Rawmarsh & Conisbrough / data
John Healey · Labour Party · sitting since 01 May 1997 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
10586days
from 01 May 1997
Divisions
140
of 504 possible
Attendance
28%
364 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
758
46 debates
Written Qs
0
tabled
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£321k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 207 claims
Interests
5
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 35 | |
| Taxation | 28 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 14 | |
| Universal Credit | 13 | |
| Energy | 10 | |
| Business | 9 | |
| Housing | 8 | |
| Local Government | 8 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Defence | 44 | 63,786 |
| Economy Jobs | 23 | 37,564 |
| Technology | 6 | 13,609 |
| Immigration | 1 | 5,583 |
| Fiscal Policy | 4 | 5,515 |
| Energy | 3 | 5,218 |
| Housing | 5 | 4,827 |
| Health | 2 | 3,634 |
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.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastThe hon. Gentleman is almost last, but not least. I reject almost every assertion he makes in his tripartite question. The decisions we have taken and the permissions we have given… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 72 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastThe decisions we have taken as a Government have been taken for defensive purposes, and in co-ordination with allies. This House has plenty of opportunities, including for almost a… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 66 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastWe will work in exactly the way that the joint statement that we helped to co-ordinate at the end of last week sets out, so as to de-escalate the conflict, co-ordinate with allies,… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 48 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastWe have agreed to the requests that the US has put to us. As I have said, one of our major principles is that we are working in close co-ordination with allies on defensive operati… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 41 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastYes to the first question; no to the second. DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 9 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastFirst and foremost, we are ensuring that we can protect British interests in the region. We are looking to protect our allies in the region, and everything we do is in co-ordinatio… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 80 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastI am not prepared to disclose that sort of data, but the hon. Gentleman should judge us by our actions, and well ahead of this war breaking out, we reinforced Britain’s defences in… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 71 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastThe safeguard is the established system of granting access, basing and overflight. That established system builds in throughout—not just afterwards—the reassurance, checks and cont… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 46 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastI can indeed. I appreciate my hon. Friend’s concern. We are investing in more counter-drone technology and more closed circuit television, and we are tightening up the base securit… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 44 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastThe hon. Gentleman is right to draw the attention of the House to Lebanon. Like him, I am gravely concerned about the conflict and the situation there. Like him, I strongly condemn… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 85 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastI can indeed. My hon. Friend is right: our purpose is the defence of British personnel, our bases, our interests and our allies in the region. We will continue to make decisions an… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 49 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle East“Working flat out” means working flat out, and we are working flat out to finalise the defence investment plan. DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 19 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastI reassure my hon. Friend, as she invites me to, that the permissions that we have given are for operations that are defensive, in the sense that they are directed only at Iranian … DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 56 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastThe House will have heard me say that we already have autonomous minehunting capabilities in the region and we are looking to reinforce them. I guess the right hon. Gentleman now r… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 49 |
| 23 Mar 2026 | Middle EastAn extra £1 billion is being put now into integrated air and missile defence for Britain. That was not part of the previous Government’s plans and it stems directly from the assess… DefenceEnergyEconomy Jobs | 45 |
D · Written questions
No written questions tabled by this MP in our records.
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 | 176 | 29,852 | 9.3% |
| Staffing | 1 | 232,001 | 72.3% |
| Accommodation | 12 | 25,325 | 7.9% |
| Miscellaneous | 3 | 23,475 | 7.3% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 5,047 | 1.6% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 4,968 | 1.5% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities | Office Costs | 20 | 5,385 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 7 | 4,849 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 2,300 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 2,300 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 12 | 1,767 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 21 | 1,536 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 37 | 1,381 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 2 | 973 |
| Equipment - hire | Office Costs | 3 | 913 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 4 | 834 |
| Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Office Costs | 15 | 748 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 13 | 686 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 156 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | MP Mob O2 23 Feb to 22 Mar | 39 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Next day delivery from Westminster to constituency office | 9 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | DP CARPETS New lino in womens and gents toilets | 385 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 1,835 | Paid |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 33 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 491 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Office furniture | 340 | Paid |
| 12 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | ASDA cleaning materials and milk and tea | 20 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | [***] [***] cleaning 29 Dec to 29 Mar | 338 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Royal mail freepost licence 1 Jan to 31 Dec 2025 [200011781-227] | 104 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 156 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 156 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | O2 MP Mob 23 Jan to 22 Feb | 40 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | O2 Mob 23 Feb to 22 Mar | 40 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Windows cleaned 6 Mar | 10 | Paid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Council tax | Part repayment of claim 60233095:1 | 0 | Repaid |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Subletting | Sublet Rent | 0 | Repaid |
| 01 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | KCM WASTE RECYCLING Feb | 14 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Office Costs TV licence | From 27 Feb 2025 to 28 Feb 2026 [200011781-225] | 15 | 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.
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year1 entry
13 May 2025
Type of land/property: Residential property (Two bed apartment owned by me and my two siblings, following the death of my mother. Probate was 10 Jan 2025. The value is £180,000 and I own a third.)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Hove
Interest held: from 10 January 2025 until 7 November 2025
Ownership details: I no longer have any ownership in this property (ownership now with my two sisters)
(Registered 7 May 2025; updated 13 November 2025)
8. Miscellaneous3 entries
18 Apr 2024
Executive Committee Member of the British American Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 12 July 2023
Date interest ended: 4 July 2024
(Registered 4 January 2024; updated 21 October 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Member of Goldthorpe Towns Fund Board. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 May 2020
Date interest ended: 23 May 2024
(Registered 11 April 2023; updated 22 October 2025)
18 Apr 2024
Chair of Rotherham 9th Scouts Group. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 11 April 2023)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses1 entry
18 Apr 2024
Name: Jackie Bate
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Office Manager
Working pattern: Part time
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 9 wards, 20 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramley Ravenfield | Gregory Reynolds | Conservative and Unionist Party | 910 | 02 May 2024 |
| Bramley Ravenfield | Liz Duncan | Labour Party | 875 | 02 May 2024 |
| Conisbrough | Ian Pearson | Labour Party | 1,560 | 06 May 2021 |
| Conisbrough | Lani-Mae Ball | Labour Party | 2,126 | 06 May 2021 |
| Conisbrough | Nigel Ball | Labour Party | 2,102 | 06 May 2021 |
| Edlington Warmsworth | Phil Cole | Labour Party | 1,002 | 06 May 2021 |
| Edlington Warmsworth | Rob Reid | Edlington and Warmsworth First | 778 | 06 May 2021 |
| Hoober | Denise Lelliott | Labour Party | 1,347 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hoober | John Williams | Labour Party | 1,240 | 02 May 2024 |
| Hoober | Rajmund Edwin Brent | Labour Party | 980 | 02 May 2024 |
| Kilnhurst Swinton East | Nigel Harper | Labour Party | 957 | 02 May 2024 |
| Kilnhurst Swinton East | Victoria Cusworth | Labour Party | 1,046 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rawmarsh East | Dave Sheppard | Labour Party | 825 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rawmarsh East | Rachel Hughes | Labour Party | 707 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rawmarsh West | Brian Steele | Labour Party | 742 | 02 May 2024 |
| Rawmarsh West | Joanna Baker-Rogers | Labour Party | 945 | 02 May 2024 |
| Swinton Rockingham | Chris Read | Labour Party | 1,018 | 02 May 2024 |
| Swinton Rockingham | Gina Monk | Labour Party | 1,028 | 02 May 2024 |
| Wath | Dave Jackson | Labour Party | 814 | 02 May 2024 |
| Wath | Sheila Cowen | Labour Party | 928 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 84,338 | Electorate 69,133 (2024) |
| Median age | 41 | years |
| Degree-educated | 20.5% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 96.7% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 61.4% | households |
| Private-rented | 14.6% | households |
| Social-rented | 23.6% | 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.