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How James Cartlidge votes

James Cartlidge voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 209 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.

James Cartlidge has 3 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPDr Sarah Ingham - £10,000.006 May 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPDr Sarah Ingham - £2,005.9015 Oct 2025
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPJames Uffindell - £5,000.0014 Oct 2025

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.

James Cartlidge asked 1497 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Ministry of Defence1300
Treasury30
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs24
Department of Health and Social Care24
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology22

Latest questions

15 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Not answered yet
8 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 14 Sep 2026
8 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Defence
Answered 14 Sep 2026
8 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Defence
Answered 14 Sep 2026
7 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Defence
Answered 10 Sep 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
£20,702
Office costs · claims for running an office£16,420
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£4,282

43 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

James Cartlidge represents South Suffolk. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
James Cartlidge

Conservative

MAJORITY
3,047

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
65%

of people who could vote did

James Cartlidge won with 33% of the votes, and Emma Bishton (Labour) came second with 27%.

Votes for each party

Conservative33% · 16,082
Labour27% · 13,035
Reform UK19% · 9,252
Liberal Democrat13% · 6,424
Green Party8% · 4,008
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
James CartlidgeConservative16,08233.0%
Emma BishtonLabour13,03526.7%
Beverley EnglandReform UK9,25219.0%
Tom BartleetLiberal Democrat6,42413.2%
Jessie CarterGreen Party4,0088.2%

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
£682 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
2.4%
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

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