Josh Simons

Labour MP for Makerfield

Josh Simons is the Labour MP for Makerfield, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently holds the Government posts of Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office), and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology).

Message

Seat status

Safe

Majority size

5,399

Recent swing

-0.1% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

Francesca Perrin (£30,000)

Michael Craven (£5,000)

Sir Trevor Edwin Chinn (£1,250)

Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues

VOTED AYE

21 Oct 2024

Employment Rights Bill

✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against

Josh voted with the majority

VOTED AYE

29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against

Josh voted with the majority

DID NOT VOTE

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 For, 9 Against

Where Josh fits into things

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Josh Simons

Member of Parliament

Makerfield

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

Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill