How Ruth Jones votes
Ruth Jones voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 1 of those 232 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
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep | Social housing: an attempt to block it | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 7 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
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.
Ruth Jones has 4 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Channel 4 Television Company Limited - £468.00 | 28 Oct 2025 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Labour Animal Welfare Society - £1,660.08 | 20 Oct 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | I am a patron of Edengate, a charity based in Newport that works with homeless people. This is an unpaid role. | 8 May 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | I am a trustee of the Parliamentary Christian Trust. This is an unpaid role. | 8 May 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.
Ruth Jones asked 357 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
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.
64 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Ruth Jones represents Newport West and Islwyn. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Labour
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Ruth Jones won with 41% of the votes, and Paul Taylor (Reform UK) came second with 20%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Jones | Labour | 17,409 | 41.5% |
| Paul Taylor | Reform UK | 8,541 | 20.4% |
| Nick Jones | Conservative | 6,710 | 16.0% |
| Brandon Ham | Plaid Cymru | 3,529 | 8.4% |
| Mike Hamilton | Liberal Democrat | 2,087 | 5.0% |
| Kerry Vosper | Green Party | 2,078 | 5.0% |
| George Etheridge | Independent | 1,597 | 3.8% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 99% |
| Sep 26 | 88% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
Times they voted against their party (1)
| Date | Vote | They voted | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep | Motion to sit in private | For | Against |
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this