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Jo Platt
Labour MP for Leigh and Atherton
Jo Platt is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Leigh and Atherton, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
MessageSeat status
Very safe
Majority size
8,881
Recent swing
+5.3% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
No registered donations
Key Parliamentary Votes
VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 Ayes, 105 Noes
Jo voted with the majority
VOTED AYE
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 Ayes, 275 Noes
Jo voted with the majority
VOTED AYE
11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 Ayes, 9 Noes
Jo voted with the majority
Where Jo fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Jo Platt
Member of Parliament
Leigh and Atherton
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
- Modernisation Committee
- Culture, Media and Sport Committee