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Last 12 months

How Jenny Riddell-Carpenter votes

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 192 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.

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter has 9 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPKevin Craig - £5,000.0023 Apr 2026
Family members engaged in third-party lobbyingMatthew Riddell- Carpenter employed as Lobbyist10 Apr 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPCountryside Alliance - £3,500.0026 Mar 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPSusan Clare Parsons - £8,250.0017 Mar 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPAnthony Trevor Langham - £8,250.0017 Mar 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesAnthony Trevor Langham - £390.0017 Nov 2025
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPSusan Clare Parsons - £8,250.0029 Aug 2025
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPAnthony Trevor Langham - £8,250.0029 Aug 2025
MiscellaneousI was elected as Chair of the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), a formally constituted group within the Labour Party focused on rural policy development and advocacy. This is an unpaid role. I provide strategic direction for the group and oversee its external engagement and staffing support arrangements.4 Aug 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.

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter asked 122 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department of Health and Social Care26
Home Office17
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs15
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government11
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero10

Latest questions

25 Jun 2026 · to the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Answered 1 Jul 2026
13 May 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 15 Jun 2026
13 May 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 18 May 2026
22 Apr 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 28 Apr 2026
16 Apr 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 23 Apr 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
£23,198
Office costs · claims for running an office£20,264
Staffing · claims relating to staff£900
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£2,034

92 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

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter represents Suffolk Coastal. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter

Labour

MAJORITY
1,070

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
66%

of people who could vote did

Jenny Riddell-Carpenter won with 32% of the votes, and Thérèse Coffey (Conservative) came second with 30%.

Votes for each party

Labour32% · 15,672
Conservative30% · 14,602
Reform UK16% · 7,850
Liberal Democrat14% · 6,947
Green Party9% · 4,380
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jenny Riddell-CarpenterLabour15,67231.7%
Thérèse CoffeyConservative14,60229.5%
Matthew JacksonReform UK7,85015.9%
Julia EwartLiberal Democrat6,94714.0%
Julian CusackGreen Party4,3808.9%

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
£717 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
2.2%
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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Source: Commons Votes API

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