At a glanceJulia Buckley is a Labour MP for Shrewsbury, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 454 votes in Commons divisions (79% attendance), tabled 125 written questions and registered 5 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Julia Buckley did not vote in 121. 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
- Environmental Audit Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Shrewsbury Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Lisa Nandy
Labour
100.0% · 132 of 132 shared votes
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Rachel Reeves
Labour
100.0% · 59 of 59 shared votes
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Carolyn Harris
Labour
99.7% · 367 of 368 shared votes
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Chris Ward
Labour
99.7% · 338 of 339 shared votes
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Gareth Snell
Labour (Co-op)
99.5% · 394 of 396 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.1% · 3 of 264 shared votes
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
1.5% · 3 of 198 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
1.5% · 2 of 136 shared votes
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Jesse Norman
Conservative
1.6% · 5 of 306 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
1.7% · 4 of 230 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.
Land and property (within or outside the UK)1
- Property in Hamburg (registered 3 Aug 2024)
Miscellaneous4
- I was elected as an officer of the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), a formally constituted group within the Labour Party focused on rural policy development and advocacy. This is an unpaid role. I contribute to the strategic direction of policy discussions. (registered 14 Apr 2026)
- Unpaid role as elected councillor on Bridgnorth Town council. (registered 3 Aug 2024)
- Non Executive Director of Shropshire Towns & Rural (STAR) housing association. This is an unpaid role. (registered 18 Jul 2024)
- Unpaid Unitary Councillor on Shropshire Council. (registered 18 Jul 2024)
Written questions
Disabled Facilities Grants
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reviewing the financial limit for the disabled facilities grant.
Answer · 6 Jul 2026
In England, we continue to fund the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) which is delivered by local authorities. This grant helps eligible older and disabled people on low incomes to adapt their homes to make them safe and suitable for their needs.The upper l...
Broadband: Urban Areas
?To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of broadband provision in historic town centres.
Answer · 1 Jul 2026
We want everyone in the UK to have access to secure, resilient and high-quality digital infrastructure and are committed to 99% gigabit coverage by 2032. 88% of UK premises already have gigabit broadband access, improving to 92% in urban areas. Rollout is...
Rabies: Vaccination
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to secure access to supplies of the rabies vaccination for those travelling to countries where rabies is present; and when he expects supplies of the rabies vacc
Answer · 1 Jul 2026
Pre-exposure rabies vaccines for travellers are made available to the public through private travel health services, including general practices, pharmacies, and specialist travel clinics. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) does not centrally procure r...
Infected Blood Compensation Scheme
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme's timeline is to contact people eligible for payments.
Answer · 23 Jun 2026
The delivery of compensation is a matter for the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) The IBCA Framework Document, published in March 2025, sets out the timelines agreed between IBCA and Cabinet Office; namely for the bulk of infected people to be...
General Practitioners: Medical Records
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether there are plans to allow the electronic transfer of GP records when people move from Wales to England.
Answer · 26 May 2026
The Government's 10-Year Health Plan includes the objective of delivering a Single Patient Record. This will allow health and care providers, wherever they deliver care in England, to access the key information they need from an individual’s medical recor...
Railways: Cross Border Cooperation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking under GBR to increase cross border rail connections, such as the Wrexham-Shropshire-Midlands Railway.
Answer · 29 Apr 2026
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation
Railways: Greater London
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which English counties do not have a direct train link to London; and whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the lack of such links on those counties.
Answer · 28 Apr 2026
The only English county that does not have a direct train service from London is Shropshire.The department requires its operators to plan services and rail timetables that are designed to meet expected passenger demand and provide value for money for the ...
Office of Rail and Road
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how competition regulations on state aid are applied by the Office of Rail and Road when assessing applications for Open Access rail services; and what changes are expected following the ORR's move into her Dep
Answer · 28 Apr 2026
Under the current framework, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is responsible for making access decisions in line with its statutory duties. Moving forward, this will change as Great British Railways takes over responsibility for managing access to the ne...
Speeches in the chamber
15 Jul 2026 Engagements
Q12. Watching the Prime Minister secure his legacy this week, with the NATO summit and the Hillsborough law, I wondered if he wanted to make it a hat-trick, and support Shrewsbury college’s bid for a new construction skills centre? As t…
1 Jul 2026 Flood Insurance: Reform of Flood Re
In Shrewsbury, we regularly suffer flooding along the River Severn and Rea brook, so I really welcome today’s announcement. The measures proposed reflect the common-sense and long-term solutions that my colleagues and I set out in the Envi…
30 Jun 2026 High Streets
The hon. Gentleman is being generous in giving way. Does he join me in congratulating Barnsley market, a local market that is leading the way by bringing health services into the town centre, which is driving up footfall and has led to a t…
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill
I thank the Ministers both here and in the other place for their hard work and engagement on this important Bill. I will focus my comments in favour of new clause 16. Great British Railways cannot come soon enough for my constituency of…
20 May 2026 Wrexham, Shropshire and Midlands Railway
Shropshire is the only county in England without a direct train service connecting it to London. I stand here today alongside my neighbours from Wrexham, Ruabon, Wolverhampton, South Shropshire, The Wrekin and Nuneaton, who share my reques…
19 May 2026 Energy Security
I am grateful to be able to contribute to this debate on the new legislative programme included in this year’s King’s Speech. At a time when all eyes are on our Government to demonstrate delivery, we should not underestimate the impact tha…
23 Mar 2026 Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns
My hon. Friend makes a really important point, because most modelling shows that passenger numbers have not just recovered post covid, but have grown significantly. To achieve modal shift, we need to lean into that latent demand and make s…
23 Mar 2026 Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns
My hon. Friend makes a powerful point. Connections between towns give rise to employment opportunities and create connectivity, which adds to our local economy, as well as having wider benefits. The WSMR bid will not take profit from ot…
23 Mar 2026 Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns
I thank the hon. Lady for making that point about the inter-regional connectivity between our market towns. We need to get to London, but also to travel to each other. In Shropshire, we have three hospitals dotted throughout the county. Be…
23 Mar 2026 Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns
The hon. Gentleman makes a powerful point. Public transport must combine both trains and buses to make sure that all communities are well served. As I was saying, Shropshire is the only county in the UK without a direct train to London.…
23 Mar 2026 Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns
My hon. Friend has made a powerful point about the need to visit these beautiful spots around the country. A loop of the River Severn encircles our medieval town with a beating modern heart on the border with Wales. However, before all …
23 Mar 2026 Rail Connections to London: Rural Towns
I am delighted to lead this debate to enable the House to discuss the need for rail connections between London and rural towns. As the Minister well knows, I represent the beautiful constituency of Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropsh…
17 Mar 2026 Child Maintenance Service
My hon. Friend is making a powerful case for the reform of the CMS. My constituent has been hounded by her ex-partner, with eight consecutive investigations by the CMS triggered by his complaints about her. It has ultimately caused her to…
16 Mar 2026 Heating Oil Support
The 6,700 households in my constituency that are wholly reliant on heating oil have been very anxious following the impact of the war. They tell me that the impact on oil supplies has doubled and—in one case—trebled the price of heating oi…
9 Mar 2026 Type 1 Diabetes: Infant Testing
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. It is incredible to see that more than 121,000 people signed John Story’s powerful petition, which has enabled today’s debate. I am here to give two clear messages. My first m…
24 Feb 2026 Local Transport: Planning Developments
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Desmond. I, too, thank the hon. Member for Harpenden and Berkhamsted (Victoria Collins) for securing today’s debate, which brings together so many of us who have a shared passion for a…
13 Jan 2026 Topical Questions
T6. Will the Secretary of State join me in thanking staff at the Royal Shrewsbury hospital for their commitment and patience over the past two years as we have seen our trust move from being the worst hospital in the country to the most …
8 Jan 2026 Local Bus Services
I welcome the additional £13 million in the multi-annual commitment for bus funding for Shropshire through the local authority bus grant. That will greatly improve connectivity for my constituents in Shrewsbury, who have missed out over th…
8 Jan 2026 Local Bus Services
15. What steps she is taking to help improve local bus services in rural areas.
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill
I am surely the luckiest MP in this House, as I represent the charming, thriving border town of Shrewsbury. We are in a strategic location: we serve as a hub for Shropshire, we are on the edge of the industrial west midlands and we are the…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 10 Jul 2025 – 17 Jul 2025
Elections contested
- Shrewsbury and Atcham 12 Dec 2019
- Ludlow 8 Jun 2017
Expenses
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Contact & offices
020 7219 7706
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Julia Buckley, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Julia Buckley?
Julia Buckley is a Member of Parliament representing Shrewsbury in the House of Commons. See Julia Buckley's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Julia Buckley represent?
Julia Buckley sits as Labour. See Julia Buckley's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Julia Buckley represent?
Julia Buckley is the Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury. See Julia Buckley's official Parliament profile.
How long has Julia Buckley been an MP?
Julia Buckley has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Julia Buckley's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Julia Buckley?
Julia Buckley has 5 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Julia Buckley's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.