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How Sarah Smith votes

Sarah Smith 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 debateForFree 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.

Sarah Smith has 2 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
ShareholdingsShares in Limina Group ltd4 Aug 2024
Land and property (within or outside the UK)Property in Cheltenham4 Aug 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.

Sarah Smith asked 8 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department for Education3
Cabinet Office2
Department for Work and Pensions1
Treasury1
Department of Health and Social Care1

Latest questions

23 Jun 2026 · to the Cabinet Office
Answered 17 Jul 2026
23 Jun 2026 · to the Department for Work and Pensions
Answered 7 Jul 2026
23 Jun 2026 · to the Cabinet Office
Answered 3 Jul 2026
23 Jun 2026 · to the Department for Education
Answered 1 Jul 2026
23 Jun 2026 · to the Department for Education
Answered 1 Jul 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
£40,292
Office costs · claims for running an office£22,302
Staffing · claims relating to staff£11,632
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£6,058
Miscellaneous · other claims£300

122 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

Sarah Smith represents Hyndburn. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Sarah Smith

Labour

MAJORITY
1,687

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
54%

of people who could vote did

Sarah Smith won with 34% of the votes, and Sara Britcliffe (Conservative) came second with 29%.

Votes for each party

Labour34% · 12,186
Conservative29% · 10,499
Reform UK21% · 7,541
Green Party14% · 4,938
Liberal Democrat3% · 1,210
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Sarah SmithLabour12,18633.5%
Sara BritcliffeConservative10,49928.9%
Richard OakleyReform UK7,54120.7%
Shabir FazalGreen Party4,93813.6%
Beth Waller-SlackLiberal Democrat1,2103.3%

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
£703 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
5.6%
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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MonthThis MPParty average
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Source: Commons Votes API

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