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Plymouth Moor View

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Centred on Plymouth. Population 95,540. Median income £24K (below average).

Elected in 2024, Fred Thomas made headlines in April 2025 when he posted false, defamatory content about a political opponent online -- deleting it only after a legal threat, according to reporting by Skwawkbox. On the more positive side, he has been credited with securing £20 million in regeneration funding for the St Budeaux area, contributing to a cross-city effort that won significant health investment for Plymouth, and organising a cross-party letter on child social media safety that prompted government action. His one recorded rebel vote saw him break with Labour to oppose a Ten Minute Rule Motion on proportional representation in December 2024 -- a notable defection given electoral reform is a live political question.

Thomas votes with the Labour Party 99.7% of the time, making him among the more loyalist backbenchers. His participation rate of 69% sits below the Commons average. His voting profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, while he diverges noticeably from party colleagues on pension protection (voting 65 percentage points above the Labour average on related measures) and shows some greater appetite for parliamentary scrutiny than the typical Labour MP. He rarely sides with pro-business or tough-on-crime positions. Defence and the economy dominate his speech activity, and he sits on the Defence Select Committee.

335
Commons votes
This parliament
£24k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
74.7k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab regained this seat from Con — last held it in 2010.

Current Member of Parliament

Fred Thomas

Fred Thomas

Labour Party

Fred Thomas is the Labour MP for Plymouth Moor View, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

A vote on whether to allow a Bill to be introduced that would replace the current first-past-the-post voting system with proportional representation (specifically single transferable vote) for UK parliamentary and English local government elections. The Bill was proposed by Liberal Democrat MP Sarah Olney, arguing the current system produces large parliamentary majorities on small vote shares.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Lab since 2024. Centred on Plymouth. Population 95,540. Median income £24K (below average).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Thomas’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.351 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Thomas has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
86
Economy
73
Employment
39
Education
35
Housing
23
Energy
20
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 03 Dec 2024 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.7 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BudsheadAlison Mary Simpson1,448Labour P
EggbucklandChris Wood1,478Conserva
HamKate Taylor1,404Labour P
HonicknowleRay Morton1,440Labour P
Moor ViewWill Noble1,622Labour P
SouthwayCarol Ney1,515Labour P
St BudeauxJosh McCarty1,064Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
95,540
Electorate 74,724 · 2024 register
Median income
£24,200
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
14.1%
England average 20.0%
Schools
46
29 primary · 8 secondary
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