Ms Polly Billington
Labour MP for East Thanet
Won with 39.9% · Majority: 6,971
The Verdict
Their voting record suggests they may not have actually read their own manifesto. Either that, or they read it and decided it was fiction.
Subject Grades
How Ms scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 1 broke · 1 missed
Won with 39.9% of the vote, majority of 6,971
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
7,155 households in fuel poverty locally (14.68%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 80.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
42% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 2 broke · 2 missed
14.68% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 39.9% of the vote, majority of 6,971
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 5 broke · 3 missed
5,488 children in poverty in this constituency (27.9%)
Follow the Money
What Ms 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 7,155 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 5,488 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 42% of their constituents rent
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£808
Denmark (Copenhagen)
Paid by: Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG) Secretariat for the APPG for Renewable & Sustainable Energy
Name of donor: Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG) Secretariat for the APPG for Renewable & Sustainable Energy Address of donor: PRASEG, 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0DX Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation, return flights and subsistence, value £808 Destination of visit: Denmark (Copenhagen) Dates of visit: 23 October 2025 to 24 October 2025 Purpose of visit: APPG visit to high-level meetings and site visits in Copenhagen cross-channel cooperation for decarbonising heat and energy. (Registered 14 November 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Ms's Expenses
112 individual claims totalling £175,795.27 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(6 claims)£130,164.05
Payroll(1)£125,734.05
Bought-in services(5)£4,430.00
Office Costs(90 claims)£30,866.98
Equipment - purchase(8)£5,383.42
Stationery & printing(40)£4,867.35
Software & applications(6)£3,914.55
Rent(3)£3,717.60
Business rates(3)£3,191.95
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Bought-in services(6)£2,883.50
Service charge & ground Rent(2)£2,478.40
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(8)£628.75
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(9)£443.63
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(3)£198.23
Advertising and contact cards(1)£159.60
Accommodation(11 claims)£13,167.61
Rent(8)£10,166.30
Council tax(3)£3,001.31
MP Travel(3 claims)£1,183.76
Rail(2)£1,166.56
Parking(1)£17.20
Staff Travel(2 claims)£412.87
Rail(2)£412.87
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
East Thanet: The Real Impact
The people Ms 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