Mark Hendrick.

Hendrick has broken with his party three times in recent years, most visibly on assisted dying — voting against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at both Second and Third Reading, bucking a Labour majority in favour of the legislation both times. He also voted against a motion that would have allowed a proportional representation bill to proceed, defending first-past-the-post against his own party's majority. Otherwise he is a near-perfect party loyalist, voting with Labour on 98.8% of divisions.

His participation rate of 45% — roughly half the Commons average — makes him one of the less active voters at Westminster. His stance profile reveals some notable divergences from Labour norms: he scores far below the party average on climate action (17% versus the party's 53%), and below average on public health votes, while sitting above his colleagues on armed forces welfare and Lords reform. His 67 parliamentary contributions have focused on economy and jobs, education, crime, and transport — a constituency-facing spread that reflects Preston's concerns rather than a specialist policy brief. He holds no committee seats.

On the ground, Hendrick's most prominent recent coverage centres on economic advocacy: he officially opened Lumo's new Preston rail hub in March 2026, credited with bringing 100 jobs to the city, and has previously championed the Springfields nuclear plant. He has also pushed back against a local bus gate he called a "scam" and raised concerns over a proposed Royal Preston Hospital site. News sentiment data across 78 articles over the past 90 days is broadly neutral. No speech data is available after February 2026.