Dr Marie Tidball
Labour · Penistone and Stocksbridge
FULL PROFILEDr Marie Tidball is the Labour MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, first elected in 2024. As a government backbencher seeking advancement, they are likely to vote loyally.
Ideology
Voting Behaviour
Key Interests
Disability rights and accessibility · Healthcare policy and patient safety · Social security and benefits · Housing policy · Medical device safety
Positions
Disability benefits — Opposes cuts to PIP and supports enhanced disability premium
strong
Healthcare accessibility — Advocates for improved bus network accessibility and disability-focused healthcare
strong
Medical device safety — Supports compensation schemes for patients harmed by Essure devices and sodium valproate
moderate
Mental health — Promotes awareness of eating disorders and topical steroid withdrawal
moderate
Housing policy — Supports making empty homes available for council housing
moderate
Statutory sick pay — Supports expanded sick pay rights for disabled workers
moderate
Child protection — Advocates for stronger safeguarding in family courts
weak
National resilience — Interested in strengthening national preparedness
weak
Notable Rebellions
2025-07-01 — Rebelled against government proposals to reform PIP, citing manifesto commitments and concerns about impact on disabled people
Reasoning Style
Evidence-based and lived experience-focused, drawing on academic background and personal disability experience to inform policy positions. Uses detailed research and expert testimony to support arguments, particularly around healthcare and disability issues.
Background
Dr Marie Tidball is a disabled academic and researcher who became the first locally elected disabled MP in her area in over a hundred years. She has lived experience of disability from birth, having a condition affecting her four limbs, and overcame anorexia as a teenager after leg amputation.