Campaigns: taking the message to politicians

In many Prospect campaigns we ask members to get involved by visiting their MP, or by writing to them.

Visit your MP

You can make an appointment to visit your MP at the House of Commons or in their constituency office. The UK Parliament website is a good place to start - it tells you how to make telephone contact with your MP in the first instance.

Find out more about your MP

TheyWorkForYou.com aims to make it easy for people to keep tabs on their elected and unelected representatives in Parliament and other assemblies.

You can find out who your MP is by entering your home postcode in the TheyWorkForYou.com 'MP' page.

You will be shown your MP's name, political party, constituency and majority, followed by a number of options:

• send a message to your MP via WriteToThem.com - you will be taken to an online form automatically addressed to your MP (see below for more information about WriteToThem.com)
• sign up to receive messages from your MP (via HearFromYourMP.com)
• sign up to receive an email whenever your MP speaks in the House of Commons (no more than once per day).

You can also click through to get further information:

• voting record
• committees and topics of interest
• 'numerology' - key facts and figures
• entries in the Register of Members' Interests
• expenses
• Early Day Motions they have signed.

Email your MP

WriteToThem.com is designed to make it easier for you to contact all your elected representatives. Enter your home postcode and you'll be shown a list of all the people relevant to your constituency - local councillors, assembly members, MSP, MP, and Members of the European Parliament. You can click through to send a message to any of the named individuals.