The Westminster lensMP · Reform UK · Sitting since 1 May 2025

Sarah Pochin.

Reform UK MP for Runcorn and Helsby.

Commons votes
204/521
39% attendance · top 94% of MPs
Party alignment
7%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
106
across 67 debates · 9,952 words
Written Qs
357
352 answered · 5 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Partly aligned with the seat’s councils.

Sarah Pochin is the Reform UK MP for Runcorn and Helsby, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 2025.

§ 01Voting record.204 divisions · most recent 11 Mar 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.

Economy36
Crime & Policing29
Taxation25
Defence and Foreign Affairs16
Planning16
Constitution and Democracy15
Welfare and Benefits14
Employment14

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

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

DateBill / motionVoteWhip
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77Yes
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingYes
Freevs party
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12No
Freevs party
§ 02Speeches.106 contributions · 67 debates · 9,952 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Crime5,911
Economy & Jobs3,304
Immigration2,329
Defence1,772
Cost of Living1,723
Local Government1,709
Social Care1,001
Ref avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

21 May

Industrial Strategy

Chlorine production is strategically critical and energy-intensive industries need targeted support to survive rising production costs.

64 words·Read
19 May

Jury Trial Proposals

The government prioritises prosecuting protesters while grooming gang survivors wait decades for trial, revealing a misallocation of court resources that undermines justice for vic

101 words·Read
18 May

Youth Justice

Young offenders lack respect for courts and police; effective reform requires not just words but tangible opportunities including apprenticeships, and must address systemic failure

155 words·Read
14 Apr

Knife Crime

The strategy is insufficient without saturation stop-and-search and immediate custody for possession of knives without valid reason.

49 words·Read
Showing 4 of 106·All 106 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.Select & joint committees
None recorded

Pochin holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.

§ 04Written questions.357 tabled · 352 answered · 3 Jun 2025 → 14 May 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Home Office9626.9%
Department of Health and Social Care7119.9%
Treasury3810.6%
Ministry of Justice298.1%
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government267.3%
Department for Education185.0%
Ministry of Defence154.2%
Department for Business and Trade133.6%

Most recent.

14 May 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Pending

What steps he is taking to support dispersed sites without access to potential CCUS infrastructure and pipelines to decarbonise.

Awaiting answer.

14 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered

What steps the Government is taking to simplify regulatory requirements for manufacturing sectors critical to national infrastructure.

The Government is simplifying regulation for manufacturing sectors critical to national infrastructure through the Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan and wider Industrial Strategy. We are reducing barriers to investment by improving coordin…read full →

14 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered

What assessment his Department has made of the potential regulatory impact of cement and construction product manufacturers on those manufactures profitability.

The Government considers impacts on business when developing new regulations in line with Better Regulation principles. This applies to businesses within the cement and construction product manufacturing industries. While no specific assess…read full →

14 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered

From which countries the UK imports cement; and what assessment he has made of the comparative carbon intensity of those imports versus UK‑produced cement.

In 2023, approximately 90% of cement imports by value were from European countries, including Ireland, Spain. Germany, and Portugal. No assessment has been made of the carbon intensity of cement imports versus UK produced cement.

Showing 4 of 357·All 357 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.3 declared interests · £0k claimed

Register of interests.

Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Type of land/property: Residential property (House) Number of properties: 1 Location: Anglesey Ownership details: With my husband (Regis…
Name of company or organisation: Aubergine Home Ltd
Name of company or organisation: Aubergine Home Ltd Nature of business: (domant, never traded) (Registered 21 May 2025)
Unpaid director of Aubergine Home Ltd (dormant)
Unpaid director of Aubergine Home Ltd (dormant) (Registered 21 May 2025)

Source · Members API · Last amended 3 Jun 2025

IPSA expenses.

No expense claims yet.

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

Nothing tabled for Pochin on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.1 contest · 2017, 2017
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2017Bolton South East12,55029.6%Lost

2017 — full result, Bolton South East.

CandidateVotes%
Sarah PochinCon12,55029.6

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Bolton South East

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 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 9,952 words
11 May 2025 → 21 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
357 tabled · 352 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
3 entries
ExpensesIPSA
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL