Michael Wheeler.

At 89% voting participation — above the Commons average — Michael Wheeler is an active presence in parliament, and almost entirely loyal to Labour, voting with the party 99.6% of the time. His two rebel votes stand out against that backdrop. In December 2024 he voted against allowing a proportional representation bill to proceed, bucking a party majority that supported it. More recently, he backed an amendment to the Assisted Dying Bill that would have written explicit limits on advertising exceptions into statute rather than leaving them to ministerial discretion — a position consistent with his notably higher-than-average support for assisted dying access (+31 percentage points above his Labour colleagues).

Wheeler's parliamentary pattern is focused on economic and workplace issues: economy and jobs dominate his speech activity, followed by the labour market, social care, and cost of living. His voting profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but low scores on civil liberties, parliamentary scrutiny, and welfare expansion — suggesting a fiscally orthodox, pro-worker stance rather than a broadly progressive one. He consistently votes against Lords scrutiny powers and against business-friendly positions, tracking closely with the government's line.

Locally, Wheeler has been visible on constituent campaigns — mobilising nearly 2,000 residents against a green belt housing plan, opposing a contentious A57 lane reduction, and writing formally to the RFL and Culture Secretary over Salford Red Devils' crisis. He sits on the Committee of Privileges, the Standards Committee, and the Procedure Committee, giving him influence over parliamentary conduct and process. Recent local news coverage is dominated by crime stories where his direct involvement is unclear; the highest-impact coverage reflects community campaigning rather than controversy.