The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024

Josh Fenton-Glynn.

Labour Party MP for Calder Valley.

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Commons votes
490/573
86% attendance · top 14% of MPs
Party alignment
98%
votes with party majority
Speeches
739
across 225 debates · 27,937 words
Written Qs
188
180 answered · 8 pending
Dispatch
14 Jul 2026

Labour Party MP in a politically split seat.

Fenton-Glynn's most significant act in this parliament was voting against his own party at every stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025 — opposing Third Reading, backing restrictions on eligibility, and breaking with Labour's majority on multiple procedural amendments. He sits 45 percentage points below his party on assisted dying access and 33 points above it on restrictions, a gap that marks him as one of the more consistent sceptics on his benches. Beyond assisted dying, he joined a Labour rebellion over PIP welfare reforms, raising concerns about cuts to disabled people's benefits — coverage the Halifax Courier linked explicitly to his charity sector background.

A 97.7% party-line voter outside those conscience votes, Fenton-Glynn participates at 85% of divisions, roughly in line with the Commons average. His 245 contributions span economy and jobs, social care, health, and fiscal policy — a pattern consistent with his seat on the Health and Social Care Committee. He votes strongly for workers' rights and progressive taxation, and has never voted for a tax cut across 16 relevant divisions. His low scores on parliamentary scrutiny (19%) and civil liberties (16%) suggest he votes with the government on most procedural and constitutional questions.

Local coverage adds texture to the voting record. He pressed phone companies and ministers to restore mobile signal to Calder Valley residents months ahead of schedule, raised concerns with the Education Secretary over a contested schools trust merger, and lobbied for West Yorkshire to feature in a national child sexual exploitation inquiry. Recent 90-day news sentiment is near neutral across ten articles, with no strongly positive or negative coverage. Data on his full committee contributions is not available.

Background

Josh Fenton-Glynn is the Labour MP for Calder Valley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

§ 01Voting record.490 divisions · most recent 1 Jul 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Taxation90
Economy87
Employment52
Crime & Policing39
Education36
Constitution and Democracy35
Welfare and Benefits29
Pensions25

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Fenton-Glynn broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
25 Apr 2025Sit in privateYes
vs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94No
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24Yes
Freevs party
§ 02Speeches.739 contributions · 225 debates · 27,937 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Economy & Jobs14,361
Local Government9,720
Social Care9,111
Health8,090
Fiscal Policy5,705
Cost of Living3,788
Education3,031
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

13 Jul 2026

Seasonal Worker Visas

Seasonal worker visa numbers must be announced earlier in the farming cycle to allow domestic agriculture to plan properly and maintain productivity.

106 words·Read
30 Jun 2026

Family Justice System

Prioritises child safety and wants Government commitment to repeal the presumption of contact in family courts to prevent contact orders that endanger children of abusive ex-partne

44 words·Read
10 Jun 2026

Child Contact Arrangements

Courts continue to use parental alienation despite government non-recognition; victim-blaming language appears in over 70% of family court judgments, suggesting Judicial College tr

158 words·Read
27 Apr 2026

Draft Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026

These regulations rightly balance offshore wind infrastructure with environmental mitigation; the approach aligns with onshore wind concerns about peatland protection and demonstra

169 words·Read
Showing 4 of 739·All 739 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.1 current appointment

Current memberships.

Select, joint and other committees Fenton-Glynn currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.

CommitteeRoleType
Health and Social Care CommitteeMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Fenton-Glynn sits on one.

§ 04Written questions.188 tabled · 180 answered · 9 Sept 2024 → 29 Jun 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department of Health and Social Care9349.5%
Department for Work and Pensions2211.7%
Department for Transport126.4%
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology126.4%
Department for Education84.3%
Home Office63.2%
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero52.7%
Department for Business and Trade42.1%

Most recent.

29 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Pending

What discussions has her Department held with Northern Trains Limited on the proportion of its services on the Calder Valley Line which have been short-formed.

Awaiting answer.

29 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Pending

Whether the Department collects data on passengers unable to board resulting from short-formed services on the Calder Valley line.

Awaiting answer.

29 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Pending

What proportion of services on the Calder Valley line operated with fewer carriages than planned in (a) peak and (b) off peak hours over the last 12 months.

Awaiting answer.

29 Jun 2026·Department for Transport·Pending

How the rate of short formed services on the Calder Valley line compares with the network average.

Awaiting answer.

Showing 4 of 188·All 188 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.2 declared interests · £152k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Remuneration: £2,197.40 a month
Remuneration: £2,197.40 a month Hours: 14 hrs a week estimated working hours (Registered 26 July 2024)
Role, work or services: Councillor
Role, work or services: Councillor Payer: Calderdale Council, Halifax Town Hall HX1 (Registered 26 July 2024)

Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Aug 2024

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing97,40864.1%
Office Costs22,31914.7%
Accommodation21,68214.3%
MP Travel6,6874.4%
Staff Travel3,7442.5%
Total · 59 claims152,065100%
Showing 6 of 59·All 59 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Fenton-Glynn on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.3 contests · 2017, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Calder Valley22,04644.4%Won
2019Calder Valley24,20741.9%Lost
2017Calder Valley26,18145.1%Lost

2024 — full result, Calder Valley.

CandidateVotes%
Josh Fenton-GlynnWONLab22,04644.4

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Calder Valley

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 15 Jul 2026
SpeechesHansard · 27,937 words
17 Jul 2024 → 14 Jul 2026
Written QsMembers API
188 tabled · 180 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
RegisterMembers API
2 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£152,065 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL