At a glanceDavid Smith is a Labour MP for North Northumberland, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 401 votes in Commons divisions (70% attendance), tabled 150 written questions and registered 5 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; David Smith did not vote in 174. 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
- Ecclesiastical Committee Committee since 5 Nov 2024
- Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Labour Party since 4 Jul 2024
- North Northumberland Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Patrick Hurley
Labour
100.0% · 376 of 376 shared votes
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Jonathan Davies
Labour
100.0% · 360 of 360 shared votes
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Douglas McAllister
Labour
100.0% · 357 of 357 shared votes
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Ms Julie Minns
Labour
100.0% · 357 of 357 shared votes
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David Williams
Labour
100.0% · 347 of 347 shared votes
Votes least like
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.5% · 1 of 205 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 258 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 237 shared votes
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Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Conservative
1.3% · 4 of 312 shared votes
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Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative
1.3% · 4 of 298 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 Northumberland (registered 15 Jul 2024)
Miscellaneous4
- I was elected as Secretary 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 work with the Exec to provide strategic direction and organisation for the group. (registered 24 Jan 2026)
- Director of Blue Labour Campaign Limited. This is an unpaid role. (registered 7 Nov 2025)
- Formal Appointment by the Government as the UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief. This is an unpaid role. (registered 28 Feb 2025)
- Trustee, Together for the Common Good. This is an unpaid role. (registered 15 Jul 2024)
Written questions
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the impact of levels of Local Housing Allowance on the ability of Universal Credit claimants to secure housing in North Northumberland.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Work and Pensions.
Crime: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help tackle rural crime.
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
This Government is introducing the most significant policing reforms in nearly 200 years, restoring neighbourhood policing to better support rural communities, whilst strengthening the police response to cross-border crimes such as wildlife crime and orga...
Babies: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the UK National Screening Committee to publish its recommendation following the consultation on newborn screening for metachromatic leukodystrophy; and when Ministers expect to make
Answer · 20 Jul 2026
The Government is advised on all screening matters by the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent scientific advisory committee which is made up of leading medical and screening experts.The UK NSC considered newborn screening for metachro...
Housing: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consideration has been given to ensuring equitable permitted development rights for homeowners for properties that were originally built with stepped rear elevations.
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
Under the householder permitted development rights (set out in The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) homeowners are able to extend and improve their homes and to erect outbuildings incidental to the main dwe...
Energy: Meters
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress he has made on upgrading smart meters in North Northumberland constituency.
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
Energy suppliers are now able to install smart meters in the ‘North’ region using the 4G cellular mobile network, with 4G communication hubs available for rollout across Great Britain since July 2025. 4G operates alongside the existing long range radio so...
Spinal Injuries: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of moving spinal cord injury services from nationally coordinated commissioning to the responsibility for ICBs.
Awaiting an answer from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Hospitality Industry: First Aid
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring licensed pubs, restaurants and other food-serving establishments to have at least one member of staff on duty who holds a valid first aid
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 require employers to provide such equipment and facilities as are adequate and appropriate to enable first aid to be rendered to employees who are injured or become ill at work. A needs assessment will de...
Powers of Attorney: Universal Credit
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Office of the Public Guardian’s fee exemption criteria for Lasting Powers of Attorney on people migrated from income-related Employment and Support Allow
Answer · 7 Jul 2026
The criteria for the remission of or exemption from fees are prescribed in secondary legislation, namely the Public Guardian (Fees etc.) Regulations 2007 (Fees Regulations). The Fees Regulations require the Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) to grant a f...
Speeches in the chamber
15 Jul 2026 A1: North Northumberland
I wish to press a little on RIS4. One of the changes to the Green Book is about place-based approaches. Will that be under consideration so that ultimately the financial return on investment is not the be all and end all? Will consideratio…
15 Jul 2026 A1: North Northumberland
I thank my constituency neighbour for giving way. We may not agree on all of the narrative on what happened over the past decade, but does the hon. Gentleman agree with me that these infrastructure projects are not just about the day-to-da…
15 Jul 2026 A1: North Northumberland
Absolutely. I could not agree more with my hon. Friend. I will come on to that in a moment. This goes back to what I was saying about the Green Book, about the Treasury’s investment rules, and about how we decide where public money ultimat…
15 Jul 2026 A1: North Northumberland
It is a real pleasure to open this debate on the A1 through North Northumberland. I have been seeking this debate for months. When I saw the time at which it was originally to have happened, I wondered whether someone somewhere had decided…
13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill
Let us be straight: immigration is a good and necessary thing for our country. Successive waves of immigration over hundreds of years have helped make Britain the country we are, whether we are talking about the Huguenots fleeing French pe…
13 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
Two months ago my constituent, farmer Ian McKie, was subjected to a burglary in which his workshop was broken into and a quad bike was stolen. According to Mr McKie, such crime is happening more frequently and boldly in North Northumberla…
24 Jun 2026 Farming: Financial Sustainability
I thank the Minister for his comprehensive speech, and especially for touching on the issue of fertiliser. That issue is significant for all hon. Members here, and we will follow up on it. The discussion has, for the most part, been cro…
24 Jun 2026 Farming: Financial Sustainability
If the right hon. Member bears with me, I will get to exactly that point. The second area of concern is the marketplace. The FFCC reports that farming productivity increased by 60% from the ’70s to the 2020s, but that farming incomes ha…
24 Jun 2026 Farming: Financial Sustainability
I thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. He will see this in the road map and in the Government’s approach. There needs to be the right balance between environmental approach, renewables and food production. I agree that the decision a…
24 Jun 2026 Farming: Financial Sustainability
I beg to move, That this House has considered the financial sustainability of the farming sector. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mr Turner. In a shameless effort to garner sympathy, I thank you for allowing me …
22 Jun 2026 Pathways Study: Puberty Suppression
I thank my right hon. Friend for his detailed and nuanced statement. Notwithstanding the risks of using puberty blockers on children, which he has outlined, and the inability to guarantee that they will not be harmed by participation in th…
22 Jun 2026 School Rebuilding Programme
Young people in Berwick in my constituency have been taught for over a decade in a crumbling high school—the only high school in the town in a wide surrounding area. Following sustained calls from families in Berwick, the Conservative coun…
22 Jun 2026 School Rebuilding Programme
13. What progress the school rebuilding programme has made.
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
My hon. Friend is making an excellent speech. He has just made the point that I wanted to make, which is that we surely cannot make an ideological decision that it is always right to put national assets of sovereign capacity back into th…
9 Jun 2026 Sir David Attenborough: Permanent National Monument
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Roger, and an absolute pleasure to stand alongside my hon. Friend the Member for Paisley and Renfrewshire South (Johanna Baxter), who made a fantastic speech. She was exactly the right pe…
3 Jun 2026 Defence Industrial Strategy
I thank my hon. Friend for that answer. I also welcome the good news that this week alone, Thales in Belfast has been given a £36 million contract to provide those multi-role missiles, which will support 700 highly skilled jobs in Belfast.…
3 Jun 2026 Defence Industrial Strategy
5. What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the defence industrial strategy 2025 on Northern Ireland.
14 May 2026 Getting Britain Working Again
It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bath (Wera Hobhouse), whose comments on community energy I will come to in a moment. It is a real honour to speak in this debate on the Loyal Address on behalf of my constituents in North N…
14 May 2026 Supreme Court Dillon Judgment
With respect to the shadow Minister, I have to say as someone who ran peacemaking programmes in Northern Ireland and who did a master’s dissertation on the South African truth and reconciliation commission that, sadly, the legacy Act came …
28 Apr 2026 Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
My constituency neighbour is giving a speech full of hyperbole. The motion is about a specific question, yet he treats this as if it were a referendum on the Prime Minister. Does he agree that that is simply not what we are voting on tonig…
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Expenses
Contact & offices
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Berwick Office, Berwick Workspace, 90 Marygate, Berwick upon Tweed, TD15 1BN
Constituency office
Morpeth Office, 13 Telford Court, Morpeth, NE61 2DB
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about David Smith, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is David Smith?
David Smith is a Member of Parliament representing North Northumberland in the House of Commons. See David Smith's official Parliament profile.
Which party does David Smith represent?
David Smith sits as Labour. See David Smith's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does David Smith represent?
David Smith is the Member of Parliament for North Northumberland. See David Smith's official Parliament profile.
How long has David Smith been an MP?
David Smith has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See David Smith's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for David Smith?
David Smith has 5 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See David Smith's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.