At a glanceMichelle Welsh is a Labour MP for Sherwood Forest, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 474 votes in Commons divisions (82% attendance), tabled 56 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Michelle Welsh did not vote in 101. 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
- Public Accounts Commission Committee since 17 Dec 2024
- Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Sherwood Forest 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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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 468 of 468 shared votes
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Tristan Osborne
Labour
100.0% · 461 of 461 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 458 of 458 shared votes
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Andy Slaughter
Labour
100.0% · 456 of 456 shared votes
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Andrew Cooper
Labour
100.0% · 454 of 454 shared votes
Votes least like
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 279 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 278 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 143 shared votes
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Alex Burghart
Conservative
0.9% · 3 of 327 shared votes
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Sir Geoffrey Cox
Conservative
0.9% · 2 of 217 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
- Mariposa International (SG) Ltd - £460.00 (registered 4 Jun 2026)
Miscellaneous1
- School Governor at Arnold View Primary School. This is an unpaid role. (registered 3 Aug 2024)
Written questions
Voting Rights: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what provision is being made to ensure that 14 – 16 year olds are being equipped with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed decisions when they vote.
Answer · 8 Jul 2026
The Government is delivering its commitment to extend the right to vote to 16-and-17-year-olds through the Representation of the People Bill. The Bill was introduced on 12 February 2026 and is scheduled for Report Stage in the Commons on 14 July 2026. The...
Voting Rights: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress is being made on introduction of votes at 16.
Answer · 8 Jul 2026
The Government is delivering its commitment to extend the right to vote to 16-and-17-year-olds through the Representation of the People Bill. The Bill was introduced on 12 February 2026 and is scheduled for Report Stage in the Commons on 14 July 2026. The...
Planning Permission: Nature Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to amend Part 4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 to ensure that ecology surveys have to be compl
Answer · 12 Jun 2026
My Department has no such plans. The government continues to keep permitted development rights under review.
War Pensions: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help improve processing times for the War Pensions Scheme.
Answer · 20 Apr 2026
I refer the hon. member to my previous answer provided to 103061 on 12 January 2026. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently managing a high volume of War Pension Scheme (WPS) claims, which has resulted in longer processing times. We remain fully commi...
Sewage: Sherwood Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question UIN 118386, answered on 11 March 2026, how many incidents of sewage discharges occurred in Sherwood Forest constituency in 2025; and which rivers and
Answer · 19 Mar 2026
Data for 2025 is not yet available. We expect this to be published by April 2026.
Sewage: Waste Disposal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide better access to historic data on sewage discharges.
Answer · 11 Mar 2026
The Government is improving public access to information on sewage discharges. Since Event Duration Monitoring (EDM) was introduced in 2015, water companies have progressively installed monitors on storm overflows. Coverage increased over time and reached...
Sewage: Sherwood Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to stop Severn Trent Water from discharging sewage in Sherwood Forest constituency.
Answer · 11 Mar 2026
The Water (Special Measures) Act 2025 makes it a statutory requirement for all water companies to produce annual Pollution Incident Reduction Plans showing how they will meet our expectation of reducing pollution incidents by 40%. Between 2025 and 2030, a...
Sewage: Sherwood Forest
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of sewage discharges occurred in Sherwood Forest constituency in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025; and which rivers and bodies of water were most affected.
Answer · 11 Mar 2026
In 2024, Severn Trent Water Limited reported 414 sewage spills through storm overflows from their permitted assets (sewage treatment works and combined sewer overflows) in the Sherwood Forest constituency.
Early day motions
| 17 Mar 2026 | Whyburn Farm and Misk Hills | 3 sig. |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Protected title for anaesthetists | 14 sig. |
| 8 Apr 2025 | Hucknall Flight Test Museum | 2 sig. |
| 12 Nov 2024 | National Sherwood Forest Day | 11 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
1 Jul 2026 Engagements
Q6. The Donna Ockenden and Baroness Amos reviews have exposed some uncomfortable truths: that justice is not brought about by a system, a law, a protocol, a regulatory authority or NHS England, but by bereaved and harmed families having…
30 Jun 2026 National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation
I welcome Baroness Valerie Amos’s review, and I thank her and her team for their commitment to this vital work. Once again, this review confronts us with a very uncomfortable but real truth. The reality is that this inquiry and the Donna O…
24 Jun 2026 Nottingham Maternity and Neonatal Services
I thank the Secretary of State for his statement. For openness and transparency, I note that I have been campaigning on this for six years and I am a harmed mother at Nottingham University hospitals NHS trust. I start by thanking the brave…
23 Jun 2026 Prison Safety
I absolutely agree. If the Minister has not been to Wandsworth, I ask him to go and see that model, which perhaps is something he can do going forward. Offenders cannot focus on rebuilding their life if they are struggling simply to sur…
23 Jun 2026 Prison Safety
One would think my hon. Friend could read my speech over my shoulder, because that is the next thing I will talk about. There remains a staffing crisis across our prisons, with officer numbers falling and many leaving the profession after …
23 Jun 2026 Prison Safety
Absolutely. I thank the hon. Member for his intervention. Access to appropriate healthcare is another shortcoming. Prisoners often do not have access to their prescription medication or mental health services, and their medical or relig…
23 Jun 2026 Prison Safety
I absolutely agree. In fact, some of the accounts that I have been given by prison staff, particularly women prison officers, are deplorable. The inspectorate notes: “There had been two self-inflicted deaths in the previous two years…
23 Jun 2026 Prison Safety
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. As Members will hear in my speech, mental health and safety need to go hand in hand.
23 Jun 2026 Prison Safety
I beg to move, That this House has considered safety in prisons. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Jeremy. Since I was elected nearly two years ago, my office and I have been inundated with letters and calls from…
15 Jun 2026 Leasehold Reform
I met residents of the Hucknall colliery development in my constituency who have been left frustrated by high estate management charges, a lack of transparency and the appalling performance of managing agent FirstPort. Many cannot understa…
15 Jun 2026 Leasehold Reform
2. What steps his Department is taking to reform the leasehold sector.
1 Jun 2026 Child Sexual Offender Data
When I was a county councillor in Nottinghamshire, I asked the children and young people’s committee on a number of occasions where child exploitation was taking place in Notts, as well as what age groups and what genders it was affecting.…
20 May 2026 Child Protection Online
Too often, children are exposed to harmful content online, with material promoting pornography and self-harm pushed towards them. Childhood should not be handed over to algorithms. As a mum, I know that parents are terrified that social me…
20 May 2026 Child Protection Online
10. If she will take urgent steps to protect children online.
28 Apr 2026 Park Home Owners
It is a privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) on securing this important debate. In my constituency, there are a number of park home sites, including in …
20 Apr 2026 Maternity Commissioner
There are more than 2,500 families involved in the Nottingham inquiry, some of whose cases were never reported appropriately. Given that, does the hon. Member agree that it is important to get the taskforce right, because so many bad thing…
20 Apr 2026 Maternity Commissioner
Does the hon. Member agree that working with the families to get the taskforce right, which has never happened before with any Government, is key? Getting the taskforce working and getting the right people on that taskforce is essential as…
20 Apr 2026 Maternity Commissioner
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Alec. For complete openness and transparency, I am a harmed mother. I have been involved in the Nottingham inquiry, I sit on the national maternity and neonatal taskforce, and I am the…
15 Apr 2026 Cost of Heating Oil
I thank the hon. Member for North Norfolk (Steff Aquarone) for securing today’s debate. Nearly 1,000 people across my constituency of Sherwood Forest rely solely on heating oil to heat their homes and provide hot water. The sharp increase …
13 Apr 2026 Statutory Menstrual Leave
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell. I am pleased to take part in this debate and to stand with the 149 women in Sherwood Forest and the 109,000 people in total who signed this petition. Painful periods are oft…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 12 Feb 2025 – 18 Mar 2025
- Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill 4 Dec 2024 – 12 Dec 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
020 7219 7704
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Under One Roof , 3A Vine Terrace, Hucknall, NG15 7HN
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Michelle Welsh, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Michelle Welsh?
Michelle Welsh is a Member of Parliament representing Sherwood Forest in the House of Commons. See Michelle Welsh's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Michelle Welsh represent?
Michelle Welsh sits as Labour. See Michelle Welsh's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Michelle Welsh represent?
Michelle Welsh is the Member of Parliament for Sherwood Forest. See Michelle Welsh's official Parliament profile.
How long has Michelle Welsh been an MP?
Michelle Welsh has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Michelle Welsh's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Michelle Welsh?
Michelle Welsh has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Michelle Welsh's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.