Bournemouth West / data
Jessica Toale · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
409
of 504 possible
Attendance
81%
95 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
79
59 debates
Written Qs
140
139 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£211k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 124 claims
Interests
5
3 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 89 | |
| Economy | 74 | |
| Crime & Policing | 41 | |
| Education | 39 | |
| Employment | 39 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 29 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 24 | |
| Pensions | 23 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Social Care | 18 | 4,386 |
| Health | 9 | 3,580 |
| Local Government | 16 | 2,345 |
| Crime | 11 | 2,053 |
| Economy Jobs | 19 | 1,845 |
| Fiscal Policy | 10 | 1,653 |
| Immigration | 7 | 1,437 |
| Cost Of Living | 12 | 1,274 |
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.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance,… | Free vote | Aye |
| 16 May 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10Vote on whether to allow employers who opt out of providing assisted dying to also prohibit their employees from participating in assisted d… | Free vote | Aye |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2026 | Visual Effects Companies3. What steps her Department is taking to support visual effects companies. Economy JobsCulture CommunityTechnology | 12 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Visual Effects CompaniesAs the Minister says, Outpost VFX is a world-leading VFX company based in my Bournemouth West constituency. It recently convened a meeting of sector leaders, and the message was cl… Economy JobsCulture CommunityTechnology | 95 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Women’s Health StrategyIgnored, humiliated and misdiagnosed—these are the experiences of far too many women, and far too often, those experiences have tragic consequences. There is no more depressing exa… HealthSocial Care | 97 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Knife CrimeI welcome the serious action that this Government are taking to tackle knife crime. My constituent Tracy set up Changes Are Made following the fatal stabbing of her grandson Camero… Crime | 115 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Good Friday AgreementThe Good Friday agreement was a landmark achievement of the last Labour Government, and it is a beacon of hope for conflict-affected states around the world. Before coming to this … Culture Community | 89 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Good Friday Agreement10. What steps he is taking to mark the anniversary of the Good Friday agreement. Culture Community | 15 |
| 10 Mar 2026 | Topical QuestionsThe junction of Surrey Road and Prince of Wales Road; Wimborne Road, between Kinson library and Bear Cross; and Hankinson Road, around Winton rec—these are some of the more than 35… Cost Of LivingEconomy JobsUtilities | 95 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Deprived CommunitiesOver the last few weeks, I have visited Winton and Parkstone community pantry at the Winton Christadelphian church, which is supported by FareShare, and the sanctuary project at St… Culture CommunityCost Of LivingSocial Care | 93 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Business of the HouseAs you know, Mr Speaker, the HealthBus Trust recently came from Bournemouth to Parliament and parked up its bus in Speaker’s Court. May I put on record my thanks to you for offerin… Local GovernmentCost Of LivingEconomy Jobs | 117 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Deprived Communities2. What steps the Church of England is taking to support deprived communities. Culture CommunityCost Of LivingSocial Care | 13 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Student Loan Repayment PlansIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Ilford South (Jas Athwal) for securing this important debate. We have a… EducationFiscal PolicyCost Of Living | 286 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Post Office Green PaperLast year, I ran a community campaign to save Westbourne post office, which mobilised thousands, and the post office was kept open. I also put pressure on Post Office Ltd to reopen… Economy JobsLocal GovernmentSocial Care | 119 |
| 03 Feb 2026 | Town and City Centre SafetyIt is a pleasure to speak under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. Tackling crime and antisocial behaviour has been a priority in my constituency since my election. Countless residents ha… CrimeLocal GovernmentEconomy Jobs | 376 |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Economic Growth: Coastal Communities4. What steps he is taking to help increase economic growth in coastal communities. Economy JobsTechnologyLocal Government | 14 |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Business of the HouseLast Friday, we launched the Bournemouth town centre citizens’ panel action plan. This was the culmination of seven months of work by 50 local residents of all ages and backgrounds… Local GovernmentCost Of LivingCrime | 108 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 63 | 45.0% |
| Home Office | 29 | 20.7% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 12 | 8.6% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 11 | 7.9% |
| Department for Education | 6 | 4.3% |
| Ministry of Justice | 5 | 3.6% |
| Treasury | 3 | 2.1% |
| Department for Transport | 3 | 2.1% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how police forces will be held accountable for improving response times, investigations and conviction rates following the introduction of new measures under the Crime and Policing Bill… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with her EU counterparts on the potential impact of the 90-in-180-day rule on UK nationals since January 2025. | Pending |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is provided to police forces on response times and follow-up for non-residential burglaries. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of powers planned in the Crime and Policing Bill on (a) levels of detection and (b) prosecution rates for commercial burglaries. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the government is taking to ensure that victims of commercial crime receive timely updates on the progress of investigations. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of non-residential (commercial) burglaries reported to police in England resulted in a charge or summons in the last three years, and what steps are being taken to incre… | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the new offence of assaulting a shop worker on levels of retail crime. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support mechanisms exist for small businesses who lose stock or income due to crime where no insurance cover is available. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of the Crime and Policing Bill on small businesses, including sole traders, in relation to crime prevention and victim support. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what impact assessment has been undertaken on how potential new powers introduced through the Crime and Policing Bill will affect high streets, markets, and independent traders. | Answered |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what measures are being taken to improve detection and prosecution rates for shoplifting offences. | Answered |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she has taken with Cabinet colleagues to increase local roads maintenance funding. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to issue updated guidance on the use of recall in line with the recommendations of the Independent Sentence Review. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that national strategies on child criminal exploitation include gender-specific approaches for girls and young women. | Answered |
| 20 Feb 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle regional inconsistencies in support services for child criminal exploitation. | Answered |
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 | 99 | 28,645 | 13.6% |
| Accommodation | 9 | 14,701 | 7.0% |
| Staffing | 4 | 161,255 | 76.4% |
| Miscellaneous | 1 | 150 | 0.1% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 913 | 0.4% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,059 | 1.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 3,260 | 1.5% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 9 | 14,701 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 18 | 11,790 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 7 | 10,151 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 3 | 8,400 |
| Pooled staffing services | Staffing | 1 | 3,000 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 48 | 2,204 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 1,702 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 11 | 945 |
| Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 554 |
| Service charge & ground Rent | Office Costs | 1 | 427 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 425 |
| Advertising and contact cards | Office Costs | 5 | 249 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sept 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Television | -125 | Paid |
| 10 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | 7000 letterhead [200011798-342] | 504 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,308 | Paid |
| 30 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 6,000 | Paid |
| 29 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 1,200 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 1,172 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Insurance - contents | HOWDEN UK BROKERS LIMI [200011725-7623] [200011799-160] | 2 | Paid |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,200 | Paid |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | ROYAL MAIL ONLINE SHOP [200011725-6920] | 425 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Installation of blind and whiteboard | 160 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 123 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 43 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 20 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 12 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 12 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 11 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 11 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 10 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 8 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | 7 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)1 entry
17 Sept 2025
Name of donor: Julia Davies
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation to fund food and beverage for 78 people at 2-day MP Politics Summer School, for Bournemouth and Dorset based young people between 16-19 years old, value £1,759.52
Date received: 9 August 2025
Date accepted: 9 August 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 3 September 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
04 Nov 2025
Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 81 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth PO6 3BL
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): YES Conference cost (£372.04), transfers (£262.12), BUCC-USUBC roundtable lunch (£45.88), performance by Cultural Forces (£28.00). Vinnytsia transfers (£8.00), lunch (£18.00) and dinner (£34.00), value £768.04
Destination of visit: Ukraine
Dates of visit: 10 September 2025 to 15 September 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the two day Yalta European Strategy (YES) Conference and meet with Ukrainian government officials, Parliamentarians, businesses, cultural institutions and charities. Visit also included a one day visit to Vinnytsia
(Registered 3 November 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year3 entries
17 Sept 2025
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Interest held: from 28 March 2025
Ownership details: Co-owned with two family members, as part of a limited company.
Rental income: from 28 March 2025
Rental income details: Rental income paid to a limited company
(Registered 3 September 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: Co-owned with two family members as part of a limited company.
Rental income: Yes
Rental income details: Rental income paid to a limited company
(Registered 10 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 10 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 19 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderney Bourne Valley | Adrian David Chapmanlaw | Liberal Democrats | 1,257 | 04 May 2023 |
| Alderney Bourne Valley | Rachel Marie Maidment | Liberal Democrats | 1,341 | 04 May 2023 |
| Alderney Bourne Valley | Tony Trent | Liberal Democrats | 1,314 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bournemouth Central | Hazel Allen | Conservative and Unionist Party | 663 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bournemouth Central | Jamie Paul Martin | Labour Party | 640 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kinson | Cameron Ralph Adams | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,092 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kinson | Duane William Farr | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,063 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kinson | Michelle Andrea Dower | Labour Party | 1,062 | 04 May 2023 |
| Redhill Northbourne | Jackie Edwards | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 751 | 04 May 2023 |
| Redhill Northbourne | Stephen Gordon George Bartlett | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 844 | 04 May 2023 |
| Talbot Branksome Woods | Karen Alexis Rampton | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,073 | 04 May 2023 |
| Talbot Branksome Woods | Matthew Stephen Gillett | Liberal Democrats | 1,143 | 04 May 2023 |
| Talbot Branksome Woods | Philip Broadhead | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,068 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wallisdown Winton West | Olivia Maria Brown | Liberal Democrats | 1,108 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wallisdown Winton West | Richard Herrett | Liberal Democrats | 951 | 04 May 2023 |
| Westbourne West Cliff | David D'Orton-Gibson | Conservative and Unionist Party | 887 | 04 May 2023 |
| Westbourne West Cliff | John William Beesley | Conservative and Unionist Party | 974 | 04 May 2023 |
| Winton East | Chris Rigby | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,116 | 04 May 2023 |
| Winton East | Simon Bull | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,183 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 115,215 | Electorate 70,259 (2024) |
| Median age | 38 | years |
| Degree-educated | 31.1% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 88.5% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 56.3% | households |
| Private-rented | 31.0% | households |
| Social-rented | 12.6% | households |
| Employment rate | 54.9% | 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.