At a glanceLucy Powell is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Manchester Central, and has represented the seat for 13 years, 8 months. They have cast 390 votes in Commons divisions (68% attendance), tabled 993 written questions and registered 14 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Lucy Powell did not vote in 185. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Manchester Central Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 15 Nov 2012
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Alex Mayer Labour 100.0% · 387 of 387 shared votes
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 381 of 381 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 375 of 375 shared votes
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Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 375 of 375 shared votes
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Warinder Juss
Labour
100.0% · 369 of 369 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 237 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.5% · 1 of 186 shared votes
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
0.5% · 1 of 184 shared votes
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Andrew Griffith
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 270 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 140 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP7
- Playscan Limited - £50,000.00 (registered 22 Jan 2026)
- Theodore Caplan - £5,000.00 (registered 28 Oct 2025)
- Ivy Business Centre Ltd - £10,000.00 (registered 28 Oct 2025)
- Small Axe Communications Ltd - £20,000.00 (registered 28 Oct 2025)
- Sean Wadsworth - £6,000.00 (registered 13 Oct 2025)
- Ecotricity Group Ltd - £15,000.00 (registered 10 Oct 2025)
- Martin Taylor - £10,000.00 (registered 10 Oct 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources5
- PRS for Music Limited - £858.00 (registered 25 Jun 2026)
- The Football Association Ltd - £580.00 (registered 26 May 2026)
- The Football League Ltd - £900.00 (registered 23 Mar 2026)
- BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd - £5,016.00 (registered 2 Mar 2026)
- Sky UK Limited - £432.00 (registered 28 Aug 2025)
Land and property (within or outside the UK)1
- Residential in London (registered 4 Sep 2015)
Shareholdings1
- Shares in New Road Management (registered 13 Dec 2012)
Written questions
Legislation
To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to the Guide to Making Legislation, which Acts that received royal assent since 2010 have been subject to post-legislative review; and which Acts are being reviewed.
Answer · 17 Apr 2024
This information is not held centrally. Post-legislative scrutiny memoranda have been published on GOV.UK where bills have undergone the process. While all bills that have reached Royal Assent are eligible for post-legislative scrutiny after they are enac...
Secretaries of State: Parliamentary Scrutiny
To ask the Leader of the House, whether she has had correspondence with the House of Lords Procedure Committee about Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the Lords.
Answer · 15 Apr 2024
The Government submitted its response to the Procedure Committee’s report on Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords on Tuesday 26th March 2024.As Leader of the House of Commons, I meet regularly with Cabinet colleagues to discuss i...
Secretaries of State: Parliamentary Scrutiny
To ask the Leader of the House, when she plans to respond to the First Report of the Procedure Committee on Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords, HC 338, published on 24 January 2024.
Answer · 15 Apr 2024
The Government submitted its response to the Procedure Committee’s report on Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords on Tuesday 26th March 2024.As Leader of the House of Commons, I meet regularly with Cabinet colleagues to discuss i...
Leader of the House of Commons: Defamation
To ask the Leader of the House, with reference to paragraphs 7.16 and 7.17 of the Ministerial Code, on how many occasions she has informed the Law Officers that she is the defendant in a libel action in (a) her personal capacity, (b) her official position
Answer · 12 Mar 2024
I refer the hon. member to paragraph 2.13 of the Ministerial Code which states: “The fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised and the content of their advice must not be disclosed outside Government without their authority.”
Building Safety Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many applications to the building safety fund have been (a) submitted and (b) successful by constituency.
Answer · 16 Jan 2024
The department publishes a range of statistics regarding building safety which can be accessed here. We note the honourable Member’s interest in further disaggregation of this data and will consider it for future data updates and releases.
Public Service Broadcasting: Advertising
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has had discussions with Ofcom on changes to COSTA advertising rules for public service broadcasters; and whether her Department was given a copy of Ofcom's impact assessment on these
Answer · 19 Jul 2023
The department routinely engages with Ofcom on matters relating to broadcast advertising. In accordance with their duties under section 24A of the Communications Act 2003 (as inserted by the Digital Economy Act 2017), Ofcom shared their consultation on th...
Vacancies
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an estimate of the number of vacancies in (a) broadcasting, (b) theatres, (c) graphic design, (d) tourism and (e) sport and leisure sectors; if she will make an assessment on ade
Answer · 17 Jul 2023
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport does not have official estimates on the number of vacancies for these sectors.
Gambling
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made on implementing the policies set out in her Department's policy paper entitled High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age, published April 2023.
Answer · 12 Jul 2023
Our white paper set out a range of proportionate measures to tackle practices and products which can drive harm and ensure that people who are at risk of gambling harm and addiction are protected. These include new player protection checks, a stake limit ...
Early day motions
| 20 Jan 2020 | Rail investment across the North and Midlands | 13 sig. |
| 13 Sep 2017 | GRAMMAR SCHOOLS | 26 sig. |
| 4 Jun 2013 | HOUSE OF COMMONS NURSERY (No. 2) | 40 sig. |
| 9 May 2013 | CHILDCARE RATIOS | 53 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
13 Jul 2026 Death of Ann Widdecombe
I join the Home Secretary in paying my respects and condolences to the family of Ann Widdecombe. We might not have agreed politically, but I always greatly admired and respected her outspokenness, her fearlessness and her ability not to ta…
14 Jan 2026 Northern Powerhouse Rail
Thank you very much, Mr Speaker—it is nice to speak from the Back Benches for the first time in a very long time. I strongly welcome this commitment to Northern Powerhouse Rail and the vision that underpins it. This will be game-changing f…
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
The victims of this scandal, like Jean, have suffered terribly for many years, as my hon. Friend describes. I am sure he will agree that no amount of compensation can make up for that, but that is not to say we should not continue, as this…
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
As ever, my hon. Friend raises important activities happening in his constituency. He is a powerful advocate for community empowerment in his constituency. I join him in thanking those behind such initiatives, which we will have ample oppo…
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
What a powerful testimony that my hon. Friend has chosen to raise Norma Symonds, who was a former Conservative councillor in his constituency. She sounds like a remarkable woman, and I thank him for taking the opportunity to raise that tod…
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
This is a truly shocking case, and my thoughts are with Cody, Zoe and the many others who have experienced truly appalling actions like this. My hon. Friend is absolutely right to raise the regulation of funeral directors; we have seen a n…
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
I know it is of great concern to many Members across the House when they see properties becoming HMOs and they do not have any recourse over that, particularly where they see Government agencies such as Serco going in and undermining the n…
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
I am really pleased to hear that the police hub in Shrewsbury has reopened. That is exactly the kind of action we want to see. That is why we are investing so heavily in neighbourhood policing and we have our neighbourhood policing guarant…
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
There is no better champion for Bangor than my hon. Friend. It is a fantastic Welsh city. It is almost a Cinderella—a forgotten but brilliant city with huge potential and a great history. I would be delighted to pop along there sometime so…
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
I thank the hon. Member for raising that issue. We are unashamedly pro house building as a Government, but as he says, that does not mean we are pro developers getting away with poor developments. That is why communities need to continue t…
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
Absolutely. We are taking steps in England to ensure that local communities have more of a say over their local area—we invest in our high streets and local communities—and I implore the Scottish Government to do the same in Scotland.
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
Anglian Water needs to sort out the situation with the sewer in my hon. Friend’s constituency, and I will raise that for him with Ministers at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
Absolutely. We all heard about the incident in my hon. Friend’s constituency and join her in thanking all those who worked with the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service and the volunteers who helped to get the situation under control fo…
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
I congratulate my hon. Friend on her marriage over recess. She looked absolutely beautiful and incredibly happy on her wedding day. I am sorry to hear of the multifaceted challenge that she faces in changing her name everywhere. I am sure …
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
I am sorry to hear that false claims have been made on social media. My hon. Friend has just outlined how irresponsible that can be and the devastating impact that it can have on jobs and investment in constituencies such as his. I am sure…
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
I join my hon. Friend in congratulating Blooming Bairns on their community work over the past year.
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
I am sorry to hear of the trouble that my hon. Friend is having in her constituency and of the challenges in supporting her council and police to take action. We keep powers under constant review to ensure they are effective in tackling un…
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
I thank my hon. Friend for raising that important issue. I am aware that that book is out today, but I have not had a chance to look at it. I am clear that Parliament needs to play its role in scrutinising those types of institutions, and …
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
I join my hon. Friend in saying that Bournemouth needs more football pitches. That is why we are investing more in grassroots sport and have given more money to local government. It is vital that those sorts of facilities are there for com…
4 Sep 2025 Business of the House
I join my hon. Friend in that call. We want more neighbourhood police officers patrolling our streets, particularly at the times of day when crime is most likely to be committed and people want to feel safe.
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons · Office of the Leader of the House of Commons 5 Jul 2024 – 5 Sep 2025
Opposition posts
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons · Office of the Leader of the House of Commons 4 Sep 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Department for Culture, Media and Sport 29 Nov 2021 – 4 Sep 2023
- Shadow Secretary of State for Housing · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities 19 Sep 2021 – 29 Nov 2021
- Shadow Secretary of State for Housing · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 9 May 2021 – 19 Sep 2021
- Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) · Department for Business and Trade 10 Apr 2020 – 9 May 2021
- Shadow Secretary of State for Education · Department for Education 14 Sep 2015 – 26 Jun 2016
- Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office · Cabinet Office 5 Nov 2014 – 14 Sep 2015
- Shadow Minister (Education) · Department for Education 7 Oct 2013 – 5 Nov 2014
Committee memberships
- Modernisation Committee · Chair 9 Sep 2024 – 9 Sep 2025
- Public Accounts Commission 17 Dec 2024 – 5 Sep 2025
- Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 20 Nov 2024 – 5 Sep 2025
- Members Estimate Committee 5 Jul 2024 – 5 Sep 2025
- House of Commons Commission 4 Sep 2023 – 5 Sep 2025
- Restoration and Renewal Programme Board 4 Sep 2023 – 5 Sep 2025
- Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 18 Oct 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Restoration and Renewal Client Board 5 Sep 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Members Estimate Committee 4 Sep 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Education Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 11 May 2020
- Education Committee 11 Sep 2017 – 6 Nov 2019
- Transport Committee 26 Nov 2012 – 4 Nov 2013
Previous seats
- Manchester Central · Elected 4 times 15 Nov 2012 – 30 May 2024
Elections contested
- Manchester, Withington 6 May 2010
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 4402
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Constituency office
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Lucy Powell, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Lucy Powell?
Lucy Powell is a Member of Parliament representing Manchester Central in the House of Commons. See Lucy Powell's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Lucy Powell represent?
Lucy Powell sits as Labour (Co-op). See Lucy Powell's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Lucy Powell represent?
Lucy Powell is the Member of Parliament for Manchester Central. See Lucy Powell's official Parliament profile.
How long has Lucy Powell been an MP?
Lucy Powell has served in the House of Commons for 13 years, 8 months. See Lucy Powell's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Lucy Powell?
Lucy Powell has 14 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Lucy Powell's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.