What steps his Department is taking to improve access to maternal pathways with tailored support for pregnant people experiencing homelessness.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024
Allison Gardner.
Labour Party MP for Stoke-on-Trent South.
Commons votes
441/521
85% attendance · top 18% of MPs
Party alignment
25%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
207
across 105 debates · 35,926 words
Written Qs
114
108 answered · 6 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Partly aligned with the seat’s councils.
Dr Allison Gardner is the Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
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
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Gardner 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 77 | No | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 | No | Freevs party |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 | Yes | Freevs party |
Words spoken, by topic.
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
19 May
Violence against Women and Girls
“Welcomes the GPS tagging expansion but argues it should cover all domestic abusers, not just high-risk offenders, to prevent abusers slipping through the net.”
23 Mar
Police Efficiency: Technology
“Supports police technology investment but demands robust, transparent safeguards and urgent publication of facial recognition framework given recent wrongful arrests and racial bia…”
9 Feb
Police Efficiency: Technology
“Welcomes technology investment but seeks specific updates on using technology to detect synthetic cathinones (monkey dust) imported via post and dark web, and whether opioid detect…”
8 Jan
Economic Growth: Transport System
“Supports government transport investment but pushes for reopening of Barlaston and Wedgwood railway stations in Stoke-on-Trent to unlock tourism and local economic growth.”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Gardner 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Science, Innovation and Technology Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Gardner sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 42 | 36.8% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 17 | 14.9% |
| Home Office | 12 | 10.5% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 11 | 9.6% |
| Department for Education | 8 | 7.0% |
| Ministry of Justice | 7 | 6.1% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 5 | 4.4% |
| Department for Transport | 4 | 3.5% |
Most recent.
When she expects the Final Report on the Undercover Policing Inquiry to be published.
Awaiting answer.
What steps he is taking to help reduce the rate of stillbirth and neonatal deaths where the mother has recently lived or is living in temporary Accommodation.
Awaiting answer.
What progress has been made on the Undercover Policing Inquiry.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Keele University. This is an unpaid role.
Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Keele University. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 26 July 2024) |
Director of Women Leading in AI. This is an unpaid role.
Director of Women Leading in AI. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 26 July 2024) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Aug 2024
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 141,512 | 70.4% |
| Office Costs | 28,594 | 14.2% |
| Accommodation | 19,754 | 9.8% |
| MP Travel | 9,547 | 4.8% |
| Staff Travel | 1,574 | 0.8% |
| Total · 196 claims | 200,981 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Gardner on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Stoke-on-Trent South | 14,221 | 34.7% | Won |
2024 — full result, Stoke-on-Trent South.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison GardnerWON | Lab | 14,221 | 34.7 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Stoke-on-Trent South →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 35,926 words
23 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
23 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
114 tabled · 108 answered
114 tabled · 108 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
2 entries
2 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£200,981 · FY 24_25
£200,981 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
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