At a glanceAntonia Bance is a Labour MP for Tipton and Wednesbury, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 408 votes in Commons divisions (71% attendance), tabled 58 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Antonia Bance did not vote in 167. 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
- Business and Trade Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Tipton and Wednesbury Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Sojan Joseph
Labour
100.0% · 402 of 402 shared votes
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Liz Twist
Labour
100.0% · 393 of 393 shared votes
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Alan Strickland
Labour
100.0% · 392 of 392 shared votes
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Sean Woodcock
Labour
100.0% · 389 of 389 shared votes
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Lola McEvoy
Labour
100.0% · 387 of 387 shared votes
Votes least like
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.5% · 1 of 208 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 252 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 262 shared votes
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James Cartlidge
Conservative
1.3% · 4 of 304 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
1.3% · 3 of 228 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
- GMB - £900.00 (registered 3 Oct 2025)
Miscellaneous1
- Director of Hope not Hate Ltd. This is an unpaid role. (registered 6 Aug 2024)
Written questions
Procurement: Renewable Energy
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on extending the Procurement Act and Procurement Policy Note for Steel to Contracts for Difference.
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
Procurement Policy Notes issued by the Cabinet Office apply to all central government departments, non-departmental public bodies and executive agencies in line with the Cabinet Office's policy remit and apply to contracts in scope of the Procurement Act ...
Iron and Steel: Imports
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of restricting the UK CBAM to primary materials on imports of finished steel goods.
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
For the introduction of the CBAM in 2027, the Government has focused on three factors to determine its scope: firstly, those sectors within scope of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme; secondly, those most at risk of carbon leakage; and thirdly, where effect...
Iron and Steel: Energy Intensive Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will expand the Energy Supercharger package to include a larger proportion of the steel industry and related sectors, including scrap.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The Government remains committed to ensuring British businesses are internationally competitive and I recognise the pressure that energy costs place on the steel industry and related sectors.A number of firms supporting the wider steel industry are curren...
Iron and Steel: Procurement
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will consider bringing the Contracts for Difference Scheme under the remit of the Procurement Policy Note for Steel and the national security clauses of the Procurement Act.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
As set out in the recent UK Steel Strategy, the Clean Industry Bonus element of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme rewards offshore wind developers if they use UK steel in their projects. There are currently no plans to bring the CfD scheme under t...
Net Zero Teesside Power: Iron and Steel
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reviewing public procurement policy to (a) incentivise and (b) require greater use of UK-made steel in publicly funding projects in th
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The Government knows it is important to communities across the country that we use UK-made steel. We are ambitious about increasing the use of UK made steel in UK energy and infrastructure projects where possible.Net Zero Teesside is not a public procurem...
Academies: Electric Vehicles
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 22 May 2026 to Question 1603 on Academies: Electric Vehicles, whether the review of electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes for academy trusts has concluded; and when academy trusts
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
The department issued an update on 08 July, confirming that academy trusts can enter electric vehicle salary sacrifice schemes without seeking prior department approval from September 2026. Detailed guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/governmen...
Police: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the Police Remuneration Review Body’s report and her response to its recommendations for the 2026-27 police pay award.
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
The Government is giving very careful consideration to the recommendations recently submitted by the Police Remuneration Review Body. A decision will be announced in due course.
Robotics: Manufacturing Industries
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the University of Leeds report entitled Why doesn’t the UK make more Robots?, published in November 2025, what steps she is taking to help reduce skills gaps within th
Answer · 27 May 2026
In February 2026, Government launched the Robotics Adoption Skills Development Programme which will provide up to £2.5m for projects to develop and deliver course content and materials to support skills, talent and training in robotics. This seeks to addr...
Speeches in the chamber
17 Jun 2026 Steel Tariffs
We all support greater production here in the UK, but the details of these tariffs need more work. Black Country MPs, such as me and my hon. Friend the Member for West Bromwich (Sarah Coombes), have heard huge worries from our downstream i…
28 Apr 2026 Topical Questions
T4. We now know what was going on in the economy before the attack on Iran. Growth was up. Unemployment was down. Borrowing was lower than forecast. The Chancellor took the right decisions and it was working. Does my right hon. Friend a…
15 Apr 2026 Single Status of Worker
I thank my hon. Friend and fellow member of the Business and Trade Committee for giving way. We have sat in a number of hearings where different industries have expressed to us the competitive disadvantage that they experience because peop…
17 Mar 2026 Youth Unemployment
I thank the Secretary of State for this announcement, which will make a big difference to so many young people in our area of the Black Country who are looking for work or training but unable to find the opportunities they need. I recently…
10 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
Given the global situation, what discussions has the Chancellor had with Cabinet colleagues on helping to keep industrial energy costs manageable? Will she work with colleagues to bring in the British industrial competitiveness scheme, whi…
4 Mar 2026 Department for Business and Trade
I congratulate the Chair of the Select Committee, my right hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North (Liam Byrne), on securing this important debate. I wish to align myself with the remarks he made about the need …
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance
Will the hon. Member give way?
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance
Does my hon. Friend agree that the work being done on the draft local government settlement to get us to this final local government settlement has actively put the principles of fairer funding into place? My local authority in Sandwell—th…
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. I say to those on the Opposition Benches who are telling people already in work to go out and get a job: what are those people supposed to do? Are they supposed to send their five-year-olds out…
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
I say to the people in my constituency and elsewhere who have raised questions with me about this policy that in order to will the ends, you have to will the means. Save the Children published this morning some polling showing that 78% of …
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
The right hon. Member will note that I was making a point about the comparative rates in different areas of the country, including my own, and the impacts of deindustrialisation over the last 50 years, rather than about national rates. …
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
I will get to the right hon. Member. It was the Conservative party that changed the benefits system to give us one benefit for all circumstances, in and out of work. For the Conservatives to now attempt to invent a deserving and undeser…
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
I stand here as a proud representative of the Black Country and the trade union movement. Black Country people work hard. We are proud and we are resilient, but 50 years of deindustrialisation and 14 years of Tory austerity mean that wages…
3 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
I am sure that my hon. Friend will agree that the statistics on below-average-income households are published annually by the Department for Work and Pensions, which is the source of the statistic that he so cleverly deployed in the course…
27 Jan 2026 Topical Questions
There are many small and medium-sized enterprises in advanced manufacturing supply chains in my bit of the Black Country. Does the Chancellor agree that successfully implementing our industrial strategy is vital to securing the growth, thr…
26 Jan 2026 Jobcentres: English Courses
I thank the Minister for her answer. I recently visited Tipton Jobcentre Plus, and I pay tribute to the great work of the staff based there in what is a really tough jobs market. They told me that they would value the ability to refer jobs…
26 Jan 2026 Jobcentres: English Courses
16. What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of jobcentre work coaches in directing people to English for speakers of other languages courses.
14 Jan 2026 West Midlands Police
I thank my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary for her words, particularly about the dedicated frontline police officers of West Midlands police who serve my community and hers. It is clearly time for the chief constable to go. It is rig…
12 Jan 2026 New Medium Helicopter Contract
I support calls by my union, Unite, for a speedy decision on crewed helicopters. I hope soon for good news on that front in the defence investment plan, which we all look forward to so very much. Might the Minister have any news on the man…
17 Dec 2025 Local Government Finance
Black Country people are proud and resilient, but 50 years of deindustrialisation and 14 years of Tory austerity have left my borough of Sandwell the fifth most deprived in the country. Does the Minister agree with me that this Government …
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Elections contested
- Oxford West and Abingdon 5 May 2005
Expenses
Contact & offices
0121 716 5233
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Unit 3 Talbot House, Spring Head, Wednesbury, WS10 9AD
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Antonia Bance, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Antonia Bance?
Antonia Bance is a Member of Parliament representing Tipton and Wednesbury in the House of Commons. See Antonia Bance's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Antonia Bance represent?
Antonia Bance sits as Labour. See Antonia Bance's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Antonia Bance represent?
Antonia Bance is the Member of Parliament for Tipton and Wednesbury. See Antonia Bance's official Parliament profile.
How long has Antonia Bance been an MP?
Antonia Bance has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Antonia Bance's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Antonia Bance?
Antonia Bance has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Antonia Bance's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.