Sittingbourne & Sheppey / data
Kevin McKenna · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
448
of 504 possible
Attendance
89%
56 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
138
36 debates
Written Qs
16
15 answered
Committees
1
memberships
Expenses
£177k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 320 claims
Interests
4
2 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 91 | |
| Taxation | 87 | |
| Employment | 46 | |
| Crime & Policing | 41 | |
| Education | 36 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 30 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 27 | |
| Housing | 24 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Transport | 1 | — |
| Social Care | 6 | 5,799 |
| Health | 6 | 5,758 |
| Technology | 1 | 3,115 |
| Economy Jobs | 9 | 2,971 |
| Local Government | 8 | 2,793 |
| Housing | 3 | 1,928 |
| Environment | 3 | 1,271 |
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
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | SS Richard Montgomery: MastsAbsolutely. As I have talked to people on Sheppey, some people have gone, “The masts are all ours! We have to have them all.” There are three masts—we can share. I know that it mat… TransportCulture CommunityDefence | 578 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | SS Richard Montgomery: MastsYes, for any community that has strong links to the sea, the stories of the sea run deep in everyone’s veins. As I was about to come on to, there is an amazing mural in the middle … TransportCulture CommunityDefence | 173 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | SS Richard Montgomery: MastsMadam Deputy Speaker, I am really grateful to you and the House for this opportunity to discuss something that is of immense importance to residents in Sittingbourne, and especiall… TransportCulture CommunityDefence | 661 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1503)It is not just a matter of quality but the cost to the people using the services. Do you think private equity has an impact on that? | 27 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1503)How transparent are these costs ahead of people enlisting for these services? Do people see that full rate set out and is it completely transparent? | 25 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1503)You have already told us that the vast majority of people using services at these clinics are paying for them themselves, which is quite different to much of the health system in t… | 75 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1503)What are the risks of people being persuaded to freeze their eggs or take up IVF largely so that companies can profit from their eggs? How do you reassure yourselves that this is n… | 35 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1503)That is helpful. I was going to ask about the direct-to-consumer genetic testing and that sandwich of powers between the absolute sanction and— | 23 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1503)How siloed is your working between these organisations? You came together to look at this in depth a few years ago. Do you have regular catch-ups? Do you talk about single organisa… | 49 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1503)That leads on to a discussion about your powers. Given that the sector is changing and there are issues such as you have just raised, it is really hard for people to fully grasp al… | 64 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1503)One final thing: you have talked a lot about the competition, markets and costing side of things and made clear that this is outside your scope. Is there an argument for bringing a… | 38 |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 1503)I am picturing this as being like booking a budget airline ticket, where there are lots of extra costs that come in afterward; it is not always clear at the start. | 31 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Meningitis OutbreakMy heart also goes out to everyone affected by this terrible and unfolding tragedy. I think particularly of my constituents in Sittingbourne and Sheppey, many of whom are students … Health | 135 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 867)We talked about the ban for under-16s. Is this an under-16s problem, or even a men-in-their-20s problem? It wasn’t when I was 18 and everyone said I was an adult that I felt like I… | 66 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Women and Equalities Committee — Oral Evidence (HC 867)Are they automated? Are they robots crawling? | 7 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 7 | 43.8% |
| Home Office | 3 | 18.8% |
| Department for Transport | 2 | 12.5% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 1 | 6.3% |
| Ministry of Defence | 1 | 6.3% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 | 6.3% |
| Ministry of Justice | 1 | 6.3% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to reduce the number of (a) reduce the vehicles that are blocking pavements and (b) unroadworthy vehicles parked for long periods of time in public areas. | Pending |
| 04 Nov 2025 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with (a) the World Health Organization, (b) Gavi and (c) the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to help eradicate polio. | Answered |
| 29 Aug 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including the names of a child's parents or legal guardians within the body of their passport. | Answered |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Ministry of Defence | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department plans to introduce a (a) formal and (b) accessible complaints system for veterans when public bodies fail to meet their obligations under the Armed Forces Covenant. | Answered |
| 07 Jul 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the time taken to reach a decision on the immigration status application of children born in the UK whose biometric enrolment has been completed; and… | Answered |
| 09 Jun 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards his Department has put in place to protect patients being transported to hospital by private patient transport companies on behalf of local NHS integrated care boards… | Answered |
| 30 May 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the the approval process of (a) high tariff drugs (b) the use of Obinutuzumab in patients with lupus who have experienced severe infusion reactions w… | Answered |
| 30 May 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure the timely approval of high-tariff drugs for use in (a) specialised commissioning and (b) repurposed treatments. | Answered |
| 25 Apr 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the Integrated National Transport Strategy. | Answered |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of including improving health as a key theme in the Integrated National Transport Strategy. | Answered |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to help improve transitions between closed and open prisons; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of (a) resources allocated to the open es… | Answered |
| 22 Jan 2025 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of delivering universal fracture liaison services by 2030 on (a) patients and (b) the NHS; and what the annual cost to the p… | Answered |
| 19 Dec 2024 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to shift care from hospitals into the community. | Answered |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help reduce violence against women and girls; what funding is available to (a) local authorities and (b) policing agencies to reduce that violence; and what… | Answered |
| 09 Dec 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps her Department is taking to improve fire safety in residential buildings; and what support she has made available for (a) leaseholders and (b) building… | Answered |
E · Committees
| Committee | Role | House | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women and Equalities CommitteeSelect | Member | Commons | 27 Oct 2025 | present |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accommodation | 25 | 18,025 | 10.2% |
| Office Costs | 272 | 16,957 | 9.6% |
| Staffing | 11 | 139,817 | 78.9% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 2,456 | 1.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Accommodation | 7 | 11,581 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 9 | 5,306 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 213 | 4,395 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,000 |
| Training - staff | Staffing | 11 | 2,452 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 10 | 1,963 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 5 | 1,621 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 22 | 1,615 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 3 | 1,600 |
| Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase | Office Costs | 1 | 856 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 2 | 850 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 1 | 691 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 120 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 2,301 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 650 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | CAPTIONS [200011725-9733] | 72 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -0 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -0 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -0 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -0 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -1 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -1 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -1 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -1 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -1 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -1 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -1 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -1 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -1 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -1 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -1 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -1 | 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)2 entries
24 Feb 2026
Name of donor: Homes for Britain Ltd
Address of donor: 12 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4PW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,200
Date received: 22 January 2026
Date accepted: 22 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 14724694
(Registered 11 February 2026)
08 Oct 2025
Name of donor: Homes for Britain Ltd
Address of donor: 12 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4PW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Communications support, to a value of £400 per month in 7 monthly instalments, value £2,800
Date received: 18 June 2025 to 31 December 2025
Date accepted: 18 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 14724694
(Registered 4 August 2025; updated 6 August 2025 and 16 September 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
15 Jul 2025
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
Address of donor: BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals, value £2,600
Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine
Dates of visit: 25 May 2025 to 29 May 2025
Purpose of visit: Delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Meetings with politicians, academics, activists and diplomats.
(Registered 9 July 2025)
04 Nov 2025
Name of donor: Results UK
Address of donor: DC-207, Clarence Centre for Enterprise and Innovation, 6 St George's Circus, London SE1 6FE
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£231.03), flight (£124.32), city tax (£3.58), taxis (£29.71) and meals (£81.34), value £469.98
Destination of visit: Switzerland (Geneva)
Dates of visit: 8 October 2025 to 9 October 2025
Purpose of visit: Visit by MPs with an interest in global health to meet with global institutions working to end TB, malaria and HIV, improve immunisation coverage, and protect child health.
(Registered 30 October 2025)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 16 wards, 32 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobbing Iwade Lower Halstow | Lloyd Chapman | Swale Independents | 501 | 04 May 2023 |
| Bobbing Iwade Lower Halstow | Rog Clark | Conservative and Unionist Party | 483 | 04 May 2023 |
| Borden Grove Park | Ann Cavanagh | Swale Independents | 728 | 04 May 2023 |
| Borden Grove Park | Mike Baldock | Swale Independents | 1,030 | 04 May 2023 |
| Chalkwell | Charlie William Miller | Labour Party | 298 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hartlip Newington Upchurch | Chris Palmer | Swale Independents | 879 | 04 May 2023 |
| Hartlip Newington Upchurch | Richard Palmer | Swale Independents | 943 | 04 May 2023 |
| Homewood | Shelley Cheesman | Labour Party | 483 | 04 May 2023 |
| Homewood | Simon Clark | Labour Party | 511 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kemsley | Ashley Luke Wise | Labour Party | 357 | 04 May 2023 |
| Kemsley | Derek Carnell | Swale Independents | 476 | 04 May 2023 |
| Milton Regis | Angelica Tereza Valls | Labour Party | 559 | 04 May 2023 |
| Milton Regis | Tony Winckless | Labour Party | 674 | 04 May 2023 |
| Minster Cliffs | Peter MacDonald | Swale Independents | 395 | 14 Sept 2023 |
| Murston | James Hall | Swale Independents | 593 | 04 May 2023 |
| Murston | Mark Anthony Last | Labour Party | 397 | 04 May 2023 |
| Queenborough Halfway | Ashley Roy Arthur Shiel | Labour Party | 603 | 04 May 2023 |
| Queenborough Halfway | Mike Whiting | Conservative and Unionist Party | 522 | 04 May 2023 |
| Queenborough Halfway | Peter Marchington | Conservative and Unionist Party | 586 | 04 May 2023 |
| Roman | Karen Anne Watson | Labour Party | 535 | 04 May 2023 |
| Roman | Tim Gibson | Labour Party | 652 | 04 May 2023 |
| Sheerness | Angela Harrison | Labour Party | 727 | 04 May 2023 |
| Sheerness | Dolley White | Labour Party | 573 | 04 May 2023 |
| Sheerness | Hayden Anthony Brawn | Labour Party | 612 | 04 May 2023 |
| Sheppey Central | Elliott Jayes | Swale Independents | 794 | 04 May 2023 |
| Sheppey Central | Mark Roland Tucker | Conservative and Unionist Party | 389 | 04 May 2023 |
| Sheppey Central | Peter Neal | Conservative and Unionist Party | 409 | 04 May 2023 |
| Sheppey East | Lee-Anne Moore | Conservative and Unionist Party | 347 | 04 May 2023 |
| Sheppey East | Tara Ilana Noe | Conservative and Unionist Party | 315 | 04 May 2023 |
| The Meads | James Hunt | Conservative and Unionist Party | 395 | 04 May 2023 |
| Woodstock | Paul John Stephen | Swale Independents | 750 | 04 May 2023 |
| Woodstock | Sarah Stephen | Swale Independents | 830 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 115,907 | Electorate 79,067 (2024) |
| Median age | 40 | years |
| Degree-educated | 21.3% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 93.2% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 68.1% | households |
| Private-rented | 19.3% | households |
| Social-rented | 12.6% | households |
| Employment rate | 56.6% | 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.