Leeds South West and Morley.

A steady Labour loyalist with one notable controversy on record, Mark Sewards has voted with his party on every recorded division -- 100% alignment across 401 votes since entering Parliament in July 2024. The most recent votes follow that pattern: backing nationalisation of the steel industry, supporting the King's Speech legislative programme, and rejecting a Conservative-led attempt to refer Keir Starmer to the Privileges Committee. More lasting to his public profile has been his 2025 decision to launch an AI chatbot version of himself, which backfired badly. The tool reportedly misinformed constituents about his own voting record, earning him critical national coverage and one constituent calling him a "twit." He has since attracted more positive local attention, including securing government funding for the Farnley area and raising antisemitism concerns directly with the Home Secretary.

His participation rate -- 77% -- sits below the Commons average, which typically runs around 80--85% in a full parliamentary session. He speaks frequently, with 240 contributions spanning economy and jobs, defence, local government, and social care. His stance profile flags a lower-than-average alignment with "tough-on-crime" and "pro-parliamentary-scrutiny" positions -- both common patterns for Labour backbenchers voting with a government majority. Against party averages, he leans slightly more towards assisted dying access and slightly less against it, and his disability benefits voting sits 12 percentage points below the Labour average.

He sits on the Education Committee, though education ranks seventh among his speech topics, behind economy, defence, and local government -- suggesting his committee role and his floor contributions do not yet fully align. Local news coverage over the past 90 days is high in volume but largely neutral in tone, dominated by culture and community stories. No rebel votes have been recorded.