At a glanceMark Sewards is a Labour MP for Leeds South West and Morley, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 446 votes in Commons divisions (78% attendance), tabled 196 written questions and registered 6 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Mark Sewards did not vote in 129. 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
- Education Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Leeds South West and Morley Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Alex Mayer Labour 100.0% · 440 of 440 shared votes
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 438 of 438 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 436 of 436 shared votes
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Jim Dickson
Labour
100.0% · 432 of 432 shared votes
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Adam Thompson
Labour
100.0% · 430 of 430 shared votes
Votes least like
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.6% · 1 of 154 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 268 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 267 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
0.9% · 3 of 320 shared votes
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Andrew Griffith
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 291 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
- Neural Voice AI - £3,000.00 (registered 1 Sep 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources2
- Leeds United Football Club - £480.00 (registered 6 May 2026)
- The Premier League - £386.86 (registered 18 Feb 2026)
Visits outside the UK3
- International visit to Brunei between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 2026 (registered 22 Jun 2026)
- International visit to Israel between 25 January 2026 and 29 January 2026 (registered 13 Feb 2026)
- International visit to Ukraine between 10 September 2025 and 15 September 2025 (registered 6 Oct 2025)
Written questions
Headaches: Pharmacy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to include migraine and other headache conditions within the Pharmacy First initiative.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
As part of Pharmacy First minor illness consultations, pharmacists can already provide advice and recommend over-the-counter treatments for headaches and migraines. Pharmacists can also supply emergency medicines to patients already prescribed regular mig...
Headaches and Neurology: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department plans to reduce waiting times for neurology and headache clinic appointments.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
There is no nationally published waiting-time data specifically for headache and migraine services. Patients referred for specialist migraine care are captured within broader neurology statistics. As of the end of May 2026, there are nearly 214,700 pathwa...
Migraine: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how his Department plans to reduce waiting lists for patients with migraine.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
There is no nationally published waiting-time data specifically for headache and migraine services. Patients referred for specialist migraine care are captured within broader neurology statistics. As of the end of May 2026, there are nearly 214,700 pathwa...
Headaches: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the waiting list for treatment for headache and migraine is across the NHS.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
There is no nationally published waiting-time data specifically for headache and migraine services. Patients referred for specialist migraine care are captured within broader neurology statistics. As of the end of May 2026, there are nearly 214,700 pathwa...
Migraine: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support the roll-out of services for chronic migraine in the community.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
The Government is committed to shifting more care from hospitals into community settings, ensuring that patients with chronic conditions such as migraine can access care closer to home. We support integrated, multidisciplinary models of care that bring to...
Swimming: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of access to swimming and water safety education for primary school pupils.
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
Swimming and water safety are vital life skills, and every child should have the opportunity to learn to swim and know how to keep themselves safe around water before they leave primary school.The PE national curriculum makes specific reference to swimmin...
Swimming: Education
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of removing VAT from swimming lessons for children.
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
Swimming lessons and water safety are vital life skills and are part of the national curriculum. The Department for Education is working closely with third sector organisations, including Swim England, the Royal Life Saving Society UK, and National Water ...
Employment: Video Recordings
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to protect workers from being filmed without consent while carrying out their duties and having that footage published on social media.
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
The Government is committed to ensuring that people can carry out their work without fear of harassment and believes that workers should be able to undertake their duties without being filmed and having that footage published online without their consent....
Speeches in the chamber
15 Jul 2026 National Security
The right hon. Gentleman tempts me, but I am not going to take the offer. The IRGC is a direct threat to the safety of the British-Jewish community. We have known that for a long time, and unfortunately the evidence has stacked up as th…
15 Jul 2026 National Security
I have 60 minutes to make 60 points—no, Madam Deputy Speaker, I will speak very briefly, as I feel I have already taken enough of the House’s time on this issue. I commend the Government for bringing forward the National Security (State…
14 Jul 2026 Extreme Heat: Preparedness
The hon. Member is making a good speech on the risks associated with extreme heat. I had the good fortune of being a maths teacher in a brand-new school building in 2023 in Leeds. Just before the building opened, the builders showed us aro…
9 Jul 2026 Business of the House
I had the pleasure of watching England versus DR Congo with some of the good folks at the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting. Thankfully, the England men’s team have not taken the title of the campaign too literally, and are still on the hunt …
8 Jul 2026 Draft Trade (Mobile Roaming) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
The Minister talks about the price reductions for the three countries. By my maths, that is a 70% reduction in the price of sending SMS texts, which is incredibly welcome, although I am not sure who sends those any more. Is he working on s…
8 Jul 2026 Draft UK-EU Agreement on Gibraltar
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship once again, Sir John. I thank the hon. Member for Brigg and Immingham (Martin Vickers) for securing this timely debate, and for his comprehensive report on his visit to Gibraltar. His experien…
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
Thank you very much, Madam Deputy Speaker. [Interruption.] The Whip, my hon. Friend the Member for Hamilton and Clyde Valley (Imogen Walker), is making a strange gesture at me, suggesting that perhaps I do not have 60 minutes in which to c…
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
rose—
6 Jul 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill
Hear, hear!
6 Jul 2026 Civil Service Pensions
Can I place on record my thanks to the pensions recovery taskforce that the Minister deployed? They have been working with my team in my constituency to resolve at least one of my constituents’ cases, so I am grateful for that. I am now be…
6 Jul 2026 Foreign Interference in UK Politics
I very much welcome the Minister’s statement today and the incorporation of the Rycroft review recommendations. I also welcome the changes to the “know your donor” rules, particularly in respect of location; political parties must be force…
1 Jul 2026 Engagements
Q3. Two of my constituents, Cody and Liam Townend, and another mum from Leeds, Zoe Ward, all lost babies in different tragic circumstances, but they all went to the same funeral director, who did not treat their babies’ bodies with the…
30 Jun 2026 Antisemitism: University Campuses
It has been an excellent debate, and I value everybody’s contributions today. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron), who talked about his experience compared with that of Jewish people, how wildly diffe…
30 Jun 2026 Antisemitism: University Campuses
Can the Minister give us a more specific timeline than “very soon”?
30 Jun 2026 Antisemitism: University Campuses
Having stood on the same site, I know just how powerful it is. Those people must be remembered for all time. I will come on later to recommendations for the Government; I realise that time is getting on, and I want to make some progress, b…
30 Jun 2026 Antisemitism: University Campuses
The hon. Member is absolutely right. Later in my speech, I will come on to what I think the Government should be doing, but as the hon. Member mentions colleges, I will say that the Government should adopt David Bell’s recommendations once…
30 Jun 2026 Antisemitism: University Campuses
I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. The purpose of the debate is to talk about antisemitism on campus, what drives it and how we can solve it. I want to be clear that a lot of what drives antisemitism on campus today relates to t…
30 Jun 2026 Antisemitism: University Campuses
I beg to move, That this House has considered antisemitism on university campuses. I want to begin by paying tribute to the Union of Jewish Students for its stellar work to represent Jewish students and fight antisemitism. I also tha…
29 Jun 2026 Animal Abusers
My hon. Friend is making such a powerful speech that I did not want to interrupt, but I spoke to volunteers at the East Ardsley RSPCA in my constituency the other week. They told me that they have to endure abuse from people who accuse the…
25 Jun 2026 Business of the House
As a member of the armed forces parliamentary scheme, I have seen at first hand the courage and dedication that our service personnel show each and every day, and, as this is Armed Forces Week, I want to commend them for it. One of my con…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill 4 Dec 2024 – 12 Dec 2024
Elections contested
- Harrogate and Knaresborough 12 Dec 2019
- Harrogate and Knaresborough 8 Jun 2017
Expenses
Contact & offices
0113 529 0596
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
62 Queen Street, Morley, LS27 9BP
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Mark Sewards, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Mark Sewards?
Mark Sewards is a Member of Parliament representing Leeds South West and Morley in the House of Commons. See Mark Sewards's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Mark Sewards represent?
Mark Sewards sits as Labour. See Mark Sewards's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Mark Sewards represent?
Mark Sewards is the Member of Parliament for Leeds South West and Morley. See Mark Sewards's official Parliament profile.
How long has Mark Sewards been an MP?
Mark Sewards has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Mark Sewards's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Mark Sewards?
Mark Sewards has 6 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Mark Sewards's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.