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Last 12 months

How Clive Betts votes

Clive Betts voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 214 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
7 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
7 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

Clive Betts has 3 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
MiscellaneousChair of the Attercliffe Area Board. This is an unpaid role.15 Apr 2024
MiscellaneousA Trustee of Fields in Trust (FiT), a charity which champions and supports our parks and green spaces. This is an unpaid role.29 Sep 2022
Family members employedJames Thomas employed–

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Clive Betts asked 65 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department of Health and Social Care31
Department for Transport9
Treasury8
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government5
Home Office4

Latest questions

28 Aug 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 18 Sep 2026
28 Aug 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 18 Sep 2026
14 May 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 20 May 2026
14 May 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 20 May 2026
14 May 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 20 May 2026

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£14,611
Office costs · claims for running an office£8,968
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£2,822
Miscellaneous · other claims£2,820

45 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Clive Betts represents Sheffield South East. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Clive Betts

Labour

MAJORITY
12,458

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
48%

of people who could vote did

Clive Betts won with 52% of the votes, and Caroline Kampila (Conservative) came second with 17%.

Votes for each party

Labour52% · 18,710
Conservative17% · 6,252
Liberal Democrat10% · 3,421
Green Party9% · 3,158
Independent5% · 1,716
Workers Party of Britain4% · 1,453
Everyone else3% · 1,061
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Clive BettsLabour18,71052.3%
Caroline KampilaConservative6,25217.5%
Sophie ThorntonLiberal Democrat3,4219.6%
Hannah NicklinGreen Party3,1588.8%
Jack CarringtonIndependent1,7164.8%
Muzafar RahmanWorkers Party of Britain1,4534.1%
Matthew LeeseSocial Democratic Party1,0613.0%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£678 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
4.7%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Source: Commons Votes API

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