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Last 12 months

How David Baines votes

David Baines voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 158 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
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.

David Baines has 1 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesCommunity Integrated Care - £323.2020 Jul 2026

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.

David Baines asked 13 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department for Education4
Department of Health and Social Care3
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government2
Treasury2
Department for Business and Trade1

Latest questions

21 Apr 2026 · to the Department for Business and Trade
Answered 28 Apr 2026
21 Apr 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 23 Apr 2026
4 Mar 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 13 Mar 2026
4 Mar 2026 · to the Department for Transport
Answered 10 Mar 2026
10 Feb 2026 · to the Department for Education
Answered 24 Mar 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
£14,017
Office costs · claims for running an office£9,170
Staffing · claims relating to staff£1,188
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£3,659

62 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

David Baines represents St Helens North. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
David Baines

Labour

MAJORITY
12,169

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
54%

of people who could vote did

David Baines won with 53% of the votes, and Malcolm Webster (Reform UK) came second with 23%.

Votes for each party

Labour53% · 21,284
Reform UK23% · 9,115
Conservative11% · 4,507
Green Party9% · 3,495
Liberal Democrat4% · 1,799
English Constitution Party1% · 274
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
David BainesLabour21,28452.6%
Malcolm WebsterReform UK9,11522.5%
Jayne RearConservative4,50711.1%
Daniel ThomasGreen Party3,4958.6%
Pat MoloneyLiberal Democrat1,7994.4%
Joe GreenhalghEnglish Constitution Party2740.7%

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
£740 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
3.4%
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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