At a glanceKirith Entwistle is a Labour MP for Bolton North East, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 439 votes in Commons divisions (76% attendance), tabled 72 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Kirith Entwistle did not vote in 136. 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
- Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill Committee since 26 Jun 2025
- Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill Committee since 26 Jun 2025
- Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art Committee since 6 Feb 2025
- Modernisation Committee Committee since 9 Sep 2024
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Bolton North East Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Michael Wheeler
Labour
100.0% · 414 of 414 shared votes
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Gareth Snell
Labour (Co-op)
100.0% · 405 of 405 shared votes
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Josh MacAlister
Labour
100.0% · 399 of 399 shared votes
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Jas Athwal
Labour
100.0% · 381 of 381 shared votes
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Charlotte Nichols
Labour
100.0% · 378 of 378 shared votes
Votes least like
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 139 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 264 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.2% · 3 of 252 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
1.4% · 4 of 292 shared votes
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Andrew Griffith
Conservative
1.4% · 4 of 278 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
- Labour Asians Society Ltd - £4,126.79 (registered 19 May 2026)
Visits outside the UK1
- International visit to Kenya between 08 April 2025 and 13 April 2025 (registered 16 Jul 2025)
Written questions
Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle coercive control by ex-partners.
Answer · 23 Mar 2026
Controlling or coercive behaviour is an insidious and often under-recognised form of domestic abuse.To improve the multi-agency response to coercive or controlling behaviour and reflect latest policy and practice, we will update statutory guidance by the ...
Water: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that (a) parents and (b) local authorities are adequately informed of the risks of Shigella-causing bacterial infections from paddling at beaches in
Answer · 13 Jan 2026
The Environment Agency (EA) analyses samples at least monthly, from every bathing water throughout the bathing water season. However, in practice, the EA samples more frequently than this to reduce the risk of misclassification. The EA publishes sampling ...
Water: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the incidence of Shigella infections associated with recreational water use at UK beaches; and what assessment he has made on how trends in the North
Answer · 13 Jan 2026
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) undertakes routine monitoring of notifiable diseases and causative agents which includes Shigella species. There is no evidence of Shigella linked to exposure to seawater in the North West. The Environment Agency (EA)...
Water: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of failures in sewage treatment, storm overflow management, or water quality monitoring on the level cases of Shigella-causin
Answer · 13 Jan 2026
The department is taking action to rebuild the water network to clean up our rivers, lakes and seas. For example, in one of the largest infrastructure projects in this country’s history, £104 billion is being invested to upgrade crumbling pipes and sewage...
Water: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the causes of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections linked to seawater exposure at beaches in the North West.
Answer · 13 Jan 2026
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) undertakes routine monitoring of notifiable diseases and causative agents which includes E. coli. There is no evidence of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli infections linked to exposure to recreational waters at beaches i...
Water: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help reduce the risk of children contracting Shigella infections while paddling at beaches in the North West.
Answer · 13 Jan 2026
Designated bathing waters display signs indicating the quality of water for bathing, ranging from poor to excellent. These classifications are updated annually based on regular water quality sampling taken over the preceding bathing season (15 May -30 Sep...
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support local authorities with Dedicated Schools Grant deficits.
Answer · 2 Dec 2025
The government recognises that local authorities are continuing to face significant pressure from the impact of Dedicated Schools Grant deficits on their accounts. Government will set out its ambitious plans for reform of SEND provision early in the new y...
Local Government Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Fair Funding Review methodology will take account of historic and projected cost pressures arising from SEND demand and associated Dedicated Schools Grant deficits wh
Answer · 2 Dec 2025
The Fair Funding review will introduce a fairer, evidence-based funding system that reflects local circumstances and directs more support to the most deprived areas, ensuring the best value for money for government and taxpayers. New methodology will ensu...
Early day motions
| 11 Nov 2024 | Work of St John Ambulance | 49 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
10 Jun 2026 Child Contact Arrangements
I thank my hon. Friend for bringing this debate to the House and for mentioning the so-called experts. We know that accusations of so-called parental alienation are too often used against mothers who are trying to protect their children, b…
2 Jun 2026 Children: Development of Essential Skills
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Bracknell (Peter Swallow) for securing this debate. I feel it is my duty as someone sadly nearing the end of parenting a child in nursery …
14 Apr 2026 Topical Questions
T3. Short waiting lists for cataract surgery are a success story, thanks in part to the partnership between the NHS and providers such as SpaMedica, headquartered in my constituency. However, ICB indicative activity plans could see wait…
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill
It is a pleasure to speak in today’s debate. I first spoke on this Bill on Second Reading, when I said that victims in Bolton had waited far too long for a system that truly works for them. This Bill delivers critical reforms to protect vi…
23 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
I am currently supporting a constituent who, after leaving her abuser, was locked out of her home, left with thousands of pounds of arrears that had been run up in her name, and denied access to her own bank account. Does the Minister agre…
18 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
Although I am proud of the steps that our Government have taken to advance online safety, we are merely playing catch-up. What more are the Government doing to ensure that we keep pace with the reality facing women and girls and how will t…
18 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
17 Mar 2026 Child Maintenance Service
Absolutely; it is just another vehicle being used by perpetrators to continue that post-separation abuse. At its heart, this debate is about the lives of children growing up in separated families across the country. The child maintenanc…
17 Mar 2026 Child Maintenance Service
Absolutely. My hon. Friend raises yet another issue with the CMS and highlights just how badly the system is set up. Mothers struggle on alone, absorbing financial pressure themselves rather than risking opening the door to further abus…
17 Mar 2026 Child Maintenance Service
Absolutely. The system is fundamentally broken. Children must be at the heart of any decision made about them. It is important to recognise that many parents, particularly single mothers, who have experienced abuse do not use the CMS at al…
17 Mar 2026 Child Maintenance Service
That is such a powerful point, and I am really sorry on behalf of my hon. Friend’s constituent. Sadly, that is not an isolated case. Some say that they are asked to pay far more than they can afford, while others say that the support th…
17 Mar 2026 Child Maintenance Service
I completely agree. These issues are not theoretical; I see them repeatedly in cases raised by my own constituents in Bolton. One constituent, who I will call Emily, left an abusive relationship and is still dealing with the consequences t…
17 Mar 2026 Child Maintenance Service
As I mentioned earlier, there is a big issue with how the CMS communicates with both parents.
17 Mar 2026 Child Maintenance Service
My hon. Friend raises a particularly important point. I will come on to the collect and pay service and how that is also broken. The result of how the CMS deals with shared care is a system that accepts unverified claims, but refuses ge…
17 Mar 2026 Child Maintenance Service
The hon. Member is absolutely right. I will come on to that issue shortly. Surely we must ask whether this is really the standard we are willing to accept. Another fundamental weakness lies in how the CMS deals with shared care, in that…
17 Mar 2026 Child Maintenance Service
Absolutely. Even more troubling is that 45% of the parents in that research said that the CMS’s involvement had actually led to an increase in abusive behaviour. Those figures should stop us in our tracks. For survivors, the very exp…
17 Mar 2026 Child Maintenance Service
That is exactly why this debate matters. I will come on to some of the points my hon. Friend raised. When a public service not only allows, but actively facilitates, the continuation of abuse and fails to recognise the realities of coer…
17 Mar 2026 Child Maintenance Service
I beg to move, That this House has considered the effectiveness of the Child Maintenance Service. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stringer. I declare an interest, as I am currently involved in a tribunal with the D…
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill
I commend my hon. Friend on her exemplary campaigning on behalf of her constituent Claire Throssell. Does she agree that it is not right that rape victims are waiting 400 days to be heard?
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill
I recently met judges in Bolton who spoke about issues with prisoner transportation that are also causing serious delays. Does my hon. Friend agree that we should also look at that as a means of speeding things up and improving efficiency?
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Women and Equalities Committee 28 Oct 2024 – 27 Oct 2025
- Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] 26 Feb 2025 – 11 Mar 2025
- Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill: Programming sub committee 23 Oct 2024 – 31 Oct 2024
- Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 23 Oct 2024 – 31 Oct 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
0207 219 8701
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
421 Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 8NJ
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Kirith Entwistle, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Kirith Entwistle?
Kirith Entwistle is a Member of Parliament representing Bolton North East in the House of Commons. See Kirith Entwistle's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Kirith Entwistle represent?
Kirith Entwistle sits as Labour. See Kirith Entwistle's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Kirith Entwistle represent?
Kirith Entwistle is the Member of Parliament for Bolton North East. See Kirith Entwistle's official Parliament profile.
How long has Kirith Entwistle been an MP?
Kirith Entwistle has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Kirith Entwistle's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Kirith Entwistle?
Kirith Entwistle has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Kirith Entwistle's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.