Pendle & Clitheroe / data
A · Overview
Issue volume
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 83 | |
| Taxation | 83 | |
| Employment | 48 | |
| Crime & Policing | 40 | |
| Education | 31 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 26 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 24 | |
| Housing | 22 |
Speech topics
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Market | 1 | — |
| Economy Jobs | 7 | 1,216 |
| Crime | 9 | 732 |
| Fiscal Policy | 2 | 609 |
| Housing | 1 | 546 |
| Local Government | 3 | 423 |
| Health | 5 | 337 |
| Social Care | 4 | 307 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2025 | Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 5Vote on New Clause 5 to the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill, which related to scrutinising the supply of materials (including bioethanol) for… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106Vote on New Clause 106, which sought to require women to have an in-person medical consultation before receiving abortion medication, as a s… | Rebelled | Aye |
| 17 Jun 2025 | Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1Vote on a package of government new clauses to the Crime and Policing Bill at Report Stage, covering measures including: criminalising organ… | Rebelled | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Police FederationI am not discussing that today, but the hon. Gentleman makes a valid point. Having diversity of options for officers could be useful in instances such as that. I thank the National… CrimeLabour Market | 88 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Police FederationI beg to move, That this House has considered the effectiveness of the Police Federation. I am pleased to speak under your chairship, Mrs Harris. I will start by briefly sharing so… CrimeLabour Market | 738 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Police FederationI particularly thank my hon. Friends the Members for Stevenage (Kevin Bonavia) and for Dagenham and Rainham (Margaret Mullane) for their support for police officers. I know that th… CrimeLabour Market | 232 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Police FederationI would not dispute that one jot. The present national leadership say that “a transformed Federation is the best way to deliver effective representation” but I am afraid that offic… CrimeLabour Market | 140 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Police FederationI am so pleased that my hon. Friend mentioned that, as I briefly did earlier, because I do not mean to diminish the work of many federation representatives. There are many brillian… CrimeLabour Market | 395 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryThe hon. Lady is outlining cases where the application of that guidance might be difficult. Does she think that it would be difficult for someone to determine whether I, given the … Social CareHealthCulture Community | 41 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryWill the hon. Lady give way? Social CareHealthCulture Community | 6 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryI just want to put on the record how welcome it is to see the comments of the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar. It is fair to say that Scottish Labour has been on a bit of a jou… Social CareHealthCulture Community | 136 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryDoes the hon. Member accept that, as she says, men are generally the ones who attack women and that, if we do not have single-sex spaces, predatory men will use circumstances that … Social CareHealthCulture Community | 47 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Puberty Blockers Clinical TrialIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. The proposed puberty blockers trial on children is not just badly designed; it is profoundly unethical. It proposes t… Health | 317 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsI commend Northumbria police for overseeing a huge and safe policing operation at the Newcastle-Sunderland match over the weekend, one of the many matches successfully policed ever… CrimeImmigrationCulture Community | 82 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Puberty Blockers Clinical TrialWill my hon. Friend give way? Health | 6 |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Police Reform White PaperPolicing needs a stronger national centre, modern IT systems that actually work and can talk to each other, and much better mental health support for officers who are exposed to so… CrimeLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 202 |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Puberty SuppressantsThe Government were right to bring in the indefinite ban on puberty blockers due to concerns over the past 15 years about the gender services treatment that was being given. Over t… Health | 71 |
| 17 Dec 2025 | Puberty Suppressants TrialWe are talking here about physically healthy primary school-age children being injected with drugs to stop them growing up. There is nothing medically wrong with these children; wh… HealthSocial Care | 172 |
D · Written questions
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Transport | 5 | 27.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 4 | 22.2% |
| Home Office | 4 | 22.2% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 2 | 11.1% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 2 | 11.1% |
| Ministry of Defence | 1 | 5.6% |
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether all NHS trusts that host Specialist Gender Dysphoria Services for Adults and Specialist Gender Services for Children and Young People are members of NHS Resolution’s indemnit… | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps to ensure that support provided to Rolls-Royce for narrow body aircraft manufacturing will guarantee new jobs in Britain. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she is taking steps to restore Northern Rail services on Sundays between Clitheroe and Blackburn. | Answered |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help support chemical industry and employment levels in that industry. | Answered |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of police funding was derived from the police precept in (a) 1996 and (b) 2006. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS Resolution keeps records of claims, complaints, or cases resolved through mediation or settlement relating to NHS England’s Specialist Gender Dysphoria Services for Adult… | Answered |
| 09 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to support Typhoon production. | Answered |
| 03 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to limit the purchase of new-build properties by foreign investors. | Answered |
| 03 Dec 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to limit the number of long-term empty homes. | Answered |
| 02 Sept 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish the outcome of the Police Activity Survey; and what plans she has to conduct a further such survey. | Answered |
| 22 Jul 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press notice entitled Landmark package to pursue domestic abuse perpetrators, published on 16 July 2025, whether the Drive Project rollout will be the subject of (… | Answered |
| 01 Jul 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made by the expert panel of clinical specialists on its review of the harms caused to young people by the provision of unregulated cross-sex hormones by privat… | Answered |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the research by Queen's University, Ontario, entitled Severe Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity Among Ges… | Answered |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2025 to Question 24054 on Colne-Skipton Railway Line, if she will publish the completed feasibility work. | Answered |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of restoring the Skipton to Colne rail route. | 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 | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 125 | 28,170 | 13.9% |
| Accommodation | 12 | 7,598 | 3.7% |
| Staffing | 4 | 157,975 | 77.7% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 6,982 | 3.4% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,569 | 1.3% |
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 18 | 6,895 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 5 | 6,369 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 30 | 3,887 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 5 | 3,344 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 2 | 3,005 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 2 | 2,580 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 11 | 2,317 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 8 | 2,203 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 2,040 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 6 | 1,894 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 5 | 1,056 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 595 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 390 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -390 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -595 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | JH Office Share of Shelter Training Course [200011781-621] | 2,293 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 285 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 50 | Paid |
| 07 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011782-499] | 25 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 3,000 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Const Rent March 2025 | 700 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Const Rent Jan 2025 | 700 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Const Rent Feb 2025 | 700 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 326 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Ease front door as fire exit and fit lock at 41a Market Street [200011781-335] | 60 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 595 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 390 | Paid |
| 22 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Advertising and contact cards | Outcards with MP information non political [200011781-340] | 196 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011782-184] | 28 | Paid |
| 06 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Paid for cleaning [200011781-337] | 20 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 595 | 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.
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 20 wards, 27 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnoldswick | Tom Whipp | Liberal Democrats | 1,009 | 02 May 2024 |
| Barrowford Pendleside | Nadeem Ahmed | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,099 | 02 May 2024 |
| Boulsworth Foulridge | Sarah Elizabeth Cockburn-Price | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,254 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bradley | Mohammed Iqbal | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,665 | 02 May 2024 |
| Chatburn | Gary Kenneth Scott | Conservative and Unionist Party | 268 | 04 May 2023 |
| Earby Coates | David Hartley | Liberal Democrats | 892 | 02 May 2024 |
| East Whalley Read Simonstone | Gaye Tomasine McCrum | Green Party of England and Wales | 364 | 04 May 2023 |
| East Whalley Read Simonstone | Malcolm Charles Peplow | Green Party of England and Wales | 459 | 04 May 2023 |
| Edisford Low Moor | Ryan John Corney | Liberal Democrats | 336 | 04 May 2023 |
| Edisford Low Moor | Simon Michael O'Rourke | Liberal Democrats | 417 | 04 May 2023 |
| Fence Higham | Brian Newman | Liberal Democrats | 442 | 02 May 2024 |
| Littlemoor | Gaynor Patricia Hibbert | Liberal Democrats | 310 | 04 May 2023 |
| Littlemoor | Mark Richard French | Liberal Democrats | 289 | 04 May 2023 |
| Marsden Southfield | Mohammad Adnan | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 962 | 02 May 2024 |
| Primrose | Mary Robinson | Liberal Democrats | 307 | 04 May 2023 |
| Primrose | Mike Graveston | Labour Party | 344 | 04 May 2023 |
| Sabden | Ricky Newmark | Conservative and Unionist Party | 201 | 04 May 2023 |
| Salthill | Donna Louise O'Rourke | Liberal Democrats | 301 | 04 May 2023 |
| Salthill | Ian Frank Brown | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 388 | 04 May 2023 |
| St Marys | Bill Holden | Labour Party | 597 | 04 Jul 2024 |
| Vivary Bridge | Richard O'Connor | Conservative and Unionist Party | 458 | 02 May 2024 |
| Waterside Horsfield | Ash Sutcliffe | Conservative and Unionist Party | 581 | 02 May 2024 |
| Whalley Painter Wood | John Stephen Atherton | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 327 | 04 May 2023 |
| Whalley Painter Wood | Mark Andrew Hindle | Conservative and Unionist Party | 336 | 04 May 2023 |
| Whitefield Walverden | Asjad Mahmood | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 1,307 | 02 May 2024 |
| Wiswell Barrow | David Birtwhistle | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 432 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wiswell Barrow | Lee Anthony Street | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 320 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 110,303 | Electorate 78,796 (2024) |
| Median age | 40 | years |
| Degree-educated | 28.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 79.1% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 66.4% | households |
| Private-rented | 21.4% | households |
| Social-rented | 12.1% | households |
| Employment rate | 55.0% | 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.