The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 12 Dec 2019

Christian Wakeford.

Labour Party MP for Bury South.

Commons votes
498/521
96% attendance · top 1% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
17
across 5 debates · 0 words
Written Qs
0
0 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Partly aligned with the seat’s councils.

Christian Wakeford is the Labour MP for Bury South, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently holds the Government post of Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury.

§ 01Voting record.498 divisions · most recent 23 Mar 2026

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.

Taxation92
Economy86
Employment49
Crime & Policing45
Education41
Constitution and Democracy39
Welfare and Benefits30
Pensions25

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Wakeford broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.17 contributions · 5 debates · 0 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

9 Dec

Business without Debate

Formally proposed the motions for approval under Standing Order procedure.

words·Read
Showing 1 of 17·All 17 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.2 current appointments

Current memberships.

Select, joint and other committees Wakeford currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.

CommitteeRoleType
Select Committee on the Armed Forces BillMemberSelect
Committee of SelectionMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Wakeford sits on 2.

§ 04Written questions.0 tabled · 0 answered

Top departments asked.

No tabled questions yet.

Most recent.

§ 05Register & expenses.0 declared interests · £339k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

No active register entries.

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing246,64572.8%
Office Costs33,4389.9%
Accommodation32,4949.6%
MP Travel17,0395.0%
Staff Travel9,2022.7%
Total · 217 claims338,911100%
Showing 6 of 217·All 217 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Wakeford on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.2 contests · 2019, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Bury South19,24745.6%Won
2019Bury South22,03443.8%Won

2024 — full result, Bury South.

CandidateVotes%
Christian WakefordWONLab19,24745.6

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Bury 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
SpeechesHansard · 0 words
24 Jan 2025 → 15 Apr 2026
Written QsMembers API
0 tabled · 0 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
2 current
RegisterMembers API
0 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£338,911 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL