Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the recent heatwave in UK waters on marine species and habitats.
Awaiting answer.
Labour Party MP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard.
One rebel vote defines Mayer's otherwise loyal record: in June 2025 she backed an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults Bill that would have allowed a further doctor referral if an independent assessor died or fell ill before completing their report — a technical safeguard, but one her party majority rejected. That single deviation points to a broader pattern confirmed by the data: she sits 42 percentage points above her Labour colleagues on assisted dying access votes, the largest gap in her profile. More recently she has voted with the government on a package of climate measures — bringing international aviation and shipping within statutory carbon budgets, setting a new carbon budget, and capping carbon credit use — as well as backing the 50% steel import tariff on 24 June 2026.
At 96% participation and 99.8% party alignment, Mayer is a high-attendance, high-loyalty MP. Her stance scores reveal the texture of that loyalty: she votes in line with Labour on fiscal responsibility and progressive taxation, but scores just 3% on parliamentary scrutiny and 0% on Lords scrutiny — both well below even her party's average — suggesting she rarely backs measures that would strengthen oversight of the executive. Her 95 contributions span economy and jobs, local government, transport, and environment, which broadly matches her seat on the Transport Committee.
The local news picture adds colour. She secured a banking hub for Dunstable after raising it with a minister in her first month — the clearest example of constituency casework translating into a tangible result. She has also engaged publicly on land use, children's services, and BBC licence fee enforcement. Coverage across 62 articles over 90 days is largely neutral in tone, with crime stories carrying the most positive sentiment. Data on Westminster voting goes back to her election in July 2024.
Alex Mayer is the Labour MP for Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Mayer broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 | Yes | Freevs party |
Source · Hansard
“Advocates accelerated transition to 100% cruelty-free cleaning products on the parliamentary estate and proposes engaging with international certification bodies to speed progress.”
“Residents face unacceptable delays in road adoption (ten years in some cases) and resulting failures in maintenance; minister should pressure councils to expedite the process.”
“Backs Pharmacy First but criticises naming; proposes rebranding to 'NHS+' with mandatory shopfront signage; highlights public awareness gap and need for national campaign to commun…”
“Local schools and communities are working hard to support reading despite systemic underfunding; white working-class pupils in central Bedfordshire have the lowest reading outcomes…”
Select, joint and other committees Mayer currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Mayer sits on one.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Transport | 254 | 36.7% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 124 | 17.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 50 | 7.2% |
| Home Office | 44 | 6.3% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 40 | 5.8% |
| Department for Education | 31 | 4.5% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 30 | 4.3% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 29 | 4.2% |
Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the recent heatwave in UK waters on marine species and habitats.
Awaiting answer.
Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to monitor the potential impact of high ocean temperatures on marine biodiversity in UK waters.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of enforcement powers to remove unsafe infant products from online marketplaces.
Awaiting answer.
Whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of strengthening guidance for courts and probation services on the link between animal cruelty and domestic abuse.
Awaiting answer.
Duolingo 11 May 2026 |
Type of land/property: Residential property
Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 3
Location: Ipswich, Cambridge and Somerset
Rental income: Yes
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Unpaid Director, Restitute CIC.
Unpaid Director, Restitute CIC.
(Registered 17 July 2024) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 3 Jun 2026
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 152,407 | 76.3% |
| Office Costs | 24,215 | 12.1% |
| Accommodation | 20,548 | 10.3% |
| Staff Travel | 1,306 | 0.7% |
| MP Travel | 1,276 | 0.6% |
| Total · 144 claims | 199,752 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Mayer on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard | 14,976 | 32.5% | Won |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex MayerWON | Lab | 14,976 | 32.5 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard →