PRE-LAUNCH FEEDBACK PHASE — Public launch: Friday, 18 September 2026
04 SeptStamp duty on buy-to-let and second homes regraded from Mixed to Kept after the vote that delivered it was found unlinked; Long-Term Care cap ruling stands, with the December 2025 vote added.— Stephen Ahier04 SeptSustainable finance promise regraded from No recorded vote to Kept after a reader challenge found the amendment that delivered it, which she lodged herself, unlinked.— Hilary Jeune04 SeptTwo further verdict-based promises revised after reader challenges: constituency surgeries regraded Partial to Delivered; Equalities Minister regraded Outstanding to In progress.— Hilary Jeune04 SeptStamp duty on buy-to-let and second homes regraded from Mixed to Kept after the vote that delivered it was found unlinked; Long-Term Care cap ruling stands, with the December 2025 vote added.— Stephen Ahier04 SeptSustainable finance promise regraded from No recorded vote to Kept after a reader challenge found the amendment that delivered it, which she lodged herself, unlinked.— Hilary Jeune04 SeptTwo further verdict-based promises revised after reader challenges: constituency surgeries regraded Partial to Delivered; Equalities Minister regraded Outstanding to In progress.— Hilary Jeune
Member of Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel · Member of Planning Committee · Member of Comité de Connétable
Mark Labey was first elected Connétable of Grouville in 2022 and was re-elected to the same seat in 2026. Throughout both terms he has served on the Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel and the Comité des Connétables. He joined the Planning Committee in 2024 and continues to sit on it, and also served on the Diversity Forum and Political Awareness and Education Sub-Committee during the 2022–2026 term. He currently holds membership of the Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel, the Planning Committee, and the Comité des Connétables.
For his current term, Labey campaigned on a mix of parish management and island-wide political priorities. He committed to completing the Parish Speed Review and a Green Lane Scheme to improve safety between Gorey and Georgetown, and to beginning the electrification of parish facilities and installation of solar panels on parish properties. Politically, he pledged to vote for and advocate for the commencement of the new hospital project, while pressing the Council of Ministers to limit non-essential spending until the hospital is underway and to reduce management costs and bureaucracy. He also committed to championing more public play and sporting facilities in the east of Jersey, continuing monthly parish surgeries, and maintaining an open-door policy at the Parish Hall.
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Turnout in the States Assembly — 2026–2030 Assembly
The States Assembly records a reason against every non-vote, so being ill, off-island, on parental leave or barred by a declared interest can be told apart from simply not turning up. Absences with an accepted reason are removed from both sides of the rate rather than held against the member.
4 votes in 2026–2030 Assembly so far — fewer than the 10 needed before this scorecard will publish a participation rate. The record to date:
Voted or abstained4
Manifesto
Promises, and how they voted — 2026–2030 Assembly
Grouped by policy area. Each promise carries the recorded States Assembly votes that test it, and whether this member voted to deliver — open any vote for the motion and the reasoning. A vote counts against a promise only where it plainly contradicts it; where a member voted against one particular measure but the breach is arguable, the vote is shown and set aside rather than counted. Where no recorded vote bears on a promise, an AI delivery verdict assesses progress against the public record.
Voted to deliverVoted againstAbsent or abstained
Health & Social Care
1 promise · 0 kept
No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.
No recorded votedirectional
Candidate will vote for and advocate for the start of the new hospital project.
“Continue to vote for and encourage the commencement of the long overdue Hospital Project.”
Health And CareInfrastructure And Transport
No recorded vote - delivery verdictIn progressmedium confidence
Connétable Labey was re-elected unopposed on 7 June 2026 and the new Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026, meaning he has been in office for only approximately 11 weeks as of 2 September 2026. The hospital project he pledged to champion has advanced significantly: a £710m budget was approved by the States Assembly, planning permission was granted at Overdale in February 2025, and the main works contract was signed with Bouygues UK in June 2026, with construction expected to begin later in 2026 and the hospital scheduled to open in 2030 (ITV Channel, 5 June 2026; Construction Digital, 29 July 2026). No independent record of Labey's own Assembly votes or specific advocacy actions within the 2026–2030 term has yet surfaced, which is unsurprising given the very short window since the Assembly's first sitting.
No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.
No recorded voteconditional
Candidate will push Government to limit non-essential spending until the hospital project has commenced.
“Continue to encourage the Government to kerb its expenditure on 'Nice to Have' projects until the Hospital is underway.”
Public FinancesHealth And Care
No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence
Connétable Mark Labey was re-elected and sworn into the 2026–2030 Assembly on 19 June 2026, leaving only approximately 11 weeks before today's assessment date. No propositions, oral questions, written questions or ministerial representations by Labey specifically pressing the Government to curb non-essential spending were identified in searches of statesassembly.je or Jersey media for the new term. Contextually, the hospital construction contract with Bouygues UK was signed in June 2026 — fulfilling the precondition in Labey's promise — while the Jersey Fiscal Policy Panel had already noted that the 2026 Budget proposed day-to-day spending increases exceeding revenue growth, with reliance on borrowing and reducing reserves, suggesting the broader fiscal-restraint goal remained unmet without any recorded advocacy from Labey.
No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.
No recorded votespecific
Candidate will complete the Parish Speed Review and Green Lane Scheme to improve safety between Gorey and Georgetown.
“See through the Parish Speed Review to its conclusion including the Green Lane Scheme we have applied for that will allow safer travel from Gorey to Georgetown.”
Infrastructure And TransportParish And Local Government
No recorded vote - delivery verdictIn progressmedium confidence
The Parish Speed Review and associated Green Lane Scheme were already actively under way during Labey's 2022–2026 term: as of June 2025 Island FM reported he had 'a big scheme to unroll' and that speed-reduction proposals had been submitted to the Department for Infrastructure, while in April 2026 the Grouville parish website published a Government of Jersey Speed Limit Review Questionnaire for parishioners. Labey was re-elected unopposed on 7 June 2026 with the new Assembly sitting from 19 June 2026, meaning only approximately 11 weeks of the new term had elapsed by the assessment date; no independent source confirms the Gorey-to-Georgetown Green Lane Scheme has been formally approved or implemented. The work is therefore clearly in progress but not yet delivered.
Candidate will begin electrifying parish facilities and installing solar panels on parish properties.
“Start on the electrification of our facilities and the instalment of Solar panels on our properties.”
Environment And ClimateParish And Local Government
No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence
Connétable Mark Labey was re-elected unopposed for Grouville on 7 June 2026 and the new Assembly term began on 19 June 2026. As of 2 September 2026 — fewer than 11 weeks into the term — no announcement, parish assembly decision, planning application, tender, or independent reporting from grouville.je, the Jersey Evening Post, Bailiwick Express, or any other authoritative source records any concrete step toward electrifying parish facilities or installing solar panels on parish properties. The promise itself used the word 'start', indicating Labey framed this as an early-term action, but no evidence of initiation has surfaced. The very short window since election is noted; this reflects absence of evidence rather than a judgment of failure.
No recorded States Assembly vote bears on this area yet.
No recorded votedirectional
Candidate will continue reducing identified risks to the parish.
“Continue to reduce the Risks to the parish”
Parish And Local Government
No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedlow confidence
Mark Labey was re-elected unopposed as Connétable of Grouville on 7 June 2026, with the new Assembly sitting from 19 June 2026. His manifesto on vote.je stated he had 'started a Risk Register and resolved most of these within the [2022-2026] term' and pledged to continue reducing parish risks, but no independent reporting or official parish records published since June 2026 document any specific new risk-reduction actions taken in the 2026-2030 term. Given that only approximately ten weeks have elapsed since the new Assembly was sworn in, the absence of evidence reflects the extremely short window available rather than a failure to act.
Candidate will advocate in the Assembly for more public play and sporting facilities in the east of Jersey.
“I will continue to be a voice in the Assembly that promotes more public access play and sporting facilities in the East of the Island.”
Parish And Local GovernmentInfrastructure And Transport
No recorded vote - delivery verdictIn progressmedium confidence
Connétable Labey was re-elected on 8 June 2026 and the new Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026, giving fewer than three months for action. Within that window, independent reporting from Soleil Radio, Island FM and Channel 103 (17 July 2026) confirmed he was publicly calling for more play and sporting facilities in the east, citing the need for schools to open facilities in the evenings and stating that 'eastern district Deputies and Connétable have been talking about this for quite a long time'. The Grouville Parish had also already taken over the lease of Sandy Park play area at Long Beach, a concrete step that pre-dated the new term. However, no formal Assembly proposition or ministerial commitment specifically delivering new eastern facilities has been recorded as yet.
Candidate will pressure the Council of Ministers to cut management costs and reduce bureaucracy.
“I will continue to require the Council of Ministers to reduce management costs and Bureaucracy.”
Public Sector ReformPublic Finances
No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence
Connétable Mark Labey was re-elected for Grouville on 7 June 2026 and the new 2026-2030 Assembly first sat on 19 June 2026, leaving only approximately 11 weeks in term by the assessment date. No evidence was found in States Assembly Hansard, statesassembly.je member records, gov.je, Bailiwick Express, or the Jersey Evening Post of Labey having filed written or oral questions, lodged propositions, or made ministerial statements specifically pressing the new Council of Ministers on reducing management costs or bureaucracy since the new term began. His assigned scrutiny role (Vice Chair, Children, Education and Home Affairs Panel) does not directly encompass government management costs or public-sector reform, limiting his structural leverage over this agenda in the new term.
Candidate will continue to support and recognise parish volunteers.
“Continue to value and appreciate the many volunteers who work for Grouville.”
Parish And Local Government
No recorded vote - delivery verdictIn progressmedium confidence
Mark Labey was re-elected as Connétable of Grouville in June 2026 for the 2026-2030 term, with only approximately ten weeks having elapsed by the assessment date of 3 September 2026. Prior to and immediately after re-election, he demonstrated consistent appreciation of parish volunteers: his March 2026 Policing Plan foreword explicitly praised over 40 parish volunteers and his own manifesto committed to supporting them. There is no specific post-June 2026 initiative or formal recognition scheme recorded yet, but given the extremely short window since the new Assembly sat on 19 June 2026, this is not evidence of failure.
Candidate will seek to retain their role on Scrutiny and other States committees.
“Maintain my position on Scrutiny and other Committees”
Governance And Constitution
No recorded vote - delivery verdictDeliveredhigh confidence
Connétable Labey was re-elected unopposed on 7 June 2026 and, as of September 2026, the official States Assembly member page lists him as Vice Chair of the Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel — the same panel he sat on throughout the 2022–2026 term — as well as a member of the Comité des Connétables and the Political Awareness and Education Sub-Committee. He has therefore retained and even enhanced his Scrutiny position, fulfilling the manifesto commitment.
Candidate will continue supporting monthly surgeries and maintain an open-door policy at the Parish Hall.
“I will continue to support the Surgeries that our electoral district has once a month. These allow face to face engagement with our Parishioners, and I will maintain an 'open door' policy at the Parish Hall for anyone wanting to discuss any issues.”
Parish And Local GovernmentGovernance And Constitution
No recorded vote - delivery verdictIn progressmedium confidence
Mark Labey was re-elected as Connétable of Grouville on 8 June 2026 and the new 2026–2030 Assembly sat from 19 June 2026, leaving fewer than three months of the new term elapsed by the assessment date. The Grouville parish website continues to list 'Parish Surgeries' as a standing community feature and advertises a scheduled surgery (6 May 2026) for the Grouville and St. Martin electoral district, consistent with the pre-existing monthly surgery format Labey pledged to continue. The parish website also maintains published contact and opening-hours information for the Parish Hall, consistent with an open-door access commitment, though no independent post-election reporting specifically confirms the open-door policy has been maintained under the new term.
Connétable for Grouville · Independent. This term has closed — shown here as this member's earlier record, not the live one. A vote counts against a promise only where it plainly contradicts it; an arguable breach is shown and set aside rather than counted.
100%
Kept rate
97%
States participation
12
Promises tracked
97%
of the 892 votes they were expected to cast in 2022–2026 Assembly
Voted or abstained867
Not present for vote15
En défaut10
Voted to deliverVoted againstAbsent or abstained
Housing & Planning
1 promise · 1 kept
6recorded votes
3 Pour · 2 Contre · 1 away
Keptdirectional
Will resist development of Green Field sites to keep Grouville a rural parish.
“Grouville must stay a rural Parish. I will work to maintain this status, resisting the development of Green Field sites within our borders.”
Planning And DevelopmentEnvironment And Climate
6 recorded votes test this promise
3 Pour · 2 Contre · 1 away
19 Apr 2023–P.14/2023 — Development Levies - as amended - parts (a) and (b) — Abstained, did not take a side40-1▾
Voting Pour delivers this
Development levies on new development directly bear on controlling development pressure on greenfield sites in rural parishes like Grouville.
29 Nov 2023·P.83/2023 — Draft Planning and Building (Conservation Areas) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. Principles — Contre, voted against, not counted as a breach36-9▾
Voting Pour delivers this
Conservation area planning regulations help protect rural and green areas from development, supporting the promise to keep Grouville rural.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The motion concerns Conservation Areas regulations generally, not specifically greenfield development in Grouville, so voting against it does not plainly contradict a promise to resist greenfield development in that parish, even if conservation area protections might incidentally support rural character.
29 Nov 2023✓P.83/2023 — Draft Planning and Building (Conservation Areas) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. Regulations — Pour, voted to deliver49-0▾
Voting Pour delivers this
Adopting conservation area regulations advances protection of green and rural land from development.
15 Dec 2022✓P.97/2022(Amd)(5) — Proposed Government Plan 2023-2026 (P.97/2022): fifth amendment St Helier Country Park — Pour, voted to deliver20-25▾
Voting Pour delivers this
The motion concerns creating a St Helier Country Park, which relates to protecting green/open spaces from development—analogous to the promise to resist greenfield development.
29 Nov 2024✓P.51/2024 Amd.(2) — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2025-2028 (P.51/2024) – second amendment. West of Island Planning Framework — Pour, voted to deliver40-0▾
Voting Pour delivers this
The West of Island Planning Framework amendment to the Government Plan directly concerns planning policy for rural western parishes, bearing on greenfield protection broadly.
29 Nov 2023·P.83/2023 — Draft Planning and Building (Conservation Areas) (Jersey) Regulations 202-. Third Reading — Contre, voted against, not counted as a breach38-9▾
Voting Pour delivers this
Third reading of planning and building conservation areas regulations directly supports protecting rural character and resisting greenfield development.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise concerns resisting greenfield development in Grouville specifically, while the motion is island-wide Conservation Area regulations whose relationship to greenfield protection in Grouville requires inference; voting against could reflect concerns about the regulations' scope, drafting, or mechanism rather than opposition to rural or greenfield protection.
Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)
Rejecting supplementary planning guidance on parking strategy could affect development patterns and greenfield pressure, touching the promise to resist rural development.
Supplementary planning guidance on parking bears indirectly on development policy affecting rural parishes.
Considered and set aside: this motion does not bear on the promise. The motion concerns supplementary planning guidance on parking standards island-wide, which is a different subject from the promise to resist development of Green Field sites in Grouville specifically.
10 Dec 2025·P.70/2025 Amd. — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): amendment. Development Levies — Contre15-27▾
A development levies amendment bears indirectly on controlling or channelling development, which connects loosely to the promise to resist development of Green Field sites.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise concerns resisting greenfield development in Grouville, while the motion is a budget amendment on development levies—a fiscal mechanism that could relate to development policy broadly but is not directly about whether greenfield sites in Grouville are developed.
Economy, Tax & Cost of Living
1 promise · 1 kept
1recorded vote
1 Pour
Keptdirectional
Will challenge unnecessary States spending on UK consultants and champion the use of local expertise.
“As a potential member of scrutiny panels, I would challenge any unnecessary States spending, notably on UK consultants for local projects. I will champion the use of home-grown expertise in order to save money and invest in the future of local businesses.”
Public FinancesEconomy And Business
1 recorded vote tests this promise
1 Pour
27 Feb 2024✓P.8/2024 (re-issue) — Cabinet Office Expenditure Savings [P.8-2024] — Pour, voted to deliver38-0▾
Voting Pour delivers this
Cabinet Office expenditure savings motion directly concerns reducing government spending, relevant to the promise to challenge unnecessary States spending.
Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)
17 Oct 2023·P.69/2023 — Reporting of headcount and vacancies - Paragraph (a) as Amended — Pour32-12▾
Reporting on headcount and vacancies supports transparency on government staffing costs, relevant to challenging unnecessary States spending.
17 Oct 2023·P.73/2023 — Audit of Government Department Vacancies — Contre1-44▾
An audit of Government Department vacancies relates to scrutinising States spending and efficiency, tangentially relevant to challenging unnecessary expenditure.
Considered and set aside: this motion does not bear on the promise. The promise concerned challenging spending on UK consultants and championing local expertise, whereas the motion was about auditing government department vacancies — a different subject with no clear connection to the promised policy.
09 Dec 2025·P.70/2025 Amd.(35) — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): thirty-fifth amendment. Reduction in Public Expenditure — Contre2-40▾
Freezing government spending at 2025 levels in real terms is connected to the directional promise to challenge unnecessary States spending, though it is a broad fiscal measure rather than targeting consultant costs specifically.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise targets unnecessary spending on UK consultants specifically, while this motion is a broad freeze on all government spending at 2025 levels — a different and much wider mechanism that the member could reasonably oppose on other grounds while still pursuing the narrower promise about consultant spending.
Infrastructure & Environment
5 promises · 3 kept
6recorded votes
6 Pour
No recorded votespecific
Will examine the feasibility of installing solar panels as part of the upcoming parish roof project.
“I will also examine the feasibility of introducing Solar Panels in the soon to be undertaken Roof project.”
Environment And ClimateParish And Local Government
No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedhigh confidence
The Grouville Parish Hall roof project — a £450,000 undertaking — commenced in August 2023 and was reported as almost complete by March 2024 (grouville.je). However, no independent source records solar panels being installed as part of the roof project. Labey's own June 2026 re-election manifesto on vote.je lists the roof replacement as a past achievement but separately pledges to 'Start on the electrification of our facilities and the instalment of Solar panels on our properties' as a future aim, indicating the solar feasibility examination and installation did not materialise during the 2022–2026 term.
Will work to reduce the environmental impact of parish operations and staff.
“I will strive to reduce the impact that our Honorary Police, Parish Hall, Parish Depot and all its staff have on our environment.”
Environment And ClimateParish And Local Government
3 recorded votes test this promise
3 Pour
01 Mar 2023✓P.117/2022 — Establishment of a Climate Council - as amended — Pour, voted to deliver45-0▾
Voting Pour delivers this
Establishing a Climate Council as amended supports broader environmental action, aligning with the promise to reduce environmental impact.
22 Apr 2025✓P.11/2025 — Evidence-based Energy Strategy (P.11-2025) as amended — Pour, voted to deliver43-0▾
Voting Pour delivers this
Adopting an evidence-based energy strategy directly supports reducing environmental impact through better energy policy, relevant to the promise to reduce environmental impact of operations.
01 Mar 2023·P.117/2022(Amd) — Establishment of a Climate Council.: (P.117/2022): amendment - Part (a) — Pour, voted against, not counted as a breach19-27▾
Voting Contre delivers this
Part (a) of the Climate Council amendment was rejected by the Assembly; supporting a Climate Council could advance environmental work relevant to reducing environmental impact, so voting contre on a restricting amendment advances the promise.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise concerns reducing the environmental impact of parish operations specifically, while the motion concerns the establishment of a Climate Council — a governmental body that is at best one indirect mechanism among many for pursuing environmental goals, making the link between this vote and the parish-level promise too inferential to be a clear breach.
Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)
12 Dec 2023·P.72/2023 Amd.(14) — Government Plan P72-2023 Amendment 14 - Waste charges — Pour16-31▾
Waste charges amendment to Government Plan touches on environmental cost management relevant to reducing environmental impact.
13 Sept 2023·P.65/2023 — Reinstate the re-use centre at La Collette. As amended. — Pour44-1▾
Reinstating the re-use centre at La Collette supports waste reduction and environmental sustainability, tangentially relevant to reducing environmental impact.
09 Dec 2025·P.70/2025 Amd.(32). — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): thirty-second amendment. Environment Departmental Funding, Part 2 only — Pour44-1▾
Restoring £656,000 to the Environment department's budget supports environmental work island-wide, which tangentially relates to the promise to reduce the environmental impact of parish operations.
Keptaspirational
Will pursue the creation of a connected, uninterrupted green lane route around Grouville parish.
“My vision would be to create an uninterrupted green route around our Parish.”
Environment And ClimateInfrastructure And Transport
1 recorded vote tests this promise
1 Pour
16 Dec 2022✓P.97/2022(Amd)(6) — Proposed Government Plan 2023-2026 (P.97/2022): sixth amendment Walking and Cycling routes — Pour, voted to deliver44-0▾
Voting Pour delivers this
The sixth amendment to the Government Plan 2023-2026 concerns walking and cycling routes, directly advancing the promise to create a connected green lane route around Grouville.
Keptaspirational
Will prioritise road safety as Connétable.
“One of my priorities would be to keep road safety high on the agenda.”
Infrastructure And TransportParish And Local Government
2 recorded votes test this promise
2 Pour
13 May 2025✓P.23/2025 (re-issue) — Road Traffic - Offences and Penalties (P.23-2025) as amended — Pour, voted to deliver47-0▾
Voting Pour delivers this
Road Traffic Offences and Penalties as amended directly addresses road safety enforcement, a core aspect of the promise to prioritise road safety.
13 May 2025✓P.23/2025 Amd. — Road Traffic: Offences and Penalties (P.23/2025): amendment — Pour, voted to deliver49-0▾
Voting Pour delivers this
The amendment to Road Traffic Offences and Penalties directly concerns road safety measures, bearing directly on the promise to prioritise road safety.
Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)
Supplementary planning guidance on parking strategy has indirect road safety implications, touching the promise to prioritise road safety.
Considered and set aside: this motion does not bear on the promise. A parking strategy supplementary planning guidance document is not directly about road safety, and voting against it cannot be clearly linked to the promise of keeping road safety high on the agenda without a chain of reasoning connecting parking policy to road safety outcomes.
No recorded voteaspirational
Will have the parish office provide parishioners with environmental and energy-saving advice.
“I would like the Parish office to take a more active role in providing advice to parishioners on ways to protect the environment through energy saving ideas at home and in the workplace.”
Environment And ClimateParish And Local Government
No recorded vote - delivery verdictUnverifiablelow confidence
Mark Labey's manifesto (vote.je, 2022) explicitly committed to having the Grouville Parish office take an active role in providing energy-saving advice to parishioners at home and in the workplace. His term as Connétable ran from 27 June 2022 to 1 June 2026. Exhaustive searches of grouville.je, Bailiwick Express, JEP, BBC Jersey, and related sources returned no independent evidence of any parish office programme, dedicated advisory service, events, or published guidance on energy-saving delivered under Labey's tenure; the only relevant environmental activity found was a 2019 Climate Emergency Action Working Group report initiated under his predecessor, Connétable John Le Maistre. It is therefore not possible to confirm delivery, partial delivery, or confirmed non-delivery from the publicly available record.
Will adjust Parish Hall opening hours to allow more parishioners to meet with the Connétable in person.
“I will adjust the Parish Hall opening hours, to enable more Parishioners to meet with me, face to face, to discuss any of their issues.”
Parish And Local Government
No recorded vote - delivery verdictPartialhigh confidence
Connétable Labey did act on his promise by trialling extended Wednesday evening hours (2pm–6pm) after his June 2022 election, and the Parish Hall already opened from 08:00am on weekdays, providing earlier access than most parishes. However, as reported by the official Grouville Parish Hall website (dated 2 May 2023), the evening extension was abandoned after a three-month trial and Wednesday hours reverted to 1pm–4pm, because it was 'almost entirely unutilised despite lots of advertising' — independently corroborated by a January 2025 Nine by Five Media article. The promise was therefore partially acted upon (a trial was conducted and early opening was maintained), but the net result by the end of the 2022–2026 term was no lasting expansion of accessible hours.
Will continue to support parish volunteers in their work.
“My role will be to continue to support their work.”
Parish And Local Government
No recorded vote - delivery verdictDeliveredmedium confidence
Mark Labey served the full 2022–2026 term as Connétable of Grouville and was re-elected unopposed in June 2026, having actively supported parish volunteers throughout the term. His mid-2024 statement on the parish website publicly acknowledged and thanked the Roads Committee, Roads Inspectors, Honorary Police and other volunteers by name, and the March 2026 Grouville Honorary Police Policing Plan — signed by Labey as Connétable — explicitly cited over 40 parish volunteers and expressed the parish's gratitude for their service. His unopposed re-election in 2026 further reflects sustained community confidence in his stewardship of voluntary effort.
Pledges to be an active States member to enhance the reputation of the Connétable role and Grouville parish.
“I pledge to be an active States member to best enhance the reputation of both the office and the Parish.”
Governance And ConstitutionParish And Local Government
No recorded vote - delivery verdictDeliveredhigh confidence
Throughout the 2022–2026 Assembly term, Connétable Mark Labey of Grouville demonstrated consistent and active engagement as a States member. From July 2022 he served as a member of the Children, Education and Home Affairs Scrutiny Panel (later becoming Vice-Chair), sat on the Comité des Connétables, the Diversity Forum PPC Sub-Committee (to January 2024), and the Political Awareness and Education Sub-Committee — participating actively in multiple published ministerial hearing transcripts from late 2022 through 2023. His reputation in both the Connétable role and the Parish was substantively enhanced: he was re-elected unopposed as Connétable of Grouville in June 2026, a strong democratic endorsement of his term's conduct.
Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)
01 Mar 2023·P.7/2023 — Vote of No Confidence – Chair of the Health and Social Security Scrutiny Panel. — Pour17-15▾
A vote of no confidence in a Scrutiny Panel chair is a significant States Assembly act demonstrating active engagement as a States member.
16 Jan 2024·P.1/2024 — Vote of No Confidence: Chief Minister. — Pour27-22▾
Voting on a vote of no confidence in the Chief Minister reflects active participation as a States member, relevant to the promise to be an active States member.
Keptdirectional
Will push for new sports and leisure facilities to be incorporated into the parish.
“I will encourage the incorporation of sports and leisure facilities into the Parish.”
Parish And Local GovernmentInfrastructure And Transport
3 recorded votes test this promise
2 Pour · 1 Contre
14 Jun 2023✓P.27/2023 — Draft F.B. Playing Fields (Jersey) Law 202-. Articles — Pour, voted to deliver42-0▾
Voting Pour delivers this
The Draft F.B. Playing Fields Law concerns sports and leisure facilities in Jersey, directly relevant to the promise to push for new sports and leisure facilities.
14 Jun 2023✓P.27/2023 — Draft F.B. Playing Fields (Jersey) Law 202-. Principles — Pour, voted to deliver42-0▾
Voting Pour delivers this
The principles of the F.B. Playing Fields Law relate to providing sports playing fields, directly bearing on the promise to incorporate sports and leisure facilities.
08 Dec 2025✓P.70/2025 Amd.(13). — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): thirteenth amendment. Fort Regent — Contre, voted to deliver10-34▾
Voting Contre delivers this
The motion halts the £110 million Fort Regent sports and leisure redevelopment; voting Contre preserves the redevelopment and advances the promise to push for new sports and leisure facilities.
Related votes (shown for context; too partial or indirect to count towards the score)
14 Jun 2023·P.33/2023 — Provision of a free hopper bus service for Active card holders to Springfield stadium. — Pour19-25▾
A free hopper bus to Springfield stadium touches on access to sports leisure facilities, partially relevant to the promise to push for sports and leisure facilities.
28 Nov 2024·P.51/2024 Amd.(19) — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2025-2028 (P.51/2024): nineteenth amendment. Fort Regent Development — Pour44-0▾
Fort Regent development amendment concerns a major sports and leisure facility, relevant to the promise to push for new sports and leisure facilities.
09 Dec 2025·P.70/2025 Amd.(8). — Proposed Budget (Government Plan) 2026-2029 (P.70/2025): eighth amendment. Sport addition to Jersey Premium — Contre11-32▾
Adding £350,000 for sport and physical activity in primary schools touches the directional promise to push for sports and leisure facilities, though it is island-wide rather than parish-specific.
Considered and set aside: voting this way is not clearly a breach of the promise. The promise concerns sports and leisure facilities in the member's parish, whereas the motion concerned funding for a Jersey Premium sport scheme in primary schools island-wide, making this a different mechanism and scope rather than a direct contradiction of the parish-level facilities promise.
No recorded votespecific
Will hold regular open surgeries jointly with Deputies to present a united voice for Grouville.
“I will also have regular open surgeries with Deputies, so we present a strong, united voice for Grouville.”
Parish And Local GovernmentGovernance And Constitution
No recorded vote - delivery verdictNot yet testedmedium confidence
No evidence was found of regular joint open surgeries between Connétable Mark Labey and Grouville's Deputies having taken place during the 2022–2026 term. A January 2025 article in Nine by Five Media reported that Labey trialled extended Parish Hall evening sessions after his election but discontinued them as they were 'almost entirely unutilised despite lots of advertising,' with no mention of joint Deputy surgeries. Deputy Carolyn Labey's own website (undated, but current as of 2026) described her as still 'working on establishing regular Parish Surgeries' and hoping the Connétable would join — language that suggests the joint format had not been formalised. Constituency drop-in sessions listed on the States Assembly website for late 2025 appear to be Deputy-only events, with no record of the Connétable co-hosting.
