Is your MP seen in your local community

Labour, big majority, very active, caring, our constituency is where she grew up, she is in the shadow cabinet, excellent staff who are very active in caseloads, monthly newsletter, attends Constituency LP meetings every time.

My sympathies downtoearth

That is not my conclusion twinnytwin from the three pages of posts I've read here.

It's good to see that the majority of folk responding are pleased with the work their MP does locally - from all parties.

Our Conservative MP lives locally and is seen regularly helping constituents. He does a lot for this area but as its a marginal just hope he retains his seat at the next election.

Yes, often, he does get involved in local issues and his photo is often in the paper! supporting a local cause.
However, he has a new job now so we may see less of him.

Oliver Heald is only seen round here when there are general elections. He used to run a surgery in the village but I think it was our councillor who set them up. Heald generally votes against anything that smells of poverty. He voted to keep the tax on period products but remove it from shaving razors and I’ve never forgiven him. I worked in a college where period poverty existed and staff would donate tampons and towels to learners who couldn’t afford them.

Yes ours campaigns for local issues and had achieved quite a lot

He is a Tory, which makes it difficult for me as I vowed never to vote Tory again!

No! He is a flakey waste of space! I had a serious problem with the local council which I could not get addressed so I cc'd the MP into the next email. His response........."let me know when the council sort this matter out for you". What a complete t****r!

Our last MP was absolutely brilliant, born in the constituency and did so much for this area and individuals. He was also very vocal on our behalf in The Commons even people not of his political persuasion thought he was marvellous. The new one does seem to try and promote local small businesses and attend local events but so far isn't so vocal on our behalf.

Yes. Ours is Jeremy Hunt. He works very hard & gets involved in many local issues.

Our Labour MP is great at keeping everyone up to date about what he is doing and at mingling locally. Really hope he is re-elected.

At my old house our MP was Kelvin Hopkins, another hard-working and active MP. He travelled to London on the train each day. Once, when he was in his late 60's/early 70's he fell in the station car park and broke his leg. Got a plaster on it and carried on commuting regardless!
His daughter is now MP for a neighbouring constituency and puts in the spade work too.

Yes ours is often seen out about in the local square supporting various causes and regularly heard on local radio. She lives locally. She is known to support local businesses including my DHs previous one. Saying that she isn’t a patch on the previous one - Alan Johnson.

yes mine is.. has a regular 'surgery' in local office. I don't think people use their mp enough.

I see ours a lot as she often drops her kids off at her mum’s who lives in my street.

My MP could go into the jungle for 3 months, never mind 3 weeks - never see him or hear from him , only fleeting glimpses , when a picture of the cabinet is shown on tv , with all MP's sitting round a large table .

Ours attends local events so I've seen him several times.

I don't share the political beliefs of my MP but he is very active, very much in the community and has responded to my occasional email.

The political organisation I currently belong to and its leadership team send me knicker-wetting pleas for funds but don't respond to email at all.

I think there is a lesson here . . .

All the time. Peter Kylie - Labour - is extremely pro-active and a very effective MP.

I do - he was closely involved in setting up a local technology university in the city, and he is involved in much that goes on here, including the music scene and support for the arts.

What a shame he is a Tory, and his voting record makes my heart sink.

Our MP is JRM whose constituency office is extremely well run and ensures he is active on constituents’ behalf. Can’t say I agree with him much but he is regarded as a good MP locally.

Never see our MP unless tv cameras or photographers are around. She is spoilt for choice re her own houses having one in London one here and one somewhere else!

A while ago I wrote to our MP re a medical problem regarding my DH's operation that had been cancelled asking to be put in the right direction. Three months later he replied and his opening line was " I hope your DH is recovering from his recent surgery".

Enough said!

My MP is the invisible man. I’ve never seen him on the local news or in the local papers. He is the only MP who cannot be contacted by email.

Nannytopsy

Ours IS Matt Hancock so could see him every night!. Seen him once to unveil the village sign but he wasn’t chatting or available to speak to. I doubt he will stand again.

Maybe you don't mix in the right circles

Our Tory MP is front and centre when it makes him look good. At present he's extolling the virtues of constituency boundary changes. He's losing a labour voting area and gaining a Tory one!!!!!