At a glanceOliver Ryan is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Burnley, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 470 votes in Commons divisions (82% attendance), tabled 34 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Oliver Ryan did not vote in 105. 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
- Labour Party since 1 Sep 2025
- Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill Committee since 30 Jun 2025
- Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art Committee since 6 Feb 2025
- Burnley Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 458 of 458 shared votes
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Adam Thompson
Labour
100.0% · 452 of 452 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 450 of 450 shared votes
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Kim Leadbeater
Labour
100.0% · 449 of 449 shared votes
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Andrew Cooper
Labour
100.0% · 448 of 448 shared votes
Votes least like
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 287 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 287 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 150 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
0.9% · 3 of 331 shared votes
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Andrew Griffith
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 300 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
- Anthony George Watson - £4,600.00 (registered 28 Oct 2025)
Visits outside the UK1
- International visit to Saudi Arabia between 11 October 2025 and 14 October 2025 (registered 29 Oct 2025)
Written questions
Imran Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Pakistani counterpart regarding (a) the detention conditions, (b) welfare and (c) access to medical care of former Prime Minister Imran
Answer · 3 Jun 2026
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 March in response to Question HL14686.
Financial Services: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Civil Justice Council’s review of litigation funding to strengthen protections for consumers, whether she plans to extend Financial Conduct Authority regulation to cover portfolio-based liti
Answer · 26 May 2026
The Government welcomes the Civil Justice Council’s (CJC) review and is carefully considering all its recommendations.As announced on 17 December 2025, the Government’s priority is to implement the CJC’s two primary recommendations: to clarify that Litiga...
Harassment: Pakistan
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information she holds on the involvement of Pakistani state actors in the surveillance, intimidation and physical harassment of Pakistani diaspora members residing in the UK.
Answer · 21 May 2026
The first duty of Government is to keep our country safe. Any attempt by a foreign state to intimidate, harass or harm individuals in the UK will never be tolerated, irrespective of where the threat emanates.We do not routinely comment on intelligence mat...
Pakistan: Trials
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Government of Pakistan regarding the trial of civilians in military courts since February 2024.
Answer · 26 May 2026
The UK is concerned by the use of military courts for civilians in Pakistan. We regularly raise our concerns with the Government of Pakistan and urge it to uphold its international obligations, including the right to a fair trial and due process. We conti...
Imran Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has made to the Government of Pakistan on the imprisonment and detention conditions of former Prime Minister Imran Khan; and what further
Answer · 28 May 2026
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 8 December to Question 96582.
Schools: Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to provide funding for the School Games Organisers Network and the Primary PE and Sport Premium beyond the 2025-26 academic year; what her planned timeline is for the procurement o
Answer · 20 Apr 2026
This government values PE and sport as a great opportunity to improve not only the health but also the wellbeing and lives of children and young people.The government has confirmed funding for the School Games Organisers (SGO) network for the 2026/27 fina...
Crisis and Resilience Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether funding provided through the Crisis and Resilience Fund from 1 April 2026 may be used by local authorities to provide holiday food vouchers for children eligible for free school meals; and what
Answer · 19 Mar 2026
Yes, local authorities have discretion to design their own schemes within the published Crisis and Resilience Fund guidance and this can include supporting families eligible for free school meals during school holidays through Crisis Payments. This may or...
Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.
Answer · 18 Mar 2026
Sir Brian’s report set out a blueprint for pragmatic structural reform in our criminal courts and made clear that action across the process is essential.The Courts and Tribunals Bill is the first step to putting that blueprint into law. Coupled with recor...
Early day motions
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Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
Unitary authorities have big benefits, but I am angry about the proposals. According to our own statistics, the new East Lancs authority—with Blackburn, and without the Ribble Valley—will create the most deprived unitary authority in the c…
13 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
I thank the Minister for her listening ear throughout this process. I know that she will make a bigger statement on Thursday, but while she is giving these matters consideration, may I make a last-ditch attempt to convince her to keep Burn…
7 Jul 2026 Summer Jobs
Summer jobs are really important, as are summer schools. Will the Minister join me in welcoming students from the Burnley summer school, who join us in the Gallery today, and will he perhaps include in his speech the fact that over the Tor…
24 Jun 2026 Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No.457)
As the Minister is reading out his list of achievements, may I add to it? Does he think it is a good thing that we have put nearly £1 billion into support for the sick and disabled? That will partly come from savings from this and other me…
24 Jun 2026 Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No.457)
The hon. Gentleman talks about the types of assessment and the way in which the assessment is done, and he is right to talk about capacity. Just before the election, the previous Government signed new contracts that said 80% of new assessm…
24 Jun 2026 Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No.457)
The reassessment changes that we are introducing through this statutory instrument and other measures will save something like £2 billion by the end of the Parliament. I am sure we all agree that would be welcome, given the increasing size…
14 May 2026 Getting Britain Working Again
I am coming on to say, in fact, that of course the increase has its limits and should not be a shock to business. I have heard, if not similar stories, then certainly experiences in the same vein. We had the debate on the national insuranc…
14 May 2026 Getting Britain Working Again
I absolutely agree. My hon. Friend is an ardent campaigner for community spaces like the one he mentions, and I am sure he is taking that fight to his local council on behalf of his residents and the users of that facility. I am completely…
14 May 2026 Getting Britain Working Again
It is a great pleasure to welcome this King’s Speech after the bumper legislative year we have just had. Acts such as the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 and the Employment Rights Act 2025 are already making a difference to my constituents, and t…
22 Apr 2026 Engagements
Q12. Thank you, Mr Speaker—and a happy St George’s day for tomorrow too. In Burnley, Padiham and Brierfield, we have a large number of ex-industrial, derelict land sites crying out for regeneration and redevelopment. They are blighting…
21 Apr 2026 Topical Questions
T4. I am worried that, despite this Government’s historic recognition of a Palestinian state, there will never be one if the west bank is annexed further, which Netanyahu knows. Some 56 new illegal west bank settlements were approved by…
16 Apr 2026 Women’s Health Strategy
I so welcome this strategy. I am quite ashamed to say that before being elected to this place, I did not know enough about women’s health issues, and in particular the issues with pelvic and vaginal mesh—the wait for treatment and the stru…
18 Mar 2026 Engagements
Q14. Burnley Manchester Road station is a key driver of growth. It is Burnley’s link to Manchester and Leeds and, more importantly for them, it is their link to Burnley. There were more than half a million journeys from the station last …
17 Mar 2026 Youth Unemployment
I am glad to hear that the employer NI exemption for staff under the age of 21 is staying in place. The new £3,000 hiring bonus for businesses taking on young people will make a real difference. How will the Secretary of State ensure that …
5 Mar 2026 Energy Markets
The Secretary of State is right to say that, because of our reliance on oil and gas, we are a price taker, not a price maker. We are exposed, and families in Burnley, Padiham and Brierfield are worried. Will he continue to strengthen our h…
2 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
T7. The brilliant Burnley college has bid to become one of the UK’s four new advanced manufacturing technical excellence colleges. Its bid is the only one from Lancashire. It is backed by the North West Aerospace Alliance and the Norther…
3 Feb 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)
If the Minister is not otherwise engaged on Valentine’s day, he is always welcome in Burnley for the bumper cars.
3 Feb 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill (Fifth sitting)
Will the Minister give way?
2 Feb 2026 Indefinite Leave to Remain
Those were exactly the words of my constituent Arshad Khan when he came to see me at my constituency surgery this weekend; he made that point about indentured servitude and visa licences, and how these employers operate. I just want to add…
29 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill (Third sitting)
I have a great deal of respect for the hon. Gentleman, and I know he is trying his best, but I am surprised at the tone that he is taking and at his language around the winter fuel allowance. He can correct me if I am wrong, but the 2017 C…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Finance (No. 2) Bill 15 Jan 2026 – 3 Feb 2026
- Public Accounts Committee 28 Oct 2024 – 1 Dec 2025
- Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL] 5 Feb 2025 – 11 Feb 2025
- Finance Bill 22 Jan 2025 – 30 Jan 2025
Party affiliation
- Independent 10 Feb 2025 – 1 Sep 2025
- Labour 4 Jul 2024 – 10 Feb 2025
Expenses
Contact & offices
01282 216398
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
5 Grimshaw Street, Burnley, BB11 2AS
Constituency office
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Oliver Ryan, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Oliver Ryan?
Oliver Ryan is a Member of Parliament representing Burnley in the House of Commons. See Oliver Ryan's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Oliver Ryan represent?
Oliver Ryan sits as Labour (Co-op). See Oliver Ryan's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Oliver Ryan represent?
Oliver Ryan is the Member of Parliament for Burnley. See Oliver Ryan's official Parliament profile.
How long has Oliver Ryan been an MP?
Oliver Ryan has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Oliver Ryan's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Oliver Ryan?
Oliver Ryan has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Oliver Ryan's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.