Amber Valley.

Linsey Farnsworth has been notably active on local issues, but her one rebel vote stands out: in June 2025 she broke with Labour to vote against a package of Crime and Policing Bill measures that included criminalising organised begging and stronger protections for emergency workers -- an unusual move for an MP who otherwise votes with the party 99.8% of the time. Beyond that, her most visible recent work has been constituency-focused: championing a joint bid to make Amber Valley part of the UK Town of Culture 2028, fighting to save Denby Pottery from closure, and launching a parliamentary petition to rescue the Grade I listed Wingfield Manor. Local coverage has been broadly positive, particularly on jobs and economy stories.

Her parliamentary engagement is solid -- 89% voting participation sits above the Commons average -- and she is a near-total party loyalist in all other votes. She consistently backs workers' rights (92% aligned) and progressive taxation (97%), and supports tightening asylum support rules in line with the government's recent immigration measures. She scores notably low on business-friendly votes (16%) and resists moves to expand Lords scrutiny. Her 34 parliamentary contributions on crime and 33 on the economy and jobs reflect where she puts her energy.

Farnsworth sits on the Justice Committee, which partly explains her sustained focus on policing and criminal justice, though her rebel vote against the Crime and Policing Bill clauses sits in tension with that brief. Her voting record on pension protection stands out as significantly stronger than the Labour average (+57 percentage points), and she has taken a somewhat softer line than colleagues on assisted dying safeguards. Data covers her full term since July 2024.