Gateshead Central and Whickham.

A 99.6% party-line voter, Ferguson has nonetheless broken with Labour twice on notable issues. In December 2024 he voted against a Ten Minute Rule Motion on proportional representation, bucking a Labour majority that supported it -- an unusual stance for a new backbencher from a party with its own internal debate about electoral reform. More recently, in June 2025 he voted for a new clause to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill that his party majority rejected, signalling a more cautious position on assisted dying safeguards than many Labour colleagues hold. Outside the voting lobby, he has been credited by the Health Secretary for campaigning to expand NHS services at the Metrocentre, and earlier raised a constituent's case in Parliament to help secure access to a cancer drug for a five-year-old girl.

Ferguson's participation rate of 93% is strong. His 166 contributions across 85 debates skew heavily toward economy and jobs -- consistent with his trade union background and his noted role in shaping the Employment Rights Bill, where UNISON credited him with bringing members' experiences directly into the policy. He also speaks frequently on defence and fiscal policy, and his voting profile shows a notably stronger alignment with armed forces welfare (80%) than the Labour average (49%). He reliably supports workers' rights and progressive taxation, but sits well below his party on pro-business measures and parliamentary scrutiny of Lords amendments.

Ferguson holds no committee positions. His local news coverage over the past 90 days is high-volume but low-impact -- 74 articles, many concerning crime and culture in the Gateshead area, with little direct attribution to him. His most recent recorded speech dates from October 2025, so his parliamentary activity since then is not fully captured in available data.