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How James Frith votes

James Frith voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 160 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 voteAgainstFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateAgainstFree vote
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

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 Frith has 4 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Poland between 12 April 2026 and 16 April 20261 May 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesBPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd - £3,432.007 Mar 2026
ShareholdingsShares in Pull Together Ltd23 Jul 2024
ShareholdingsShares in Lemonade Partners23 Jul 2024

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 Frith asked 7 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department of Health and Social Care4
Department for Work and Pensions1
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government1
Department for Business and Trade1

Latest questions

26 Feb 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 5 Mar 2026
11 Feb 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 23 Feb 2026
27 Jan 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 5 Feb 2026
20 Jan 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 2 Feb 2026
20 Jan 2026 · to the Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 27 Jan 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
£29,435
Office costs · claims for running an office£19,986
Staffing · claims relating to staff£1,475
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£7,974

54 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 Frith represents Bury North. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
James Frith

Labour

MAJORITY
6,944

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
59%

of people who could vote did

James Frith won with 43% of the votes, and James Daly (Conservative) came second with 28%.

Votes for each party

Labour43% · 19,625
Conservative28% · 12,681
Reform UK16% · 7,385
Workers Party of Britain4% · 1,917
Green Party4% · 1,747
Liberal Democrat3% · 1,317
Everyone else2% · 848
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
James FrithLabour19,62543.1%
James DalyConservative12,68127.9%
Lynda RosewellReform UK7,38516.2%
Shafat AliWorkers Party of Britain1,9174.2%
Owain SuttonGreen Party1,7473.8%
Mark AlcockLiberal Democrat1,3172.9%
Anwarul HaqIndependent5711.3%
Spencer DonnellyIndependent2770.6%

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
£693 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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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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