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How Kate Osborne votes

Kate Osborne voted the same way as their party in 98% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 2 of those 130 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 itAgainstSame 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.

Kate Osborne has 3 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPGeoff Thompson - £4,000.0029 Jul 2026
ShareholdingsShares in Kate Osborne Campaigns Ltd14 Oct 2022
MiscellaneousDirector of Kate Osborne Campaigns Ltd. This is an unpaid role.14 Oct 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.

Kate Osborne asked 41 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Women and Equalities11
Treasury7
Department for Culture, Media and Sport6
Department of Health and Social Care3
Home Office3

Latest questions

8 Sep 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 16 Sep 2026
19 Jun 2026 · to the Treasury
Answered 29 Jun 2026
17 Jun 2026 · to the Home Office
Answered 23 Jun 2026
15 Jun 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 23 Jun 2026
15 Jun 2026 · to the Treasury
Answered 23 Jun 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
£31,940
Office costs · claims for running an office£14,325
Staffing · claims relating to staff£14,297
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£3,318

67 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

Kate Osborne represents Jarrow and Gateshead East. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Kate Osborne

Labour

MAJORITY
8,964

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
52%

of people who could vote did

Kate Osborne won with 51% of the votes, and Lynda Alexander (Reform UK) came second with 27%.

Votes for each party

Labour51% · 18,856
Reform UK27% · 9,892
Conservative9% · 3,354
Green Party6% · 2,384
Liberal Democrat5% · 1,740
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom1% · 502
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kate OsborneLabour18,85651.3%
Lynda AlexanderReform UK9,89226.9%
Jack GebhardConservative3,3549.1%
Nic CookGreen Party2,3846.5%
Jamie RickeltonLiberal Democrat1,7404.7%
Mark ConwayAlliance for Democracy and Freedom5021.4%

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
£687 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
4.4%
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
View data table
MonthThis MPParty average
Oct 2596%100%
Nov 25100%100%
Dec 25100%100%
Jan 26100%100%
Feb 26100%100%
Mar 26100%100%
Apr 2692%100%
May 26100%100%
Jun 26100%100%
Jul 26100%99%
Sep 26100%100%

Source: Commons Votes API

Times they voted against their party (2)
DateVoteThey votedMost of their party
28 AprPrivilegeForAgainst
21 OctSentencing: a proposed changeForAgainst

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