Penistone and Stocksbridge.

Marie Tidball made headlines in July 2025 when she voted against her own party on the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at Second Reading -- one of the most politically charged rebellions of the parliament. The bill proposed restricting eligibility for disability benefits and tightening the health-related component of Universal Credit. Tidball, who was among a group of newly elected disabled MPs when she entered the Commons in 2024, voted no while the Labour majority backed the bill's progression. It is the only rebel vote on her record, but it is a significant one.

Otherwise, Tidball is a high-activity, high-loyalty MP -- a 99.8% party-line voter who participates in 79% of votes, broadly in line with the Commons average. Her speeches cluster heavily around social care, health, the economy, and local government, with 209 contributions across 88 debates since July 2024. She votes consistently for workers' rights and progressive taxation, and deviates from her party average notably on local government powers, where she sits 26 points above her colleagues. She scores 0% on pro-NHS-funding votes compared to a 41% party average -- an unusual gap for a Labour MP given her speech record on health, though this may reflect how those votes were categorised rather than a policy position.

Tidball holds no committee seats. Her constituency of Penistone and Stocksbridge received moderate local coverage over the past 90 days, concentrated on transport and economic issues, with broadly neutral sentiment. The most notable news on her record predates her election -- coverage of her predecessor Miriam Cates's standards investigation and her own election as one of three newly disabled MPs entering Parliament. No rebel votes beyond the welfare bill are recorded.