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Last 12 months

How Leigh Ingham votes

Leigh Ingham voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 169 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
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.

Leigh Ingham has 3 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Taiwan between 28 March 2026 and 03 April 202623 Apr 2026
MiscellaneousElected member of the Executive of the British Group of the Inter Parliamentary Union (BGIPU). This is an unpaid role.29 Jan 2026
MiscellaneousGovernor of Burton Manor School, Stafford. This is an unpaid role.25 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.

Leigh Ingham asked 25 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department of Health and Social Care6
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs3
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero3
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office3
Department for Culture, Media and Sport2

Latest questions

3 Jul 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 13 Jul 2026
2 Jul 2026 · to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answered 9 Jul 2026
1 Jul 2026 · to the Cabinet Office
Answered 13 Jul 2026
24 Jun 2026 · to the Ministry of Justice
Answered 30 Jun 2026
23 Jun 2026 · to the Department of Health and Social Care
Answered 16 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
£35,774
Office costs · claims for running an office£28,260
Staffing · claims relating to staff£7,005
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£425
Miscellaneous · other claims£85

101 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

Leigh Ingham represents Stafford. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Leigh Ingham

Labour

MAJORITY
4,595

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
65%

of people who could vote did

Leigh Ingham won with 40% of the votes, and Theo Clarke (Conservative) came second with 30%.

Votes for each party

Labour40% · 18,531
Conservative30% · 13,936
Reform UK19% · 8,612
Green Party6% · 2,856
Liberal Democrat4% · 1,676
Official Monster Raving Loony Party1% · 307
Everyone else0% · 91
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Leigh InghamLabour18,53140.3%
Theo ClarkeConservative13,93630.3%
Michael RileyReform UK8,61218.7%
Scott SpencerGreen Party2,8566.2%
Peter AndrasLiberal Democrat1,6763.6%
Titus AnythingOfficial Monster Raving Loony Party3070.7%
Craig MortonHeritage Party910.2%

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
£763 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
2.9%
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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