Josh Simons
Labour MP for Makerfield
Won with 45.2% · Majority: 5,399
The Verdict
Turned up, voted as told, went home. Repeat. The promises made to win votes appear to have been left at the constituency office door.
Subject Grades
How Josh scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 45.2% of the vote, majority of 5,399
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
4,772 households in fuel poverty locally (10.58%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 68.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
26% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
10.58% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 45.2% of the vote, majority of 5,399
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 6 broke · 2 missed
4,190 children in poverty in this constituency (22.7%)
Follow the Money
What Josh claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 4,772 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 4,190 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 26% of their constituents rent
Voted to override humanitarian protections in the Border Security Bill
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £700 from Wigan Warriors
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)(4 entries)£38k
Francesca Perrin
Name of donor: Francesca Perrin Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £30,000 to support my work as an MP Date received: 6 October 2025 Date accepted: 6 October 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 22 October 2025)
Michael Craven
Name of donor: Michael Craven Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 to support my work as a Member of Parliament Date received: 4 June 2025 Date accepted: 4 June 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 27 June 2025)
Sir Trevor Edwin Chinn
Name of donor: Sir Trevor Edwin Chinn Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,250 Date received: 21 October 2025 Date accepted: 21 October 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 2 February 2026)
Sir Trevor Edwin Chinn
Name of donor: Sir Trevor Edwin Chinn Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,250 Date received: 4 December 2025 Date accepted: 4 December 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 2 February 2026)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)£23k
Undisclosed
I have received pro bono support from the law firm Levy Firestone, valued at £22,537.37 to date, who are providing legal counsel for me as a fact witness in a class action lawsuit brought against my former employer Meta, which predates my time as an MP Date interest arose: 1 April 2025 (Registered 27 April 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(5 entries)£3k
Wigan Warriors
Name of donor: Wigan Warriors Address of donor: Loire Drive, Wigan WN5 0UH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I originally purchased two regular tickets (£40 each) for myself and a guest. The club upgraded these tickets, giving access to the VIP box (notional value for two tickets £700 less £80), value £620 Date received: 11 October 2025 Date accepted: 11 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 06842878 (Registered 7 November 2025)
Wigan Warriors
Name of donor: Wigan Warriors Address of donor: Loire Drive, Wigan WN5 0UH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets and hospitality for me and a guest, value £610 Date received: 16 May 2025 Date accepted: 16 May 2025 Donor status: company, registration 06842878 (Registered 23 May 2025)
Wigan Warriors
Name of donor: Wigan Warriors Address of donor: Loire Drive, Wigan WN50UH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two game tickets and hospitality for me and a guest, value £610 Date received: 18 April 2025 Date accepted: 18 April 2025 Donor status: company, registration 06842878 (Registered 23 May 2025)
Wigan Warriors
Name of donor: Wigan Warriors Address of donor: Loire Drive, Wigan, WN5 0UH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality at a celebration match for me and a guest, value £610 Date received: 11 July 2025 Date accepted: 11 July 2025 Donor status: company, registration 06842878 (Registered 7 September 2025)
Wigan Warriors
Name of donor: Wigan Warriors Address of donor: Loire Drive, Wigan WN5 0UH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: This was for two tickets only for me and a guest, value £170 Date received: 13 February 2025 Date accepted: 13 February 2025 Donor status: company, registration 06842878 (Registered 23 May 2025)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Name of company or organisation: Labour Together Limited Interest held: until 11 December 2024 (Registered 17 July 2024; updated 17 October 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Josh's Expenses
199 individual claims totalling £270,925.70 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.
Staffing(1 claim)£185,345.24
Payroll(1)£185,345.24
Office Costs(175 claims)£40,498.87
Stationery & printing(83)£14,120.90
Rent(8)£11,030.47
Software & applications(15)£4,653.22
Equipment - purchase(17)£4,487.58
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(22)£2,333.00
Advertising and contact cards(13)£1,146.30
Postage & couriers(2)£1,060.80
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(2)£518.10
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£479.00
TV licence(2)£344.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(4)£182.50
Hospitality(5)£92.82
Cleaning services(1)£50.18
Accommodation(9 claims)£27,954.96
Rent(7)£27,324.96
Hotel - London(2)£630.00
MP Travel(5 claims)£11,244.47
Rail(2)£8,353.42
Parking(2)£2,312.80
Mileage - car(1)£578.25
Staff Travel(6 claims)£4,732.67
Rail(1)£2,943.81
Hotel - London(1)£881.85
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£805.99
Subsistence(1)£59.87
Mileage - car(1)£29.70
Other public transport(1)£11.45
Dependant Travel(3 claims)£1,149.49
Rail(1)£992.84
Mileage - car(1)£97.65
Parking(1)£59.00
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Makerfield: The Real Impact
The people Josh was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024