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Last 12 months

How Karl Turner votes

Karl Turner voted the same way as their party in 90% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 7 of those 72 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

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.

Karl Turner has 5 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
MiscellaneousDirector of Pelican Park Community Trust. This is an unpaid role.3 Aug 2026
Employment and earningsGuest Panellist - Hat Trick Productions Ltd10 Jun 2026
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment expected for services on 14 May 2026 - £1,500.0010 Jun 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPNeil Hudgell Limited - £3,000.0022 Jan 2026
MiscellaneousTrustee of Pelican Park Community Trust. This is an unpaid role.2 Dec 2022

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.

Karl Turner asked 20 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Ministry of Justice13
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government5
Department of Health and Social Care1
Northern Ireland Office1

Latest questions

30 Jun 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 25 Aug 2026
30 Jun 2026 · to the Northern Ireland Office
Answered 8 Jul 2026
25 Mar 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 22 Apr 2026
25 Mar 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 22 Apr 2026
25 Mar 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 22 Apr 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
£19,960
Office costs · claims for running an office£17,643
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£2,317

82 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

Karl Turner represents Kingston upon Hull East. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Karl Turner

Labour

MAJORITY
3,920

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
42%

of people who could vote did

Karl Turner won with 44% of the votes, and Neil Hunter (Reform UK) came second with 31%.

Votes for each party

Labour44% · 13,047
Reform UK31% · 9,127
Liberal Democrat11% · 3,252
Conservative9% · 2,715
Green Party6% · 1,675
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Karl TurnerLabour13,04743.8%
Neil HunterReform UK9,12730.6%
Bob MorganLiberal Democrat3,25210.9%
Kieran PersandConservative2,7159.1%
Julia BrownGreen Party1,6755.6%

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
£625 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
5.1%
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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Has this changed over time? 50%75%100%Nov 25Jun 26
This MPParty average
View data table
MonthThis MPParty average
Nov 25100%76%
Dec 25100%66%
Jan 2692%66%
Feb 26100%68%
Mar 26100%75%
Apr 2654%75%
May 26100%67%
Jun 26100%71%

Source: Commons Votes API

Times they voted against their party (7)

This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this