Charlotte Nichols MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Warrington North is Charlotte Nichols (Labour), MP there since 12 December 2019.
Offices and committees
Charlotte Nichols sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority | 20 November 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) | Government Equalities Office | 14 May 2021 | 14 September 2021 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill | 25 June 2025 | 25 June 2025 |
| Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL] | 5 February 2025 | 11 February 2025 |
| Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill | 21 February 2024 | 28 February 2024 |
| Licensing Hours Extensions Bill | 7 February 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Energy Bill [HL] | 22 May 2023 | 29 June 2023 |
| Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill | 1 March 2023 | 8 March 2023 |
| Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill | 7 December 2022 | 15 December 2022 |
| Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL] | 23 November 2022 | 29 November 2022 |
| Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment | 28 June 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill | 2 March 2022 | 8 March 2022 |
| Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill | 7 September 2021 | 22 September 2021 |
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee | 11 May 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 6a1a755b7d04.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Charlotte Nichols, as the MP registered them: Visits outside the UK (1). Latest registration 14 November 2025. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Finland between 27 October 2025 and 29 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: To visit the Olkiluoto 3 Nuclear Power Plant, Onkalo Geological Disposal Facility and Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) as part of a Nuclear Energy APPG Visit
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-27
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-29
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: Nuclear APPG
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Charlotte Nichols's office spent £242,579 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £230,380. IPSA lists office spending of £27,088 in the same year. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £242,578.98 | £230,379.84 | £215,928.24 |
| Office costs: spent | £27,087.70 | £20,066.47 | £20,642.55 |
| Accommodation: spent | £29,290.00 | £24,874.50 | £24,168.62 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £6,151.97 | £4,768.87 | £4,303.10 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Warrington North CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager ×2 (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Support Officer (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Charlotte Nichols voted in the House of Commons: 507 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 42 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 21 October 2026 Charlotte Nichols voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 25 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 249 written questions have been tabled by Charlotte Nichols, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade , Department for Transport and 3 other departments.
European Company for the Financing of Railroad Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport about the UK government signing the Eurofima treaty.
Cameras: Wearable Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September to Question 26653 on Cameras: Wearable Technology, if he will make it his policy to restrict sale of high tech smart glasses only to those wi …
Rolling Stock: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions have been had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer ahead of the rolling stock procurement and infrastructure strategy on the use of alternative financing models to secure publicly owned trains.
Visas: Video Games
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were granted a global talent visa in order to work in the video games industry in each year since 2020.
Visas: Video Games
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the job roles successful applicants have qualified under when applying for a global talent visa in order to work in the video games industry.
Cameras: Wearable Technology
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, if he will make it his policy to restrict sale of high tech smart glasses to those with a documented accessibility need.
NHS: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July to Question 3410, if he will make it his Department's policy to estimate the health costs caused by AI displacement in the workforce and associated stresses.
Schools: Uniforms
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of school uniform requirements on pupil wellbeing during periods of extreme heat; and if she will update guidance to schools on relaxing un …
Community Diagnostic Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the 10 Year Health Plan, what steps his Department is taking to encourage Integrated Care Boards to engage directly with independent providers of mobile diagnostic imaging service …
Health Services: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the health costs caused by AI displacement in the workforce and associated stresses.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 1c84025e2400. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Charlotte Nichols.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Warrington North returned Charlotte Nichols with a majority of 9,190: 18,730 votes, 46.8% of those cast, against 9,540 for Trevor Nicholls. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Warrington North figures
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