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Ribble Valley

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Apr 2026

A marginal seat — won by just 856 votes (1.6%) in 2024. Covers Bamber Bridge, Fulwood and Longridge (Ribble Valley). Population 104,585, notably older (median age 46 vs 41 nationally).

Ribble Valley's MP made her most distinctive parliamentary moves during the assisted dying bill's Report Stage in June 2025, breaking with her party on five separate votes. Ellis backed amendments to close what supporters called a loophole allowing voluntary starvation to qualify someone as terminally ill -- voting against the Labour majority twice on this point -- while also supporting a procedural amendment to allow further scrutiny of the bill. Her deviations cluster clearly around end-of-life autonomy and safeguards, where her voting sits noticeably above the Labour average. Locally, she has drawn coverage for backing a campaign to save a hospital ward, championing A582 road upgrade funding, and calling for a four-day working week -- a policy some distance from her party's current position.

At 67% voting participation, Ellis falls below the Commons average, though newer MPs sometimes take time to establish full attendance patterns. Where she does vote, she is a 96% party-line MP. Her stance profile shows strong alignment with progressive taxation and workers' rights, near-zero alignment with parliamentary scrutiny and Lords amendments -- she consistently backed the government in overriding Lords changes to the Pension Schemes and Crime and Policing Bills -- and notably lower scores than fellow Labour MPs on criminal justice reform and armed forces welfare. Her speeches concentrate heavily on economy and jobs, health, and local government.

327
Commons votes
This parliament
£28k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
80.5k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Maya Ellis

Maya Ellis

Labour Party

Maya Ellis is the Labour MP for Ribble Valley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes too ill to complete their assessment before signing off on an assisted dying request, a further referral can be made to another doctor — mirroring an existing provision in the Bill for the attending doctor.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

Vote on an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill that would prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the Bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. This matters because without the amendment, a person could potentially use voluntary starvation to meet the terminal illness threshold and access an assisted death.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A marginal seat — won by just 856 votes (1.6%) in 2024. Covers Bamber Bridge, Fulwood and Longridge (Ribble Valley). Population 104,585, notably older (median age 46 vs 41 nationally).

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.343 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Ellis 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
83
Economy
61
Crime & Policing
29
Education
23
Housing
22
Constitution and Democracy
20
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 1220 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 7720 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.27 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Alston HothersallJim Rogerson351Conserva
Alston HothersallJudith Anne Clark317Conserva
Bamber Bridge EastEmma Stevens486Labour P
Bamber Bridge EastPatricia Clare Hunter618Labour P
Bamber Bridge WestCaleb William Tomlinson442Labour P
Bamber Bridge WestPaul Foster490Labour P
Billington LanghoSteve Farmer410Conserva
Billington LanghoTony Austin463Conserva
BowlandRosie ElmsConserva
Brockhall DinckleyStephen Alexis Atkinson315Conserva
ChippingSimon Hore293Conserva
Clayton Le Dale SalesburyLouise Edge391Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
104,585
Electorate 80,484 · 2024 register
Median income
£28,400
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
13.4%
England average 20.0%
Schools
68
47 primary · 11 secondary
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