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Last 12 months

How Paul Waugh votes

Paul Waugh voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 225 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 debateForFree vote
10 SepSocial housing: an attempt to block itAgainstSame as party
4 SepMotion to sit in privateAgainstSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: the final voteForSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: 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.

Paul Waugh has 2 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesRochdale Association Football Club Limited - £550.001 Jun 2026
MiscellaneousMember of Rochdale Supporters Club Limited. This is an unpaid role.31 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.

Paul Waugh asked 2 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department of Health and Social Care1
Ministry of Justice1

Latest questions

12 Feb 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 24 Feb 2026
10 Dec 2025 · to the Ministry of Justice
Answered 16 Dec 2025

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
£41,140
Office costs · claims for running an office£27,116
Staffing · claims relating to staff£1,182
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£6,560
Miscellaneous · other claims£6,283

99 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

Paul Waugh represents Rochdale. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Paul Waugh

Labour

MAJORITY
1,440

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
55%

of people who could vote did

Paul Waugh won with 33% of the votes, and George Galloway (Workers Party of Britain) came second with 29%.

Votes for each party

Labour33% · 13,027
Workers Party of Britain29% · 11,587
Reform UK17% · 6,773
Conservative11% · 4,273
Liberal Democrat7% · 2,816
Green Party3% · 1,212
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Paul WaughLabour13,02732.8%
George GallowayWorkers Party of Britain11,58729.2%
Michael HowardReform UK6,77317.1%
Paul EllisonConservative4,27310.8%
Andy KellyLiberal Democrat2,8167.1%
Martyn SavinGreen Party1,2123.1%

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
£689 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
6.8%
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
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Source: Commons Votes API

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