Target database: Westminster MP
Summary
July 2024 update
This database is now live and ready to use with newly elected MPs.
A very small number of postcodes are split between constituencies. In these cases, supporters that look up their MP will return the constituency that covers the centre of the postcode area.
Name | UK / English : Westminster MP |
Major update schedule | Quarterly |
Records | 650 + 8 test records* |
Region | UK |
Can be used for Tweet-to-Target pages? | Yes |
Can be used for Click-to-Call pages? | No (coming soon) |
Can be used for Political Broadcasts? | Yes |
Can be used for Data Mapping? | Yes |
Allows for target setting filtering? | Yes, by Party |
This database contains the UK’s Members of Parliament. It is updated as soon as changes occur along with major updates every quarter. If you want to find out when the last major update occurred, please contact Support.
It can be used for email-to-target, tweet-to-target, click-to-call pages and for political broadcasts and data mapping.
Description
There are 650 parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom: in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each constituency elects a single member of parliament (MP).
Postcodes are mapped to each constituency area in this database.
There is one unreachable contact – Julian Lewis MP – who does not have an email address.
If you want to try out this database, we have a demo page here.
Targeting the Prime Minister
To target the Prime Minster, you would not use this database. Please read this article for information.
Related databases
In addition there is an UK / English : MP England Only database of 536 English MPs.
There are additional databases to handle devolved parliaments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. See UK / English : MSP/AM/MLA/England MP for more information.
We provide a candidate database in the case of elections.
Structure
Column name | What it holds |
Salutation | The complete salutation of the target, e.g. “Dear Ms May,” |
Organization | The constituency the target represents, e.g. “Wolverhampton South East”. |
Position held | If appropriate, the position held by the MP, e.g. “Whip”, “Secretary of State for Defence”, “Shadow Minister (Climate change)” |
Title | The target’s title, e.g. “Ms” |
First name | The target’s first name |
Last name | The target’s last name |
Suffix | The target’s suffix, e.g. “MP” |
Phone number | The phone number of the target if available |
Fax number | Not used |
Various address fields | The address fields of the target if available |
Party image | URL of their party’s image, used for Twitter actions |
Biography 1 | If the MP was not an MP before the 2024 election, this is “New”. Otherwise it is “Re-elected” |
Biography 2 | If unreachable, this is “N” |
Twitter Handle (Biography 3) | The Twitter handle of the target if available, e.g. @theresa_may |
Biography 4 | Not used |
Biography 5 | As Bio8 – the target’s political party (one of Alba, Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, Conservative, DUP, Engaging Networks*, Green Party, Independent, Labour, Labour/Co-operative, Liberal Democrat, Plaid Cymru, SDLP, Sinn Féin, SNP, Speaker) |
Biography 6 | Not used |
Biography 7 | The UK region (one of East Midlands, Eastern, London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and Humber) |
Party (Biography 8) | As Bio5 – the target’s political party (one of Alba, Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, Conservative, DUP, Engaging Networks*, Green Party, Independent, Labour, Labour/Co-operative, Liberal Democrat, Plaid Cymru, SDLP, Sinn Féin, SNP, Speaker) |
*The test records are used by the support team. The contacts will not be visible to supporters. They have the party of “Engaging Networks”