Ms Polly Billington
Labour MP for East Thanet
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Ms scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 1 broke · 1 missed
Won with 39.9% of the vote, majority of 6,971
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
7,155 households in fuel poverty locally (14.68%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 80.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
42% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 2 broke · 2 missed
14.68% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 39.9% of the vote, majority of 6,971
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 5 broke · 3 missed
5,488 children in poverty in this constituency (27.9%)
Follow the Money
What Ms claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 7,155 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 5,488 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 42% of their constituents rent
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered interests do not imply improper influence. All interests are publicly declared under parliamentary rules.
Registered Interests
4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£808
Denmark (Copenhagen)
Paid by: Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG) Secretariat for the APPG for Renewable & Sustainable Energy
Name of donor: Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG) Secretariat for the APPG for Renewable & Sustainable Energy Address of donor: PRASEG, 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0DX Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation, return flights and subsistence, value £808 Destination of visit: Denmark (Copenhagen) Dates of visit: 23 October 2025 to 24 October 2025 Purpose of visit: APPG visit to high-level meetings and site visits in Copenhagen cross-channel cooperation for decarbonising heat and energy. (Registered 14 November 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Ms's Expenses
112 individual claims totalling £175,795.27 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.
Staffing(6 claims)£130,164.05
Payroll(1)£125,734.05
Bought-in services(5)£4,430.00
Office Costs(90 claims)£30,866.98
Equipment - purchase(8)£5,383.42
Stationery & printing(40)£4,867.35
Software & applications(6)£3,914.55
Rent(3)£3,717.60
Business rates(3)£3,191.95
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Bought-in services(6)£2,883.50
Service charge & ground Rent(2)£2,478.40
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(8)£628.75
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(9)£443.63
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(3)£198.23
Advertising and contact cards(1)£159.60
Accommodation(11 claims)£13,167.61
Rent(8)£10,166.30
Council tax(3)£3,001.31
MP Travel(3 claims)£1,183.76
Rail(2)£1,166.56
Parking(1)£17.20
Staff Travel(2 claims)£412.87
Rail(2)£412.87
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
East Thanet: The Real Impact
The people Ms was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024