Blackpool South.

Chris Webb made headlines in April 2026 when a Blackpool seafront hotel ceased being used to house asylum seekers -- the result, Webb says, of two years of sustained campaigning and direct lobbying of the Home Office. That local focus has been consistent: he has also secured a meeting with the Chancellor over South Shore regeneration and co-ordinated the town's largest-ever jobs fair, drawing more than 120 employers and a government minister. His most significant parliamentary break from Labour came in July 2025, when he voted against the government's Universal Credit and PIP welfare reform bill at Second Reading -- one of a small number of Labour rebels on welfare cuts -- and again in May 2025, when he backed an amendment on the assisted dying bill that his party opposed.

At Westminster, Webb votes with Labour roughly 99% of the time, making his welfare rebellion the clearest signal of where his personal convictions diverge. His participation rate of 72% sits below the Commons average. He speaks frequently -- 131 contributions across 110 debates -- with economy and jobs, local government, health, and cost-of-living dominating his contributions, a pattern that maps directly onto Blackpool South's challenges as one of England's more deprived constituencies. His stance data shows he is more supportive of disability benefits and welfare expansion than the average Labour MP, and notably less aligned with immigration control measures -- though his hotel campaign shows he is willing to push back on asylum accommodation locally.

Webb holds no select committee seat, so his influence runs mainly through parliamentary speeches and constituency casework rather than formal scrutiny roles. News coverage in Blackpool skews positive on immigration and community issues, though crime coverage -- a significant local concern -- is more mixed. His profile is that of a hyperlocal MP with one notable act of parliamentary independence on welfare.