At a glanceIan Byrne is a Labour MP for Liverpool West Derby, and has represented the seat for 6 years, 7 months. They have cast 411 votes in Commons divisions (71% attendance), tabled 683 written questions and registered 3 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Ian Byrne did not vote in 164. 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
- Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill Committee since 21 May 2025
- Labour Party since 5 Feb 2025
- Liverpool West Derby Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Richard Burgon
Labour
99.2% · 372 of 375 shared votes
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Imran Hussain
Labour
99.0% · 308 of 311 shared votes
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Ian Lavery
Labour
98.9% · 366 of 370 shared votes
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Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour
98.9% · 262 of 265 shared votes
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Rebecca Long Bailey
Labour
98.8% · 329 of 333 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
2.0% · 5 of 248 shared votes
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Lincoln Jopp
Conservative
2.4% · 6 of 247 shared votes
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Sir Ashley Fox
Conservative
2.7% · 8 of 293 shared votes
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Kevin Hollinrake
Conservative
2.8% · 7 of 248 shared votes
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Mark Pritchard
Conservative
2.8% · 6 of 211 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 MP1
- Social Workers Union (SWU) and British Association of Social Workers (BASW) - £4,868.12 (registered 2 Feb 2026)
Miscellaneous2
- Chair of the Cross-Party Group for Social Work. This is an unpaid role. (registered 19 Feb 2026)
- Member of the management committee, Spirit of Shankly, which promotes the interests of football supporters. (registered 10 Jan 2020)
Written questions
Hospitals: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that commitments to end corridor care are supported by sufficient NHS bed capacity, safe staffing levels, ambulance handover improvements, social care
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
We recognise that corridor care is unacceptable and should not become a normal part of National Health Service care. It reflects pressure across the whole urgent and emergency care pathway, including in hospitals and across wider health and care services....
Hospitals: Merseyside
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the prevalence of corridor care in NHS hospital trusts serving Merseyside; and what support is being provided to those trusts to reduce the use of inappro
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
NHS England now publishes trust-level corridor care data as part of its regular NHS Performance Statistics Publication. As this is a new dataset, it is currently designated as Statistics in Development while data quality and completeness continue to impro...
Hospitals: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department expects NHS England to publish reliable national data on the number of patients receiving care in corridors, waiting rooms, ambulance queues and other temporary care environment
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
NHS England introduced a national definition of corridor care and began publishing validated corridor care data at a trust level for the first time on 11 June 2026. The data continues to be published through the monthly NHS Performance Statistics publicat...
Social Workers: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of funding made available for Continuing Professional Development for social workers employed by the NHS.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available.
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he will establish a compensation scheme for Civil Service Pension Scheme members and beneficiaries affected by delayed pension payments, bereavement delays, ill-health retirement delays or financial hard
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government. The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to ...
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 1 July 2026 on the Civil Service Pension Scheme, what commercial levers his Department is considering in response to Capita’s performance; and whether those levers incl
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government. The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to ...
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 1 July 2026 on the Civil Service Pension Scheme, whether Capita met its commitment to restore administration of the scheme to contractual levels by the end of June 2026
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government. The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to ...
Social Media: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, a) what tools Government can use to ensure big technology companies comply with the new proposals, b) enforce strong age verification systems, and c) make their social media platforms s
Answer · 23 Jun 2026
Ofcom has strong enforcement powers under the Online Safety Act 2023 and has the government’s support to use the full range of the powers available to it. These powers will support the effective enforcement of the ban on social media companies from offeri...
Early day motions
| 9 Jun 2026 | Future of GP services in England | 18 sig. |
| 13 May 2026 | Hillsborough Law | 63 sig. |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz | 32 sig. |
| 17 Mar 2026 | World Social Work Day 2026 | 32 sig. |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Football ticket prices (No. 2) | 29 sig. |
| 26 Jan 2026 | Right To Food UK Commission | 38 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Back in 2015, I had the number 96 tattooed on my wrist. It was not simply a tattoo; it was a promise. It was a promise that whenever life became difficult, I would never forget one simple truth: I was one of the lucky ones. I walked away f…
1 Jul 2026 MPs’ Second Jobs: Prohibition
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Western. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) for securing this hugely important debate and for his leadership on this issue over a long period. At its hear…
30 Jun 2026 Culture, Media And Sport
The need for greater sustained investment in youth services and sports and leisure facilities in communities like mine in Liverpool West Derby is something that I care deeply about. I welcome the debate, but I want to focus on one simple c…
30 Jun 2026 National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
The Secretary of State, like countless other Ministers over the years, has stood at the Dispatch Box to outline and apologise for yet another state cover-up. Can we agree that enough is enough? Will he personally intervene and beg the Prim…
29 Jun 2026 Universal Credit: People in Employment
As the proud parliamentary lead for the Right To Food UK Commission, I have heard powerful testimony from workers employed by large, profitable companies across the UK who are paid so little that they are driven to hardship, hunger and dep…
29 Jun 2026 Universal Credit: People in Employment
8. What assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of people in employment claiming universal credit.
3 Jun 2026 Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address
The latest Peter Mandelson scandal epitomises everything that my constituents in Liverpool West Derby detest about the political establishment and why so many are losing faith in this place. Here was a man who brought Government into disre…
20 May 2026 Defence Readiness
I welcome any debate that has the collective security of the British people at its heart, because I believe one of the greatest threats to our security is the economic system governing this country, which has consistently failed working-cl…
27 Apr 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Carry-over)
I thank the hon. Gentleman for those kind words. The Minister and I both stood for election in 2024 on a clear manifesto commitment to deliver the Hillsborough law in full. The Prime Minister promised on multiple occasions that passing …
27 Apr 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill (Carry-over)
As I set out in my question to the Leader of the House on Thursday, I welcome the Government tabling this carry-over motion for the Hillsborough law, but in truth it should never have come to this. It is wrong and difficult to accept that …
23 Apr 2026 Business of the House
I warmly welcome the Government’s tabling of the carry-over motion for the Hillsborough law. A lot of people who were extremely worried about what was happening will be relieved today. However, that motion must be matched with urgency. Min…
21 Apr 2026 Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
Peter Mandelson once spoke of the Labour left being sealed in a tomb. Today, it is the toxic politics he came to represent that should be buried—politics that repels millions and that is far from the values on which our party was founded.…
16 Apr 2026 NHS Federated Data Platform
I first raised concerns about the Palantir contract in August 2023, in a letter I wrote to the Health Secretary in the previous Government. I am here today to raise my huge concerns again, because I believe that this contract is an affront…
15 Apr 2026 Engagements
Q3. As the Prime Minister said, 37 years ago today, 97 innocent children, women and men went to a football match and were unlawfully killed at the hands of a corrupt state. I was at Hillsborough, and I was one of the lucky ones who survi…
14 Apr 2026 Hidden Credit Liabilities: Role of the FCA
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger. I thank my right hon. Friend the Member for Hayes and Harlington (John McDonnell) for securing this debate and for his fight for truth and justice over many years. Many believe …
25 Mar 2026 Nuclear Test Veterans
I pay tribute to all those who served in our armed forces as part of the nuclear tests overseas, to those who suffered illness or died prematurely as a result of the tests, and to the bereaved families and family members who were born with…
19 Mar 2026 Business of the House
Eight months after the Prime Minister promised a call for evidence on Gabe’s law following the tragic death of 15-year-old Gabriel Santer, we are still waiting. Meanwhile, preventable deaths continue in multi-storey car parks. Companies su…
19 Mar 2026 Statutory Right to Food
The Right to Food UK Commission, launched last November, is gathering vital evidence from policy experts and those with lived experience of food poverty from across the UK—next week we will be Aberdare and Cardiff. I would like to put on t…
19 Mar 2026 Statutory Right to Food
8. What assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a statutory right to food.
18 Mar 2026 Royal Mail: Performance
On the issue of dates, does the hon. Gentleman agree that the blame starts in 2013, when the coalition Government disastrously privatised this national treasure? Does he agree that Royal Mail needs to be taken back into public ownership?
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Public Office (Accountability) Bill 12 Nov 2025 – 4 Dec 2025
- Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee 11 May 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Football Governance Bill 8 May 2024 – 23 May 2024
- Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill 14 Dec 2022 – 11 Jan 2023
- Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill 20 Jul 2022 – 7 Sep 2022
- Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] 1 Dec 2021 – 9 Dec 2021
- Building Safety Bill 9 Sep 2021 – 26 Oct 2021
Previous seats
- Liverpool, West Derby · Elected 1 time 12 Dec 2019 – 30 May 2024
Party affiliation
- Independent 23 Jul 2024 – 5 Feb 2025
- Labour 12 Dec 2019 – 23 Jul 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
0207 219 3000
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Constituency office
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Ian Byrne, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Ian Byrne?
Ian Byrne is a Member of Parliament representing Liverpool West Derby in the House of Commons. See Ian Byrne's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Ian Byrne represent?
Ian Byrne sits as Labour. See Ian Byrne's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Ian Byrne represent?
Ian Byrne is the Member of Parliament for Liverpool West Derby. See Ian Byrne's official Parliament profile.
How long has Ian Byrne been an MP?
Ian Byrne has served in the House of Commons for 6 years, 7 months. See Ian Byrne's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Ian Byrne?
Ian Byrne has 3 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Ian Byrne's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.