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Ms Polly Billington

Ms Polly Billington

Labour MP for East Thanet

Ms Polly Billington is the Labour MP for East Thanet, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Message

Seat status

Safe

Majority size

6,971

Recent swing

+2.3% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG) Secretariat for the APPG for Renewable & Sustainable Energy (£808)

SUPPORTED

Voted for Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...

Motion passed, 301-110

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 172-334

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 181-335

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Where Ms Polly fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Ms Polly Billington

Ms Polly Billington

Member of Parliament

East Thanet

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

  • Energy Security and Net Zero Committee