At a glanceMs Polly Billington is a Labour MP for East Thanet, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 456 votes in Commons divisions (79% attendance), tabled 53 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Ms Polly Billington did not vote in 118. 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
- Energy Security and Net Zero Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- East Thanet 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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Sojan Joseph
Labour
100.0% · 437 of 437 shared votes
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Sean Woodcock
Labour
100.0% · 434 of 434 shared votes
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Liz Twist
Labour
100.0% · 433 of 433 shared votes
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Dr Lauren Sullivan
Labour
100.0% · 427 of 427 shared votes
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Johanna Baxter
Labour
100.0% · 420 of 420 shared votes
Votes least like
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 243 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 271 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
1.2% · 3 of 250 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
1.4% · 4 of 279 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
1.7% · 5 of 291 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.
Visits outside the UK2
- International visit to Israel between 24 May 2026 and 28 May 2026 (registered 5 Jun 2026)
- International visit to Denmark between 23 October 2025 and 24 October 2025 (registered 14 Nov 2025)
Written questions
DNACPR Decisions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation forms to include a confirmation of consultation field that must be signed by the patie
Answer · 20 Apr 2026
No assessment of the potential merits of amending Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) forms to include a confirmation of consultation field that must be signed by the patient or family has been undertaken.When a DNACPR decision is being ...
DNACPR Decisions: Learning Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of conducting a national audit of Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation orders for patients with learning disabilities.
Answer · 20 Apr 2026
The Government is clear that the inappropriate or blanket use of Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions is wholly unacceptable, and that no one should have a DNACPR decision in place simply because they have a learning disability....
Non-crime Hate Incidents
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish the report on the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs’ Council review and recommendations on Non-Crime Hate Incidents.
Answer · 23 Mar 2026
The final report of the College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs’ Council Review of Non-Crime Hate Incidents is expected to be published in the coming weeks.The Government will set out its response to the Review’s recommendations at that time.
Electrical Substations and Renewable Energy: Development Consent Orders
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussion he has had with National Grid Electricity Transmission on the siting of new substations and the consenting process for renewable projects under the Development Consent Order r
Answer · 9 Mar 2026
The Secretary of State has not held discussions with National Grid Electricity Transmission on the siting of new substations or the consenting process of renewable projects. In his quasi-judicial role in determining Nationally Significant Infrastructure P...
Batteries and Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department made of the potential merits of delaying connection offers for some protected battery projects and data centres to allow NESO and DESNZ to undertake other key a
Answer · 9 Mar 2026
NESO’s connections reforms have reduced the queue for generation and storage connections by over half, with the queue now largely in line with the capacity ranges set out in the Clean Power 2030 Action Plan. We are aware that the volume of batteries in th...
Energy: Standing Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what discussions he has had with Ofgem about the balance between standing charges and unit rates for farmer and grower businesses.
Answer · 17 Dec 2025
My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State has regular discussions with Ofgem on a range of issues. Standing charges predominantly recover fixed costs that do not vary by energy use. This includes supplier’s operational costs and the cost of essential netw...
Blood Cancer: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help increase early diagnosis for blood cancer.
Answer · 20 Oct 2025
The Department continues to support the National Health Service to diagnose and treat cancer, including blood cancers, as early and fast as possible.To increase early diagnosis of blood cancer, the NHS has implemented non-specific symptom (NSS) pathways f...
Israel: Palestine
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has had recent discussions with her Israeli counterpart on ending the detention of Palestinian children in Israeli prisons.
Answer · 21 Oct 2025
I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 16 September to Question 76963.
Speeches in the chamber
15 Jul 2026 National Energy System Operator: Blackout Risk
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for coming to the House and providing clarity and reassurance that the allegations will be taken seriously, but does he agree that alongside the transparency of this process comes the need for responsible re…
9 Jul 2026 Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban
Will the Minister give way?
9 Jul 2026 Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban
I refer the House to my entry in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I am honoured to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy (Melanie Ward), and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Sheffield Centr…
30 Jun 2026 Nationally Significant Energy Infrastructure Projects
That is definitely the case for renewable energy generation projects, but we are talking about infrastructure projects. There needs to be some kind of mechanism by which we have some ownership and accountability for the communities that ar…
30 Jun 2026 Nationally Significant Energy Infrastructure Projects
I recognise what my hon. Friend says, but as my hon. Friend the Member for Suffolk Coastal (Jenny Riddell-Carpenter) pointed out, these are guidelines at the moment rather than obligations. Because they are only guidelines, they can be ign…
30 Jun 2026 Nationally Significant Energy Infrastructure Projects
As my hon. Friend knows, the other part of that project is hosted partly in my constituency, and we agree that £2.1 million is a rounding error in the National Grid’s project budget. Does she agree that if we are to establish properly the …
29 Jun 2026 NHS Breast Screening
I am interested in the possibilities of AI helping with detection and speeding up that process, freeing up resources to be directed into earlier detection by focusing on screening for younger women. If we are to harness the potential of A…
29 Jun 2026 NHS Breast Screening
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Vickers. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Irene Campbell) for leading this debate. Gemma Reeves is a breast cancer nurse at the Queen Elizabeth The Queen …
25 Jun 2026 Business of the House
My right hon. Friend will be aware that, in response to violence and disorder last year in Broadstairs, I have worked with Kent police, Southeastern railways, local councils and the British Transport police to establish better ways of tack…
25 Jun 2026 Ports and Port Connectivity
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. As many people will have already heard, East Thanet is surrounded on three sides by sea. From Ramsgate, we can see France on a clear day, but our port stands idle and neglected, …
15 Jun 2026 Russian Shadow Fleet
My constituency, and particularly Ramsgate, is a maritime community, so awareness of the importance of safety and security at sea resonates with people across it. This ship appears to have been operating under the flag of Cameroon—a flag o…
3 Jun 2026 South East Water: Disruption of Supply
I am grateful to my hon. Friend for the way that she has approached this incident, particularly for pointing out that South East Water has one job. Unfortunately, the company is accountable to its shareholders more than to the people who i…
2 Jun 2026 Milburn Review: Interim Report
I was privileged to open our new youth hub in Thanet last week. It is a perfect example of how the DWP is working with third sector and private sector organisations to offer that wraparound help for young people, which of course we need de…
2 Jun 2026 Household Energy Bills
I congratulate my hon. Friend and the team on reducing the cost of energy, including with recent efforts to break the link between the volatile gas price and electricity prices. However, every witness before the Energy Security and Net Zer…
2 Jun 2026 Preparedness for National Emergencies
Where does the energy crisis we are currently in with the situation in the strait of Hormuz sit on the national risk register?
2 Jun 2026 Preparedness for National Emergencies
Often when we are talking about building confidence among the public, we tend to think about it at the moment of crisis, rather than making sure that we explain the causes of the crisis that we need to prepare for. Particularly in the cont…
1 Jun 2026 Coastal Communities: Government Support
It is very important that coastal communities are recognised for our role in the overall identity of the country, but we are also a vital way of developing economic growth in this country. As co-chair of the all-party parliamentary group f…
21 May 2026 Middle East
I am sure my hon. Friend acknowledges the frustration that he can hear from Members from across the whole House. Let me make some suggestions on what he could do to make a difference: take action against companies bidding to build the E1 s…
20 May 2026 Processed Russian Oil Products: Sanctions
I am grateful for the clarity my hon. Friend provides for us on this issue, because it has been of extreme concern for a number of colleagues. Does he think that wider global insecurity around energy requires global co-operation and collab…
19 May 2026 Energy Security
Almost 15% of people in East Thanet are in fuel poverty—significantly above the national average of 11.4%. That is thousands of my constituents who cannot afford for their energy bills to go up, but who, because of international events co…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill 4 Dec 2024 – 12 Dec 2024
- Great British Energy Bill 11 Sep 2024 – 15 Oct 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
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Who is Ms Polly Billington?
Ms Polly Billington is a Member of Parliament representing East Thanet in the House of Commons. See Ms Polly Billington's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Ms Polly Billington represent?
Ms Polly Billington sits as Labour. See Ms Polly Billington's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Ms Polly Billington represent?
Ms Polly Billington is the Member of Parliament for East Thanet. See Ms Polly Billington's official Parliament profile.
How long has Ms Polly Billington been an MP?
Ms Polly Billington has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Ms Polly Billington's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Ms Polly Billington?
Ms Polly Billington has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Ms Polly Billington's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.