providers on the operation of the ISA regime from April 2027. | Answered |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to prevent the use of Stocks and Shares ISAs to circumvent revised Cash ISA limits due to be introduced in April 2027. | Answered |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of reforms to Cash ISAs on (a) the balance sheets of building societies and (b) mortgage (i) availability and (ii) pricing. | Answered |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support his Department is providing to Oldham Council to reduce reliance on hotel-based temporary accommodation. | Answered |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance her Department issues to ensure families with children placed in hotels have adequate access to cooking facilities, nutritional meals and safe commun… | Answered |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Northern Ireland Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has held discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the potential merits of a National Library for Northern Ireland. | Answered |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions has he had with Northern Care Alliance on capital funding for additional parking at the Royal Oldham Hospital. | Answered |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with regulators on reviewing rules on credit unions offering insurance products such as income protection. | Answered |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many safety breaches have there been at rail road level crossings in Greater Manchester since 2015. | Answered |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans are in place to build medium and long term NHS directly provided capacity to increase appointments in (a) diagnostic tests and (b) elective treatment. | Answered |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of cancelled appointments as a result of strike action in the NHS since July 2024. | Answered |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the levels of the use of drones in importing contraband into prisons; and what was number of drone incidents recorded in each year since 2015. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 33 | 26,963 | 10.0% |
| Office Costs | 80 | 21,713 | 8.1% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 133 | 0.0% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 108 | 0.0% |
| Staffing | 0 | 212,726 | 79.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 563 | 0.2% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 7,101 | 2.6% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 7 | 16,260 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 21 | 9,781 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 5 | 2,489 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 15 | 2,211 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 50 | 1,153 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 1 | 720 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 4 | 547 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 482 |
| Utilities | Accommodation | 4 | 440 |
| Insurance - contents | Office Costs | 1 | 377 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 1 | 180 |
| TV licence | Office Costs | 1 | 170 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,290 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 11 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 8 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 7 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 6 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 6 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 5 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 4 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 4 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 3 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 3 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 3 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 2 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 1 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 0 | 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.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2 entries
01 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Oldham Athletic Football Club
Address of donor: Boundary Park, Furtherwood Road, Oldham OL1 2PA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two matchday and hospitality tickets for a fixture on Good Friday (estimated total value), value £110
Date received: 18 April 2025
Date accepted: 18 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 04989487
(Registered 30 June 2025)
01 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Oldham Athletic Football Club
Address of donor: Boundary Park, Furtherwood Road, Oldham OL1 2PA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two matchday tickets including hospitality to the National League Promotion Final at Wembley Stadium (estimated value per ticket £290.) (One of the tickets was given to the club by the National League), value £580
Date received: 1 June 2025
Date accepted: 1 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 04989487
(Registered 30 June 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
14 Apr 2026
Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 62 Lots Road, London, SW10 0QD
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Coach transfers and meals, value £398
Destination of visit: Ukraine and Moldova
Dates of visit: 19 February 2026 to 25 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Cross party parliamentary delegation to Ukraine.
(Registered 27 March 2026)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Member of the Co-operative Party National Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 May 2018
(Registered 21 May 2018)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 11 wards, 11 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadderton Central | Elaine Taylor | Labour Party | 954 | 02 May 2024 |
| Chadderton North | Eddie Moores | Labour Party | 1,383 | 02 May 2024 |
| Chadderton South | Holly Louise Harrison | Labour Party | 1,127 | 02 May 2024 |
| Coldhurst | Montaz Ali Azad | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 2,304 | 02 May 2024 |
| Crompton | Diane Williamson | Liberal Democrats | 1,180 | 02 May 2024 |
| Failsworth East | Ken Rustidge | Labour Party | 731 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hollinwood | Naseem Aslam | Labour Party | 846 | 02 May 2024 |
| Medlock Vale | Umar Nasheen | Labour Party | 1,374 | 02 May 2024 |
| Royton North | Lewis Quigg | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,458 | 02 May 2024 |
| Royton South | Jade Hughes | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,200 | 02 May 2024 |
| Werneth | Nyla Ibrahim | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 2,362 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 105,873 | Electorate 76,031 (2024) |
| Median age | 35 | years |
| Degree-educated | 22.7% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 59.3% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 56.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 17.5% | households |
| Social-rented | 25.9% | households |
| Employment rate | 50.9% | 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.