Labour Party MP for Bolton North East.
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
“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…”
“Welcomes government efforts to lift over 4,500 children out of poverty in Bolton North East through removal of two-child limit and seeks information on further measures to tackle c…”
“Children without formal diagnoses are being denied support; the government's new targeted support layers should help address this barrier.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May | Mp Performance | measured | “I don’t believe people want us to plunge ourselves into a leadership election and spend weeks, or even months, talking amongst ourselves instead of working for …” |
| 13 May | Mp Performance | measured | “I don’t like to comment on Westminster dramas. I want our focus to be on delivering change for our constituents and our country. However, lots of Bolton residen…” |
| 11 May | Local Government | measured | “My first priority has always been the people of Bolton, and I will put aside any differences and work constructively with the new council to make sure they deli…” |
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 →
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 5 Aug 2025
| 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 →