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Ms Polly Billington
Labour MP for East Thanet
Ms Polly Billington is the Labour MP for East Thanet, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
MessageSeat status
Safe
Majority size
6,971
Recent swing
+2.3% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG) Secretariat for the APPG for Renewable & Sustainable Energy (£808)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Ms Polly voted with the majority
VOTED NO
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Ms Polly voted against 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 Ms Polly fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Ms Polly Billington
Member of Parliament
East Thanet
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
- Energy Security and Net Zero Committee