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Ann Winterton
Former Conservative MP for Congleton
- Changed party from Independent Conservative on 30 Mar 2004; from Conservative on 24 Feb 2004
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 8,246 votes. — 328th out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Ann Winterton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (7 Apr 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 8 March 2010, Official Report, column 19W, on Afghanistan: peacekeeping operations, what the average cost of (a) aviation and (b) vehicle fuel was (i) per litre and (ii) per imperial gallon in each such year.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (6 Apr 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what role the Scout vehicles will carry out in Afghanistan; and what the cost of each such vehicle will be on deployment in theatre.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations (6 Apr 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what main weapons systems Scout vehicles will have on deployment in Afghanistan; which companies are the (a) manufacturers and (b) suppliers of the ammunition for the vehicle's main weapons systems; what the cost is per round of ammunition; and what estimate he has made of the lifespan of the barrel of the main weapon system per number of rounds fired.”
More of Ann Winterton's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 70 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 78 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 67.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 38 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 366 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £22,404 (175th) | £20,194 (384th) | £18,211 (440th) | £17,765 | £18,528 (374th) | £18,602 (339th) | £18,544 (391st) | £14,878 (368th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £14,139 (467th) | £14,375 (481st) | £13,954 (571st) | £17,871 | £18,079 (354th) | £12,935 (604th) | £14,183 (568th) | £10,938 (492nd) |
| Staffing costs | £74,750 (601st) | £78,990 (544th) | £74,647 (563rd) | £59,606 | £58,017 (624th) | £44,087 (650th) | £44,821 (636th) | £34,614 (596th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,904 (507th)1 | £3,822 (521st)2 | £4,446 (495th)3 | £4,994 | £3,966 (571st) | £4,005 (559th) | £5,940 (492nd) | £6,650 (386th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £49 (436th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,944 (274th) | £821 (joint 302nd with 1 other) | £1,176 (231st) | £656 | £1,085 (262nd) | £1,059 (232nd) | £2,199 (61st) | £2,104 (61st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,013 (372nd) | £3,107 (279th) | £1,662 | £3,066 (262nd) | £3,382 (218th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,137 (440th) | £1,245 (66th) | £645 | £1,483 (joint 584th with 1 other) | £1,483 (joint 570th with 1 other) | £1,468 (555th) | £1,146 (joint 530th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £119,142 (601st) | £121,352 (595th) | £116,786 (575th) | £103,199 | £104,224 (594th) | £85,553 (642nd) | £87,155 (624th) | £70,379 (599th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,028 (269th). Rail £876 (475th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,235 (372nd). Rail £1,587 (377th).