At a glanceLillian Jones is a Labour MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 372 votes in Commons divisions (65% attendance), tabled 10 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Lillian Jones did not vote in 203. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Finance Committee (Commons) Committee since 18 Nov 2024
- Scottish Affairs Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Vicky Foxcroft
Labour
100.0% · 340 of 340 shared votes
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Ms Julie Minns
Labour
100.0% · 313 of 313 shared votes
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Kirsteen Sullivan
Labour (Co-op)
100.0% · 312 of 312 shared votes
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Afzal Khan
Labour
100.0% · 308 of 308 shared votes
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Naz Shah
Labour
100.0% · 258 of 258 shared votes
Votes least like
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.5% · 1 of 186 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
0.9% · 2 of 224 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.9% · 2 of 224 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
0.9% · 2 of 213 shared votes
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Chris Philp
Conservative
1.6% · 4 of 254 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP1
- John Smith Centre at Glasgow University - £2,500.00 (registered 22 Apr 2026)
Miscellaneous1
- Chair Governance and Scrutiny Committee. This is an unpaid role. (registered 4 Aug 2024)
Written questions
Economic Growth: Ayrshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support economic growth in Ayrshire.
Answer · 14 Jan 2026
The UK Government is investing more than £250 million in economic development and regeneration in Ayrshire including through the Regional Growth Deal, Pride in Place Programme, Local Growth Fund, and Local Regeneration Fund. We are keen to see Ayrshire fu...
Railways: East Ayrshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has to increase support and resources to British Transport Police on train services in East Ayrshire.
Answer · 7 Jan 2026
The British Transport Police (BTP) play a vital role in keeping passengers and staff safe across the rail network. Their budget is set by the British Transport Police Authority (BTPA) following proposals from the Force and engagement with industry and rai...
Clinical Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on reducing clinical trial set-up times.
Answer · 18 Dec 2025
Reducing clinical trial set-up times is a priority across government, and the Department of Health and Social Care and Department of Science, Innovation and Technology are working closely together to fulfil the Prime Minister’s target of achieving study s...
Urban Areas: Community Development
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, steps he is taking to support community-owned and co-operative businesses to have a leading role in high-street renewal.
Answer · 8 Dec 2025
Our Plan for Small Business, published in July, places high streets at the centre of economic renewal, recognising them as vital centres of growth, employment and local identity. This plan, alongside MHCLG’s Pride in Place Strategy, reflects the role of c...
Ammunition: Factories
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to build energetics and munitions factories, particularly in Ayrshire.
Answer · 9 Dec 2025
We are committed to ensuring the Defence industry is a powerhouse for economic growth through strengthened industrial relationships and domestic investment. As published in the UK Defence Footprint Scotland has seen £2.1 billion of Defence spending in 202...
Transport: Scotland
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increased funding for transport on economic growth in Scotland.
Answer · 9 Sep 2025
At Spending Review 2025, the Department for Transport received a real-terms capital funding increase of £1.7 billion between 2023-24 and 2029-30 to support economic growth through transport infrastructure. The Scottish Government received an uplift in its...
Timber: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of differences between the EU Deforestation Regulation and UK timber regulations on timber businesses in
Answer · 6 May 2025
The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues. The UK and the EU share the common commitment to tackling deforestation in supply chains. We recognise the need to take action to ensure that UK consumption of fo...
Banks and Building Societies: Credit
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of affordable credit provision by banks and building societies.
Answer · 28 Jan 2025
The Government recognises that credit, when provided responsibly, can be crucial for people facing unexpected expenses or managing their cash flow. That is why it is committed to expanding access to affordable credit, so that everyone has the opportunity ...
Early day motions
| 6 Jul 2026 | 25 years of Crosshouse Hospital Volunteers | 3 sig. |
| 18 May 2026 | Cadet Lance Corporal Fleming | 3 sig. |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Kilmarnock Academy team crowned champions of the 10th Annual RTX Quadcopter Challenge | 4 sig. |
| 12 Mar 2026 | 21st Ayrshire Scout Group | 3 sig. |
| 23 Jun 2025 | Recognition of Paul McVey's service to martial arts and charity | 5 sig. |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Christians Against Poverty and debt advice funding | 6 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Mass Transit Systems
Scotland’s new Transport Secretary has criticised the UK Government’s transport policy on High Speed 2 for being dysfunctional, yet after two decades in government, the SNP have failed to deliver a rail link to Glasgow airport. That is a v…
16 Jul 2026 Mass Transit Systems
8. What steps she is taking to support the delivery of mass transit systems.
15 Jul 2026 Devolved Powers
For 23 years, I proudly served in Scotland’s NHS, working alongside dedicated hard-working brilliant nurses. Under the SNP Government, those very nurses are paying higher income tax than colleagues anywhere else in the UK. Does the Secreta…
23 Jun 2026 Fly-tipping: Residential Areas
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes (Melanie Onn) on securing this important debate. Scotland is not immune to fly-tipping, which has…
18 Jun 2026 Business of the House
I was delighted to be able to congratulate Auchinleck Talbot football club from my constituency on their recent remarkable achievement in winning the Scottish junior cup for a record 15th time. They came from behind to defeat their Ayrshir…
10 Jun 2026 Pride in Place Programme
Happy birthday, Mr Speaker. I was delighted that the Darvel Improvement Group was awarded £200,000 of Pride in Place funding, meaning that it can now progress its work to restore the Sir Alexander Fleming commemorative garden and create…
10 Jun 2026 Pride in Place Programme
7. What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues through the Pride in Place programme to support regeneration in Scotland.
10 Jun 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Twigg, and to contribute to this important debate on the return of the Commonwealth games to Glasgow secured by my hon. Friend the Member for Glasgow West (Patricia Ferguson). The Co…
21 May 2026 Middle East: Economic Response
I am proud that this Government are backing British industry, from ceramics to British steel, in today’s announcement. Will my right hon. Friend look at possible measures to support the UK wood and timber sector? It is facing challenges su…
21 May 2026 Business of the House
According to a CBI report published in 2025, the contribution of the wood panel industry to the UK economy was £1.1 billion gross value added. Given that significant contribution, will my right hon. Friend make time for a debate on how the…
21 May 2026 Topical Questions
Does the Minister agree that expanding the use of home-grown timber in construction and manufacturing would not only support UK forestry and small businesses, but strengthen supply chain resilience and reduce our reliance on imports, which…
20 May 2026 Defence Readiness
Does the right hon. Member agree that there should be a national SEND programme for armed forces children throughout the United Kingdom to support them in changing schools so often?
18 May 2026 Backing Business to Create Economic Growth
I agree. Health and safety should be written into public procurement contracts as standard. Finally, economic growth is about not only national strategy but the small businesses and entrepreneurs driving our local economies at home in o…
18 May 2026 Backing Business to Create Economic Growth
I welcome the King’s Speech and the Government’s focus on backing business to drive economic growth across every part of the United Kingdom. I declare my interest at the outset as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group for the wood…
27 Jan 2026 Covid Counter-fraud Commissioner: Final Report
This Government have recouped £400 million in covid fraud and error, with HMRC recovering a massive £1.3 billion, as well as aggressively pursuing the firm linked to Baroness Mone, PPE Medpro. Does my right hon. Friend agree that this Gove…
27 Jan 2026 Covid Counter-fraud Commissioner: Final Report
12. What assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of the final report of the Covid Counter-fraud Commissioner, published on 9 December 2025.
13 Jan 2026 Chinese Embassy
I appreciate the limitations on what the Minister can and cannot say, but in the light of the publication of unredacted plans for the Chinese embassy, will the Government and the security services look again at whether it would be appropri…
12 Jan 2026 Call for General Election
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Huq. After only 18 months in office, this UK Labour Government have taken decisions that have ended Tory austerity and delivered the largest block grant to Scotland since devolution.…
12 Jan 2026 Call for General Election
Does the hon. Gentleman agree that children deserve to be fed, and that it was right to raise employer national insurance contributions to pay into public services, in order to free up the resource to introduce breakfast clubs to feed youn…
8 Dec 2025 Topical Questions
The youth guarantee scheme represents a clear statement of intent from this Labour Government. Unlike the Conservatives, we will not abandon our young people to a lifetime on benefits, or allow the mental health toll of long-term unemploym…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Expenses
Contact & offices
01563 210011
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
19 Portland Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1JN
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Lillian Jones, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Lillian Jones?
Lillian Jones is a Member of Parliament representing Kilmarnock and Loudoun in the House of Commons. See Lillian Jones's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Lillian Jones represent?
Lillian Jones sits as Labour. See Lillian Jones's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Lillian Jones represent?
Lillian Jones is the Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun. See Lillian Jones's official Parliament profile.
How long has Lillian Jones been an MP?
Lillian Jones has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Lillian Jones's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Lillian Jones?
Lillian Jones has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Lillian Jones's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.