Worsley and Eccles.

Elected in 2024, Michael Wheeler has made his mark locally rather than through Westminster rebellion. His two departures from Labour's line are telling: he backed stronger advertising restrictions on assisted dying in June 2025 -- positioning himself as more cautious on safeguards than his party -- and voted against a Liberal Democrat motion on proportional representation in December 2024, breaking with the grain of electoral reform sentiment in parts of the left. In the constituency, he led a campaign mobilising nearly 2,000 residents against a green belt housing plan, successfully pushing the council to pause it, and helped kill a controversial A57 lane reduction scheme in Peel Green.

At Westminster, Wheeler votes with Labour in roughly 99.6% of divisions -- a tight party-line record -- but shows up for 91% of votes, comfortably above the Commons average. His speeches cluster around the economy and jobs (37 contributions), the labour market (25) and local government, suggesting a focus on employment and public services rather than foreign policy or constitutional questions. His stance data shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but low scores on parliamentary scrutiny (4%) and Lords scrutiny (0%), consistent with a backbencher who has not pushed hard against the government's legislative timetable.

Wheeler sits on three committees -- Privileges, Standards, and Procedure -- roles that deal with parliamentary conduct and process rather than policy substance. His deviation from party norms is most visible on assisted dying, where he leans toward tighter safeguards than the Labour average. Recent local news coverage, across 43 articles in the past 90 days, is dominated by crime stories with near-zero MP relevance scores, suggesting routine local reporting rather than sustained controversy. On available data, Wheeler is an engaged, locally active MP who broadly backs the government but has shown selective independence on social ethics questions.