Andrew Western.
Labour Party MP for Stretford and Urmston.
31 May 2026
Aligned with their council.
Andrew Western is the Labour MP for Stretford and Urmston, and has been an MP continually since 15 December 2022. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions).
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 Western broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
Child Maintenance Payments: Non-compliance
“Rejects curfew orders on grounds of safeguarding risk and potential need for primary legislation, preferring existing enforcement tools including driving disqualification, passport…”
Pension Schemes Bill
“The reserve power is necessary to solve a collective action problem preventing pension schemes from diversifying into private assets; new amendments strengthen protections for save…”
Child Maintenance Service
“The CMS operates within legislative constraints that exclude tax-free redundancy payments from earnings calculations; the department will consider concerns but is bound by HMRC dat…”
Topical Questions
“Foreign nationals who have paid taxes and contributed for years deserve state support when needed; Conservative claims about benefit spending to migrants are conflated figures that…”
Western holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
Top departments asked.
No tabled questions yet.
Most recent.
Register of interests.
Kevin Craig 8 April 2026 |
Easy Cash Card Limited 28 March 2026 |
Olympic Oils Limited 28 March 2026 |
Millennium Care (U.K.) Limited 28 March 2026 |
SABZ Solicitors LLP 28 March 2026 |
Source · Members API · Last amended 29 Apr 2026
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 195,622 | 75.9% |
| Accommodation | 24,544 | 9.5% |
| Office Costs | 24,214 | 9.4% |
| MP Travel | 9,770 | 3.8% |
| Staff Travel | 3,681 | 1.4% |
| Total · 125 claims | 257,831 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Western on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Stretford and Urmston | 22,642 | 49.2% | Won |
| 2019 | Altrincham and Sale West | 20,172 | 36.8% | Lost |
| 2017 | Altrincham and Sale West | 20,507 | 38.9% | Lost |
2024 — full result, Stretford and Urmston.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew WesternWON | Lab | 22,642 | 49.2 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Stretford and Urmston →
Sources, methods & last update
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
6 Oct 2024 → 27 Apr 2026
0 tabled · 0 answered
None recorded
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£257,831 · FY 24_25
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