Kevin McKenna.

Elected in 2024, Kevin McKenna has been most visible locally — raising in the House of Commons a far-right attack on a council meeting in his constituency, backing a community bid for Town of Culture status, and advocating for heritage preservation around the removal of a derelict bomb ship's masts. On climate votes in June 2026, he supported bringing international aviation and shipping within the UK's statutory carbon budgets and backed the Draft Carbon Budget Order. He has also voted for extending employment tribunal time limits from three months to six months, supporting the government's argument that vulnerable workers — particularly new mothers facing maternity discrimination — need more time to access justice.

McKenna votes with Labour on every recorded division, making him a 100% party-line voter from a sample of 496 votes. His participation rate of 88% sits close to the Commons average. His speeches cluster around health, local government, economy and jobs, and social care — a broad constituency-service profile rather than a narrow policy specialism. Stance data shows strong alignment with fiscal responsibility and workers' rights, and zero alignment with anti-tax positions or Lords scrutiny roles.

One notable deviation from his Labour colleagues: McKenna scores 31 percentage points higher than the party average on votes favouring assisted dying access, and correspondingly lower on restrictions and opposition to it — suggesting a consistent personal position on that issue. He sits on the Women and Equalities Committee. News coverage over the past 90 days is heavy on crime and local economy stories, with average sentiment near neutral; the most positive coverage relates to culture and community work. No rebel votes are on record.