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Mick Whitley · Labour Party · sitting since 12 Dec 2019 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
2325days
from 12 Dec 2019
Divisions
0
of 504 possible
Attendance
0%
504 absent / paired
Whip alignment
—%
vs party majority
Speeches
0
0 debates
Written Qs
0
tabled
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£214k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 59 claims
Interests
0
Register
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
Issue summary unavailable.
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
Speech overview unavailable.
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
No Hansard contributions ingested for this MP yet.
D · Written questions
No written questions tabled by this MP in our records.
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 41 | 12,396 | 5.8% |
| Accommodation | 6 | 17,494 | 8.2% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 3,987 | 1.9% |
| Staffing | 0 | 138,082 | 64.4% |
| Miscellaneous | 0 | 42,402 | 19.8% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 2 | 1,188 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 8 | 787 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 10 | 669 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 6 | 634 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 2 | 630 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 8 | 564 |
| Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | Office Costs | 2 | 516 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 1 | 370 |
| Website hosting and design | Office Costs | 2 | 264 |
| TV licence | Office Costs | 1 | 170 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 114 |
| Hospitality | Office Costs | 3 | 112 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2024 | Office Costs Other | [***] - Michael Whitley - GE Asset Purchase - [***] | -416 | Paid |
| 10 Sept 2024 | Accommodation Council tax | Council Tax for London Flat | 105 | Paid |
| 10 Aug 2024 | Accommodation Council tax | Council Tax for London Accomodation | 105 | Paid |
| 01 Aug 2024 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 121 | Paid |
| 01 Aug 2024 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 13 | Paid |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Office Costs Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection | SHRED-IT LIMITED | 482 | Paid |
| 30 Jul 2024 | Office Costs Pooled staffing services | 2425 GE Refunds | -3,412 | Paid |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE SYSTEMS SOFTWARE | 114 | Paid |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Office Costs Training - staff | Career Progression Training | 0 | Not Paid |
| 10 Jul 2024 | Accommodation Council tax | Council Tax for London Flat | 105 | Paid |
| 07 Jul 2024 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE | 57 | Paid |
| 01 Jul 2024 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 121 | Paid |
| 01 Jul 2024 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 13 | Paid |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 144 | Paid |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 65 | Paid |
| 11 Jun 2024 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | External Sign Removal | 370 | Paid |
| 10 Jun 2024 | Accommodation Council tax | Council Tax for London Flat | 105 | Paid |
| 07 Jun 2024 | Office Costs Software & applications | ADOBE | 57 | Paid |
| 05 Jun 2024 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 195 | Paid |
| 01 Jun 2024 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline | 121 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
No financial interests declared by this MP.
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 7 wards, 21 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bebington | Edward John Lamb | Green Party of England and Wales | 3,159 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bebington | Jason Walsh | Green Party of England and Wales | 3,349 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bebington | Judith Grier | Green Party of England and Wales | 3,397 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bidston St James | Brian Martin Kenny | Labour Party | 1,336 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bidston St James | Julie McManus | Labour Party | 1,283 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bidston St James | Liz Grey | Labour Party | 1,435 | 04 May 2023 |
| Birkenhead Tranmere | Amanda Onwuemene | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,590 | 04 May 2023 |
| Birkenhead Tranmere | Ewan Tomeny | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,567 | 04 May 2023 |
| Birkenhead Tranmere | Pat Cleary | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,856 | 04 May 2023 |
| Claughton | George Davies | Labour Party | 2,053 | 04 May 2023 |
| Claughton | Gillian Wood | Labour Party | 1,830 | 04 May 2023 |
| Claughton | Stephen Foulkes | Labour Party | 1,845 | 04 May 2023 |
| Oxton | Allan Brame | Liberal Democrats | 2,689 | 04 May 2023 |
| Oxton | Michael Graham Redfern | Liberal Democrats | 2,117 | 04 May 2023 |
| Oxton | Stuart Kelly | Liberal Democrats | 2,592 | 04 May 2023 |
| Prenton | Chris Cooke | Green Party of England and Wales | 2,419 | 04 May 2023 |
| Prenton | Harry Ross Gorman | Green Party of England and Wales | 2,297 | 04 May 2023 |
| Prenton | Naomi Graham | Green Party of England and Wales | 2,227 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rock Ferry | Craig John McDonald | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,073 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rock Ferry | Paula Basnett | Labour Party | 1,525 | 04 May 2023 |
| Rock Ferry | Tony Murphy | Labour Party | 1,428 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 102,604 | Electorate 78,091 (2024) |
| Median age | 41 | years |
| Degree-educated | 28.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 93.6% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 55.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 22.8% | households |
| Social-rented | 21.8% | households |
| Employment rate | 53.3% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.