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How Chris Philp votes

Chris Philp voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 154 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
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteForFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateForFree vote
10 SepSocial housing: an attempt to block itForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame 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.

Chris Philp has 10 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPAnthony Todd - £10,000.0013 Jul 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPJonathan Lourie - £10,000.009 Jun 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPAlan Morgan - £10,000.009 Jun 2026
ShareholdingsShares in Galenic Laboratories Ltd31 Oct 2024
MiscellaneousA company to which a subsidiary of Pluto Partners LLP provides services became accredited for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.25 May 2021
MiscellaneousA company in which Millgap Ltd holds beneficial ownership of 0.375% became accredited for the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme.25 May 2021
ShareholdingsShares in Millgap Ltd5 Jun 2015
ShareholdingsShares in Pluto Capital Management LLP5 Jun 2015
ShareholdingsShares in Pluto Partners LLP5 Jun 2015
ShareholdingsShares in Pluto Development Partners LLP5 Jun 2015

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.

Chris Philp asked 79 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Home Office67
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office3
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2
Ministry of Justice2
Department for Education2

Latest questions

14 Sep 2026 · to the Home Office
Not answered yet
14 Sep 2026 · to the Home Office
Not answered yet
11 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Not answered yet
11 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Not answered yet
11 Sep 2026 · to the Home Office
Not answered yet

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
£10,234
Office costs · claims for running an office£10,234

20 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

Chris Philp represents Croydon South. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Chris Philp

Conservative

MAJORITY
2,313

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
66%

of people who could vote did

Chris Philp won with 40% of the votes, and Ben Taylor (Labour) came second with 35%.

Votes for each party

Conservative40% · 19,757
Labour35% · 17,444
Liberal Democrat9% · 4,384
Reform UK8% · 4,149
Green Party6% · 2,859
Workers Party of Britain1% · 612
Everyone else0% · 173
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Chris PhilpConservative19,75740.0%
Ben TaylorLabour17,44435.3%
Richard HowardLiberal Democrat4,3848.9%
Bob BromleyReform UK4,1498.4%
Elaine GarrodGreen Party2,8595.8%
Kulsum HussinWorkers Party of Britain6121.2%
Mark SamuelIndependent1730.4%

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
£924 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
4.2%
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? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
This MPParty average
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Source: Commons Votes API

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