Labour Party MP for Bolton North East.
Twice a rebel in a Parliament where most Labour MPs vote the party line almost without fail, Entwistle is broadly a loyal supporter of the Government — but with selective independence. She voted against a Lib Dem bill on proportional representation in December 2024, bucking the party majority, and backed a tightening amendment to the Assisted Dying Bill in June 2025 that would have restricted ministerial discretion over advertising exemptions. That second vote sits alongside her being 42 percentage points more likely than the average Labour MP to support measures expanding assisted dying access — a distinctive position in the parliamentary party. She has also secured a tangible local win: £20 million in government investment for Bolton North East, with local press crediting her directly for campaigning it through.
At 76% voting participation she is slightly below the Commons average, though her 99.5% party alignment makes her a reliable government vote when present. Her stance data shows consistent support for workers' rights and progressive taxation, strong resistance to Lords scrutiny and tax cuts, and a notably low alignment with pro-business and civil liberties measures. Her 97 speech contributions span economy and jobs, crime, health, and local government — a spread that reflects Bolton's urban pressures rather than a narrow specialist brief.
A Treasury appointment in September 2025 adds institutional leverage to her local advocacy work. She sits on the Modernisation Committee. One news item in the dataset — a story about former Conservative MP Mark Logan defecting to Labour — appears mis-attributed to her constituency rather than reflecting her own conduct. Her recent news sentiment is neutral across culture, crime, health and housing stories. Speech data runs to June 2026; voting data to July 2026.
Kirith Entwistle is the Labour MP for Bolton North East, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Entwistle broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 | Yes | Freevs party |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion | No | Freevs party |
Source · Hansard
“Mothers alleging abuse to protect their children are disbelieved when accused of parental alienation; courts should hear and believe mothers rather than using parental alienation a…”
“Early years is foundational; government funding must genuinely reduce childcare costs and be structured around real family working hours; enforcement of standards and fairness for …”
“Proud of government online safety steps but concerned about playing catch-up; wants concrete action on emerging technologies like AI smart glasses.”
“Argues the CMS is fundamentally broken, facilitates post-separation abuse, and urgently needs reform including better domestic abuse safeguards, clearer evidential standards for sh…”
Bluesky is the only social platform we ingest at the row level. The strip below is computed by classifying each post for substance (vs reposts, social mentions, scheduling) and then by tone (critical / measured / supportive) per target.
| When | Topic | Tone | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun | Mp Performance | measured | “My statement on the prime minister’s resignation as leader of the Labour Party:” |
| 3 Jun | Technology | celebratory | “Very proud of my friend Jess for taking this action 🤍” |
Select, joint and other committees Entwistle currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Modernisation Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Entwistle sits on one.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 15 | 20.8% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 12 | 16.7% |
| Ministry of Justice | 11 | 15.3% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 7 | 9.7% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 5 | 6.9% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 5 | 6.9% |
| Home Office | 5 | 6.9% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 4 | 5.6% |
What steps her Department is taking to help tackle coercive control by ex-partners.
Controlling or coercive behaviour is an insidious and often under-recognised form of domestic abuse.To improve the multi-agency response to coercive or controlling behaviour and reflect latest policy and practice, we will update statutory g…read full →
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) parents and (b) local authorities are adequately informed of the risks of Shigella-causing bacterial infections from paddling at beaches in the North West.
The Environment Agency (EA) analyses samples at least monthly, from every bathing water throughout the bathing water season. However, in practice, the EA samples more frequently than this to reduce the risk of misclassification. The EA publ…read full →
Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of failures in sewage treatment, storm overflow management, or water quality monitoring on the level cases of Shigella-causing infections among children at beaches in the North West.
The department is taking action to rebuild the water network to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. For example, in one of the largest infrastructure projects in this country’s history, £104 billion is being invested to upgrade crumbling p…read full →
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the causes of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections linked to seawater exposure at beaches in the North West.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) undertakes routine monitoring of notifiable diseases and causative agents which includes E. coli. There is no evidence of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli infections linked to exposure to recreational wate…read full →
Labour Asians Society Ltd £4,126.79 (50% of this donation was passed on to another MP) |
United Nations Population Fund via the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and as per its APPG Register Name of donor: United Nations Population Fund via the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and as per its … |
Source · Members API · Last amended 3 Jun 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 168,699 | 75.0% |
| Office Costs | 30,238 | 13.4% |
| Accommodation | 16,558 | 7.4% |
| Staff Travel | 4,820 | 2.1% |
| MP Travel | 4,063 | 1.8% |
| Total · 342 claims | 224,858 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Entwistle on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bolton North East | 16,166 | 37.3% | Won |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirith EntwistleWON | Lab | 16,166 | 37.3 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Bolton North East →