MP for Leigh and Atherton
“A centrist Labour MP with near-total party loyalty, she currently sits on the Culture, Media and Sport and Modernisation Committees.”
Jo Platt is a Labour and Co-operative MP for Leigh and Atherton, elected in July 2024. She serves on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and the Modernisation Committee, and has previously sat on committees covering crime and policing, housing and local government, and the environment. Earlier in her parliamentary career she was a Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office from 2018 to 2019.
Her voting record shows 100% party loyalty and an attendance of 31% (slightly below the party average of 33%), with two rebel votes. She has a mixed voting profile on many issues but generally supports bus services regulation and VAT changes, and renter protections, while generally opposing stricter immigration controls and tougher prison sentences.
Has two miscellaneous financial interests declared.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 33%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
6 positions
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Since Oct 2024
Modernisation Committee
Since Sept 2024
Crime and Policing Bill
Mar 2025 - May 2025
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office)
Jul 2018 - Nov 2019
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Dec 2017 - Jul 2018
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
Dec 2017 - Dec 2017
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NOThe percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
