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How Fred Thomas votes

Fred Thomas voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 170 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
2 SepVoting and elections: the final voteForSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: a proposed changeAgainstSame 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.

Fred Thomas has 6 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Germany between 08 May 2026 and 11 May 202620 May 2026
Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UKAPROPOS Group - £1,872.2530 Mar 2026
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Finland between 26 November 2025 and 29 November 202515 Dec 2025
MiscellaneousHonorary unpaid position as 'ambassador' for the HALO Trust, the UK mine clearance and conflict prevention charity.8 Sep 2025
MiscellaneousUnpaid director of a property management company.1 Aug 2024
MiscellaneousTrustee of Gwithian Chapel Ltd, small village charity that owns and administrates a community hall. This is an unpaid role.15 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.

Fred Thomas asked 17 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department of Health and Social Care5
Department for Business and Trade3
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero3
Ministry of Defence2
Department for Work and Pensions2

Latest questions

19 Mar 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 24 Mar 2026
18 Mar 2026 · to the Ministry of Defence
Answered 27 Mar 2026
23 Feb 2026 · to the Department for Business and Trade
Answered 2 Mar 2026
23 Feb 2026 · to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Answered 3 Mar 2026
23 Feb 2026 · to the Department for Business and Trade
Answered 2 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
£15,442
Office costs · claims for running an office£11,204
Staffing · claims relating to staff£650
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£3,587

97 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

Fred Thomas represents Plymouth Moor View. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Fred Thomas

Labour

MAJORITY
5,604

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
57%

of people who could vote did

Fred Thomas won with 41% of the votes, and Johnny Mercer (Conservative) came second with 28%.

Votes for each party

Labour41% · 17,665
Conservative28% · 12,061
Reform UK23% · 9,670
Liberal Democrat4% · 1,766
Green Party4% · 1,694
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Fred ThomasLabour17,66541.2%
Johnny MercerConservative12,06128.1%
Shaun HooperReform UK9,67022.6%
Sarah MartinLiberal Democrat1,7664.1%
Georgia NelsonGreen Party1,6944.0%

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
£662 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
3.2%
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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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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