At a glanceChris Webb is a Labour MP for Blackpool South, and has represented the seat for 2 years, 2 months. They have cast 415 votes in Commons divisions (72% attendance), tabled 34 written questions and registered 3 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Chris Webb did not vote in 160. 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
- Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill Committee since 26 Jun 2025
- Blackpool South Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 2 May 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Clive Efford
Labour
100.0% · 322 of 322 shared votes
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Al Carns
Labour
100.0% · 253 of 253 shared votes
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Charlotte Nichols
Labour
99.7% · 373 of 374 shared votes
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Dr Marie Tidball
Labour
99.7% · 362 of 363 shared votes
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Steve Witherden
Labour
99.7% · 340 of 341 shared votes
Votes least like
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 142 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 253 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
1.3% · 3 of 236 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
1.4% · 4 of 289 shared votes
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Saqib Bhatti
Conservative
1.4% · 4 of 285 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 and benefits from sources outside the UK1
- Riyadh Season - £1,000.00 (registered 2 Dec 2025)
Miscellaneous2
- Member of the Blackpool Towns Board. This is an unpaid role. (registered 24 May 2024)
- Trustee of CWUHA, a children's humanitarian charity. This is an unpaid role. (registered 23 May 2024)
Written questions
British Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the value of the Government grant-in-aid to the British Council was in each financial year from 2004–05 to 2024–25; and what assessment she has made of the real-terms ch
Answer · 2 Mar 2026
The level of grant funding provided in each financial year from 2004-05 to 2024-25 can most readily be found in the British Council's archive of annual reports and accounts. No assessment is currently available of the real-terms change in the value of tho...
British Council
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many items of correspondence relating to the British Council her Department has received since 5 July 2024.
Answer · 4 Mar 2026
Regarding items of correspondence, the requested information could only be accurately collated and verified for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Vocational Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure transitional arrangements in post-16 qualification options before V-levels are fully implemented.
Answer · 3 Feb 2026
We have recently closed a consultation on Post-16 Level 3 and Below Pathways. As part of this, we are considering transition arrangements to reach the new qualifications landscape set out in the Post-16 Skills White Paper, and will set out plans in due co...
Gender Based Violence
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle violence against women and girls.
Answer · 28 Jan 2026
We have published our transformative VAWG Strategy, which sets out an ambitious cross-government vision and concrete commitments to halve VAWG in a decade. I chair a cross-government ministerial Board with Minister Davies-Jones to oversee the implementati...
Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that people in Blackpool receiving Personal Independence Payments due to a psychiatric disorder are adequately supported.
Answer · 20 Oct 2025
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) provides a contribution towards the extra costs that may arise from a long-term disability or health condition. Entitlement to PIP focuses on the functional impacts of a person’s health condition or disability on their ...
Dental Services: Expenditure
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the NHS budget was spent on primary care dentistry net of patient charge revenue in each year since 2010-11.
Answer · 2 Sep 2025
Prior to 2023/24, there was no specific dental budget allocation and dentistry formed part of a wider budget including community pharmacy and optometry. NHS England accounts show the total spend on General Dental Service (GDS) and Personal Dental Service ...
Water: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on the number of (a) hospital admissions and (b) reported illnesses associated with exposure to (i) Vibrio, (ii) Campylobacter and (iii) Pseudomonas aeruginosa in UK
Answer · 1 Jul 2025
Information is not available in the format requested. However, the following table shows the number of admissions with a primary diagnosis related to vibrio, campylobacter, and pseudomonas, from 2019/20 to 2023/24:Primary diagnosis2023/242022/232021/22202...
Water: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of levels of public awareness of where to find bathing water quality test results; and whether it plans to improve the (a) visibility and
Answer · 1 Jul 2025
The Environment Agency (EA) recently commissioned research on behaviours and attitudes of people involved in water activities and included a question on where people accessed information. This revealed that the most popular sources were signs at beaches, ...
Early day motions
| 15 Sep 2025 | Ricky Hatton MBE | 15 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
14 Jul 2026 Coastal Communities: Isolation and Hidden Deprivation
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight West (Richard Quigley) for securing this important debate. Blackpool is a town with huge potential and pride, but we are also a case study in what happens when national policy neglects…
13 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
I join you, Mr Speaker, and other Lancastrian MPs waiting in apprehension for the announcement on Thursday. Blackpool has put forward its proposal for four unitary councils in Lancashire, based on us achieving the best possible outcomes fo…
13 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
Over the last two years, I have led the charge in asking for our asylum hotel to be closed. Last week, the final family and individuals left the hotel. Thousands have joined me in calling on Britannia to finally refurbish the Metropole hot…
6 Jul 2026 Civil Service Pensions
I am sure it will come as no surprise to anyone in this House that the deadline was missed today, on top of the previous deadlines. I do not think that anyone has faith in the ability of Capita to deliver. In my constituency and across Bla…
1 Jul 2026 Coastguard Volunteers: Remuneration and HMRC Guidance
I thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for giving way. Does she agree that the coastguard is essential to the safety of our coastal communities—both residents and tourists—and that we must ensure it continues to deliver this vit…
30 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
The £50 billion defence export fund to support British defence businesses is welcome and will create jobs in my constituency and across Lancashire. Will my right hon. Friend expand on that? Can the fund be used to place orders of Typhoons …
24 Jun 2026 Media Green Paper
We know that misinformation and disinformation is on the rise right across our country, and that was shown in the recent Makerfield by-election; the Social Market Foundation reported that ahead of that by-election, there was a quadrupling…
15 Jun 2026 Russian Shadow Fleet
I warmly welcome the Secretary of State to his place. I know that he is man of integrity and decency; I have known him for over 15 years and I wish him the best of luck in his new role. I also join him in paying tribute to the men and wome…
15 Jun 2026 Social Media Ban for Under-16s
I thank the Secretary of State; thousands of parents in Blackpool and local organisations such as Alliance 4 Children, led by the inspirational Paul Wright, who has been in the Gallery today with bereaved parents, will welcome this news. …
15 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
I am proud that Blackpool and the Fylde college in my constituency, which my hon. Friend has seen, has been selected as one of the five DTECs in England. That is part of a major national investment in skills. Given the significant opportun…
9 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
At the beginning of the year, Blackpool had the worst 12-hour A&E waiting times in the country, but thanks to the tireless work of local NHS staff, that has been reduced by 43%. However, we face some of the biggest challenges in the c…
8 Jun 2026 Digital Safety: Children
There is growing evidence of a link between smartphone overuse and symptoms of depression and anxiety and reduced student performance, and areas such as Blackpool are seeing double the national average of young people self-harming. What st…
4 Jun 2026 Children’s Social Care: Enduring Relationships Strategy
I warmly welcome today’s announcement, as many colleagues have done, and I congratulate my hon. Friend on his commitment to ensuring that children in care and care leavers have the same opportunities for love, support and belonging as ever…
4 Jun 2026 Business of the House
Blackpool Pride celebrates its 20th anniversary this weekend, and I am proud to be joining Saturday’s parade alongside my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour the Member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood (Lorraine Beavers), local counci…
4 Jun 2026 Russian Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure
I think almost all of us in this House believe that Russia must pay for the damage and devastation that it has caused in Ukraine. My constituents want to see the assets seized from the Russian state and its proxies being used to start supp…
3 Jun 2026 Seasonal Hospitality Businesses in Coastal Areas
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Stuart. I thank the hon. Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson) for securing this important debate. For too long, coastal towns such as Blackpool were overlooked by previous Gove…
2 Jun 2026 Murder of Henry Nowak
I join colleagues across the House in offering my thoughts and prayers to Henry’s family over his vile and disgusting murder. Unfortunately, far-right groups in Blackpool and across the country are weaponising Henry’s death to create more …
2 Jun 2026 Milburn Review: Interim Report
The reality is that a generation was lost and forgotten about under the previous Government, with NEETs increasing by 40% in Blackpool. Now, 3,000 young people are not in education, training or employment—double the national average and am…
2 Jun 2026 Household Energy Bills
Blackpool is home to something special and remarkable: a pioneering eco community hub at Palatine library that offers free, independent energy advice and is helping residents to make sense of new technologies to reduce their bills. Since J…
1 Jun 2026 Coastal Communities: Government Support
Similar to my hon. Friend’s constituency, Blackpool has some of the worst health outcomes in the country. A boy born in my constituency will live 10 years less than a boy born in Hampshire. That is my son, and many others across Blackpool,…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Previous seats
- Blackpool South · Elected 1 time 2 May 2024 – 30 May 2024
Elections contested
- Blackpool North and Cleveleys 12 Dec 2019
- Blackpool North and Cleveleys 8 Jun 2017
Expenses
Contact & offices
01253 532 401
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Chris Webb, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Chris Webb?
Chris Webb is a Member of Parliament representing Blackpool South in the House of Commons. See Chris Webb's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Chris Webb represent?
Chris Webb sits as Labour. See Chris Webb's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Chris Webb represent?
Chris Webb is the Member of Parliament for Blackpool South. See Chris Webb's official Parliament profile.
How long has Chris Webb been an MP?
Chris Webb has served in the House of Commons for 2 years, 2 months. See Chris Webb's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Chris Webb?
Chris Webb has 3 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Chris Webb's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.