MP for Ossett and Denby Dale
Assistant Whip
Jade Botterill is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Ossett and Denby Dale, first elected on 4 July 2024. She currently serves as an Assistant Whip in Government and sits on the Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill committee. She has previously served on committees for the Public Office (Accountability) Bill and the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.
Botterill shows 100% party loyalty with no rebel votes, but a low voting attendance of 13% (party average 33%). She sits about centre-right in outlook (60/100). Her voting record on key topics is mixed: she has supported renter protections and VAT changes, while generally opposing workers’ rights protections and stronger trade union powers, and she has tended to vote against mental health services and transgender rights. Votes on climate measures and bus regulation have been mixed.
One declared financial interest: gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
4 positions
Assistant Whip
Since Sept 2025
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill
Since Jun 2025
Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Nov 2025 - Dec 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Feb 2025 - Mar 2025
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has almost always voted against trade union powers
has almost always voted against workers rights protections
has voted a mixture of ways on vat changes
has generally voted against prison sentencing
has generally voted for renter protections
has generally voted against transgender rights
has generally voted against bus services regulation
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory