What progress has been made on providing step-free access at Ruabon station.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Labour Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024
Steve Witherden.
Labour Party MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr.
Commons votes
429/521
82% attendance · top 23% of MPs
Party alignment
46%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
217
across 106 debates · 21,600 words
Written Qs
89
87 answered · 2 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Labour Party MP in a politically split seat.
Steve Witherden is the Labour MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
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 Witherden broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Whip |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading | Yes | vs party |
| 1 Jul 2025 | Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading | No | vs party |
Words spoken, by topic.
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
22 Apr
Cost of Living
“Labour's removal of the two-child limit lifts hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty and demonstrates Labour's commitment to working families.”
21 Apr
Gulf Conflict
“Oil and gas companies are profiting excessively from the war; the government should introduce windfall taxes to fund cost-of-living support for ordinary people.”
26 Mar
Passenger Rail Services
“Accessibility at Ruabon station must be improved with ramp installation for disabled passengers and mothers with prams.”
17 Mar
Right to Protest
“Expressed concern that proposals restricting protest based on 'cumulative disruption' are dangerous and demanded proper parliamentary scrutiny and a debate.”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Witherden currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Welsh Affairs Committee | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Witherden sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Work and Pensions | 18 | 20.2% |
| Home Office | 10 | 11.2% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 10 | 11.2% |
| Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | 9 | 10.1% |
| Cabinet Office | 6 | 6.7% |
| Treasury | 6 | 6.7% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 5 | 5.6% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 5 | 5.6% |
Most recent.
Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to accept the recommendation of the Animal Welfare Committee's report entitled The welfare impacts on pigs of high concentration CO2 gas stunning and of potential alternative stunning methods, published on 16 October 2025, to prohibit the use of high concentration CO2 as a method of stunning for pigs.
Awaiting answer.
Whether his Department has made contingency arrangements in the event of Royal Mail becoming insolvent.
The Department develops and maintains contingency plans for a range of scenarios as part of its regular resilience planning. This regular planning includes contingency plans for the insolvency of Royal Mail as the universal service provider…read full →
How many people are (a) receiving Employment Support Allowance in March 2026 and (b) have experienced ‘failed transitions’ from Employment Support Allowance to Universal Credit; and what steps he is taking to ensure recipients are not being left without support if they are unable to complete the administrative processes for the transition.
a) Statistics for the number of people on Employment and Support Allowance are published quarterly. The latest statistics for August 2025 are available in the ESA data tables on Stat-Xplore - Table View. b) Statistics for the number or peop…read full →
Register of interests.
Negotiating Secretary NASUWT Wrexham Association. This is an unpaid role.
Negotiating Secretary NASUWT Wrexham Association. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 1 August 2024) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Aug 2024
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 99,704 | 70.5% |
| Accommodation | 25,309 | 17.9% |
| Office Costs | 8,747 | 6.2% |
| MP Travel | 6,728 | 4.8% |
| Dependant Travel | 688 | 0.5% |
| Total · 55 claims | 141,361 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
| Date | Item | Type | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 Jun | What steps he is taking to help re-establish freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. | Tabled | Defence |
| Tue 2 Jun | What steps he is taking to ensure the clean energy transition supports people in work. | Tabled | Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr | 12,709 | 29.4% | Won |
2024 — full result, Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve WitherdenWON | Lab | 12,709 | 29.4 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr →
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
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 21,600 words
23 Jul 2024 → 22 Apr 2026
23 Jul 2024 → 22 Apr 2026
Written QsMembers API
89 tabled · 87 answered
89 tabled · 87 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
1 entries
1 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£141,361 · FY 24_25
£141,361 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
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ElectionsElectoral Commission
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