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Phil Brickell

Phil Brickell

Labour MP for Bolton West

Phil Brickell is the Labour MP for Bolton West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Message

Seat status

Safe

Majority size

4,945

Recent swing

+3.7% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

Fincordtech Management (£2,840)

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung UK (£815)

SUPPORTED

Voted for Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...

Motion passed, 301-110

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 172-334

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 181-335

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Where Phil fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Phil Brickell

Phil Brickell

Member of Parliament

Bolton West

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

  • Foreign Affairs Committee
  • Public Accounts Commission
  • Rare Cancers Bill