At a glanceSarah Edwards is a Labour MP for Tamworth, and has represented the seat for 2 years, 9 months. They have cast 372 votes in Commons divisions (65% attendance), tabled 104 written questions and registered 1 financial interest.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Sarah Edwards did not vote in 203. 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
- Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls Committee since 5 Mar 2025
- Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art Committee since 6 Feb 2025
- Business and Trade Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Tamworth Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 19 Oct 2023
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 364 of 364 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 362 of 362 shared votes
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Danny Beales
Labour
100.0% · 357 of 357 shared votes
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Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 355 of 355 shared votes
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Chris Vince
Labour (Co-op)
100.0% · 355 of 355 shared votes
Votes least like
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 264 shared votes
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Saqib Bhatti
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 252 shared votes
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 171 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.0% · 0 of 115 shared votes
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Alan Mak
Conservative
0.4% · 1 of 271 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.
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1
- Edwin DeSilva - £495.00 (registered 28 Oct 2025)
Written questions
Private Rented Housing: Complaints
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness for renters of the two redress schemes currently endorsed by the government.
Answer · 20 May 2026
My Department monitors the performance of the two government-approved redress schemes: the Property Ombudsman and the Property Redress Scheme.This includes reviewing monthly data provided by the schemes and assessing their progress against the approval cr...
Employment Schemes: Young People
What steps he is taking to support young people into employment, education or training.
Answer · 27 Apr 2026
Too many young people are not in employment, education or training, something we are addressing and which the previous Government did nothing about. We are investing £2.5 billion into the Youth Guarantee and the Growth and Skills Levy to support nearly on...
Personal Savings: Pensions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps HMRC is taking to ensure retirees and others with pensions and savings get clear help in avoiding mistakes with tax codes.
Answer · 31 Mar 2026
HMRC is committed to helping retirees and others with pensions and savings understand their tax position and avoid errors with their tax codes. Most people who receive a pension or savings income pay the right tax automatically through Pay As You Earn (PA...
Tourism: Weather
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential financial impact on outdoor visitor attractions, including zoos like Chester Zoo and theme parks like Drayton Manor, from the presentation of weather
Answer · 26 Mar 2026
DCMS recognises the vital role outdoor visitor attractions play in the UK’s visitor economy. These sites, ranging from world-leading zoos and theme parks to historic gardens, contribute to regional investment, local employment and often support learning a...
Payments: Fees and Charges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to support competition in the payments market to reduce fees for small businesses.
Answer · 9 Mar 2026
The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that the cost of accepting payments, including cards, is fair to all parties, and that our payment systems work for all. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the UK’s economic regulator for payments, ha...
Contactless Payments: Fees and Charges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help support greater transparency in the fees associated with accepting card payments.
Answer · 9 Mar 2026
The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that the cost of accepting payments, including cards, is fair to all parties, and that our payment systems work for all. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the UK’s economic regulator for payments, ha...
Payments: Fees and Charges
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what she is doing to reduce the cost of accepting payments for small businesses.
Answer · 9 Mar 2026
The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that the cost of accepting payments, including cards, is fair to all parties, and that our payment systems work for all. The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the UK’s economic regulator for payments, ha...
Energy: Business
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Ofgem's work to enforce supplier license responsibilities to vet TPIs they partner with.
Answer · 3 Mar 2026
Ofgem’s supplier license conditions and other legal protections have not sufficiently protected non-domestic consumers from exploitative and harmful practices by some Third-Party Intermediaries (TPIs). That is why last year, the Government announced its p...
Early day motions
| 17 Jul 2024 | School minibus safety | 8 sig. |
| 28 Feb 2024 | School minibus safety | 9 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
2 Jul 2026 Historical Forced Adoption
I thank the Prime Minister for his sincere apology to those who experienced this historical forced adoption scandal, and I pay tribute to those in the Gallery today and those who cannot be here. He has talked a lot about those who need to …
23 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
T8. My constituency has been extremely lucky in getting £20 million for Glascote Heath and Stonydelph under the Pride in Place programme, which gives local people the ability to choose how the funding is to be spent. Will there be more …
16 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
T7. Recently I came back from Canada with the Business and Trade Committee, and we were impressed by the opportunities presented by middle powers. Last week the midlands had its first defence procurement conference. What opportunities a…
15 Jun 2026 Brain Cancer
It is an honour to serve under your chairship, Mrs Barker. I pay tribute to all those who signed this petition and to Brain Cancer Justice. I have been invited to speak this evening by one of my constituents, Owen Sutton, who currently liv…
28 Apr 2026 UK-India Technology Security Initiative
I thank my hon. Friend for his compelling point about the role of parliamentarians and how we can engage with our constituents and other organisations. I also pay tribute to the British high commission, which did a lot of work to make sure…
28 Apr 2026 UK-India Technology Security Initiative
One of the interesting things that we learned on the trip was that India’s approach is also about how it uses Government procurement. With careful consideration, that could be used to make sure that UK tech companies can grow and benefit f…
28 Apr 2026 UK-India Technology Security Initiative
The point on critical minerals, which the Select Committee has been looking into, is really important. One piece of evidence we heard was on the slight concern about the size of the UK and our ability to do this alone, which meant that our…
28 Apr 2026 UK-India Technology Security Initiative
My hon. Friend is correct that we had a wonderful trip to India as part of the Business and Trade Committee’s work. One thing we looked at was the joint value of the free trade agreement that we have recently signed, which sends a powerful…
28 Apr 2026 UK-India Technology Security Initiative
What a wonderful speech my hon. Friend is making about this important connection that our two countries can have! Similarly, I pay tribute to my constituency; it might not be associated with a huge Indian community, but it does have one, a…
27 Apr 2026 Topical Questions
As chair of the all-party parliamentary group for small and medium-sized enterprise house builders, I regularly hear about the growing skills shortage, and the urgent need to change perceptions about careers in construction, which is a hig…
21 Apr 2026 Gulf Conflict
My constituents in Tamworth are already paying the price for the blockade of the strait of Hormuz, with fuel costs soaring. My logistics sector is also facing the brunt of those fuel costs, which ultimately will be passed on to consumers. …
21 Apr 2026 Gulf Conflict
7. What steps her Department is taking with international counterparts to restore freedom of navigation through the strait of Hormuz.
25 Mar 2026 Engagements
Q12. On 16 July 2005, Private Leon Spicer and Private Phillip Hewett, both from Tamworth, and Second Lieutenant Richard Shearer from Nuneaton, were tragically killed in Iraq. More than 20 years on, our communities continue to remember th…
24 Mar 2026 Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood
I thank my hon. Friend for bringing forward such an important debate. Constituents of mine have asked me to attend not just to thank him, but to support his calls for a co-ordinated strategy. They lost their son when he was three, so they …
25 Feb 2026 Engagements
Q13. Prime Minister, I need your help. Today, alongside leading trade bodies, including UKHospitality, the Federation of Small Businesses and the Startup Coalition, I am launching the TNT charter—trust and transparency in business energy…
24 Feb 2026 Topical Questions
T5. My constituents are forced to travel to Burton, Derby and Sutton Coldfield for their NHS treatment, which cannot be provided at the local community diagnostic centre. Some travel up to 30 miles for chemotherapy, with little or no pu…
12 Feb 2026 School Minibus Safety
I met Ministers from the Department for Transport in May 2025 and from the Department for Education more recently, but the suggested changes are yet to be made. The issue was not mentioned in the Government’s road safety strategy. I have a…
12 Feb 2026 School Minibus Safety
That is precisely my concern. It does not make sense at all given that failure means an inability to drive safely. We should surely apply the same standards or higher when children are involved. Under the current school system, a teache…
12 Feb 2026 School Minibus Safety
It is good to see so many hon. and right hon. Members present to take part in this important debate on school minibus safety. No family should ever have to question whether their child will return home safely from a school activity. For my…
12 Feb 2026 Rural Mobile Connectivity
My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. Similarly, in my constituency, I surveyed residents in a number of villages such as Edingale, Clifton Campville and Harlaston to ask how bad the situation was. Some 49% said that their mobile c…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Pension Schemes Bill 15 Jul 2025 – 11 Sep 2025
- Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill 10 Jan 2024 – 30 Jan 2024
Previous seats
- Tamworth · Elected 1 time 19 Oct 2023 – 30 May 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
01827 794 475
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Unit 2, Victoria Court, Victoria Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7HL
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Sarah Edwards, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Sarah Edwards?
Sarah Edwards is a Member of Parliament representing Tamworth in the House of Commons. See Sarah Edwards's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Sarah Edwards represent?
Sarah Edwards sits as Labour. See Sarah Edwards's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Sarah Edwards represent?
Sarah Edwards is the Member of Parliament for Tamworth. See Sarah Edwards's official Parliament profile.
How long has Sarah Edwards been an MP?
Sarah Edwards has served in the House of Commons for 2 years, 9 months. See Sarah Edwards's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Sarah Edwards?
Sarah Edwards has 1 entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Sarah Edwards's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.