Penistone & Stocksbridge / data
Dr Marie Tidball · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
395
of 504 possible
Attendance
78%
109 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
67
39 debates
Written Qs
15
15 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£221k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 107 claims
Interests
1
1 category
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 85 | |
| Taxation | 80 | |
| Employment | 44 | |
| Crime & Policing | 32 | |
| Education | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 24 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 23 | |
| Energy | 22 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Social Care | 13 | 6,971 |
| Economy Jobs | 19 | 4,114 |
| Health | 9 | 3,182 |
| Crime | 6 | 3,119 |
| Labour Market | 5 | 2,509 |
| Local Government | 12 | 2,382 |
| Transport | 5 | 1,710 |
| Fiscal Policy | 5 | 1,430 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to give the Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill a Second Reading, allowing it to progress through Pa… | Rebelled | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Mar 2026 | EngagementsQ5. May I thank the Prime Minister for the £35 million of funding, announced this week, to transform the Crucible theatre and keep the world—[Interruption.] EnergyCost Of LivingLocal Government | 25 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | EngagementsThank you, Mr Speaker. May I thank the Prime Minister for the £35 million of funding to transform the Crucible theatre and keep the world snooker championship at the heart of Sheff… EnergyCost Of LivingLocal Government | 116 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | EngagementsQ3. My constituent Caroline from Grenoside told me that since December the cost of her heating oil has nearly tripled, from £257 to £700. Local farmers I met last week also raised … Cost Of LivingDefenceHealth | 91 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | International Women’s DayI thank all the women in this Chamber who really have slayed in their lane in today’s debate. Madam Deputy Speaker: “When they amputated my leg, they amputated a part of me. I see … Culture CommunitySocial CareLabour Market | 1,107 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Courts and Tribunals BillI do indeed. In combination with the provisions in the Bill to effect structural reform, to stop criminals from gaming the system and to triage trials effectively, such measures wi… CrimeEconomy Jobs | 39 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Courts and Tribunals BillI do indeed agree with my hon. Friend. When Jack and Paul died, Claire promised them that no more children should lose their lives like they did, at the hands of an abusive parent.… CrimeEconomy Jobs | 161 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Courts and Tribunals BillI rise to support this Bill, particularly clause 17— Jack and Paul’s law—to finally repeal the presumption of contact in the family courts. It is the result of 11 years of campaign… CrimeEconomy Jobs | 277 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Courts and Tribunals BillDoes the hon. and learned Member agree that, in fact, we are getting rid of them in only a quarter of 3% of cases that go through the court process? CrimeEconomy Jobs | 30 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Courts and Tribunals BillDoes the hon. Lady recognise that in 2020 the harm panel said that that section creates a “pro-contact culture” that puts children at risk, and that post the publication of that re… CrimeEconomy Jobs | 39 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Disabled Women: Maternity CareToo often, disabled women’s bodies are deemed not to count. In the last year, I have met two incredible disabled women: Carly, a Paralympian, and Sarah, an occupational therapist. … HealthSocial Care | 112 |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Disabled Women: Maternity Care14. What steps his Department has taken to improve maternity care for disabled women. HealthSocial Care | 14 |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Bus Fare CapOn the doorstep, at my constituency meeting last November, and when I am out and about in Stocksbridge, Deepcar, Oughtibridge and Wharncliffe Side, time and again my constituents t… TransportCost Of Living | 120 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | Farming: South YorkshireI welcome the commitment to extend the farming in protected landscapes funding, which is worth £75,000 to farms in my constituency. Last summer, I had the pleasure of visiting Snai… AgricultureEnvironmentLocal Government | 128 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | Farming: South Yorkshire1. What steps she is taking to support farming in South Yorkshire. AgricultureEnvironmentLocal Government | 12 |
| 05 Feb 2026 | Business of the HouseI held a meeting for my constituents in Silkstone and Silkstone Common last week, and they raised with me the lack of NHS dentistry spaces locally. Some are having to travel 20 mil… Mp PerformanceCost Of LivingHealth | 116 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 5 | 33.3% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 3 | 20.0% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 2 | 13.3% |
| Home Office | 1 | 6.7% |
| Cabinet Office | 1 | 6.7% |
| Ministry of Justice | 1 | 6.7% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 6.7% |
| Department for Transport | 1 | 6.7% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Apr 2025 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she has to roll out backdated payments for enhanced disability premium for claimants who transferred to Universal Credit before 14 February 2024; and whether these payments wil… | Answered |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure patients affected by Essure products receive financial compensation. | Answered |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure patients affected by Essure sterilisation devices manufactured over 10 years ago can claim financial compensation. | Answered |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to establish a redress scheme for people harmed by sodium valproate. | Answered |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish a response to the Hughes Report, published on 7 February 2024. | Answered |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether she plans to publish a response to her Department's report entitled, Assessing risk of harm to children and parents in private law children, published in June 2020. | Answered |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on strengthening national resilience. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has plans to support scientific evidence gathering for topical steroid withdrawal including (a) patient involvement in research (b) research into mechanisms underlying the… | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to speed up diagnosis times for patients with topical steroid withdrawal. | Answered |
| 16 Dec 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to help increase knowledge of topical steroid withdrawal for (a) GPs, (b) Dermatology departments and (c) medical schools. | Answered |
| 14 Nov 2024 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to help improve local bus services. | Answered |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour on high streets and in town centres. | Answered |
| 09 Sept 2024 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions , what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the withdrawal of Winter Fuel Payments on low income non-Pension Credit recipient pensioners. | Answered |
| 09 Sept 2024 | Department for Work and Pensions | To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to help mitigate the potential impact of the withdrawal of Winter Fuel Payments on disabled non-Pension Credit recipient pensioners. | Answered |
| 05 Sept 2024 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent progress he has made on banning the payment of bonuses to the executives of water companies that are found to have polluted waterways. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 66 | 29,460 | 13.3% |
| Accommodation | 20 | 21,320 | 9.6% |
| Staffing | 7 | 160,155 | 72.4% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,045 | 2.3% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 3,973 | 1.8% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 1,237 | 0.6% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 5 | 15,147 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 7 | 14,273 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 8 | 5,460 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 1 | 4,983 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 10 | 2,521 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 2,250 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 6 | 1,611 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 4 | 1,430 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 1,227 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 11 | 1,021 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 10 | 531 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | -142 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 5,562 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Dual Fuel | 11 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,727 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -5,135 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Constituency office signs [200011781-299] | 497 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 34 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 25 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 3,200 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 42 | Paid |
| 15 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 30 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 477 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Utilities | Dual Fuel | 65 | Paid |
| 01 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 55 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Electrician brought in to do installation works | 295 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Staffing Training - staff | PAYMENT TO CIPR | 684 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 42 | Paid |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMZNMKTPLACE [***] | 22 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 59 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 59 | 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 sources1 entry
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: Channel 4
Address of donor: 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 3 tickets to the BAFTA award ceremony for myself, my partner and a member of staff Caitlin Stark, value £2,250
Date received: 11 May 2025
Date accepted: 11 May 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01533774
(Registered 13 May 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 6 wards, 6 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodworth | Chris Wray | Liberal Democrats | 1,328 | 02 May 2024 |
| East Ecclesfield | Alan Geoffrey Woodcock | Liberal Democrats | 1,906 | 02 May 2024 |
| Penistone East | John Roberts | Labour Party | 1,533 | 02 May 2024 |
| Penistone West | Mandy Lowe-Flello | Liberal Democrats | 1,414 | 02 May 2024 |
| Stocksbridge Upper Don | Mark Harris Whittaker | Labour Party | 2,399 | 02 May 2024 |
| West Ecclesfield | Ann Christine Whitaker | Liberal Democrats | 1,662 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 87,815 | Electorate 70,435 (2024) |
| Median age | 47 | years |
| Degree-educated | 30.6% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 96.5% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 75.7% | households |
| Private-rented | 11.1% | households |
| Social-rented | 13.2% | households |
| Employment rate | 56.6% | 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.