At a glanceSarah Russell is a Labour MP for Congleton, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 472 votes in Commons divisions (82% attendance), tabled 28 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Sarah Russell did not vote in 103. 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
- Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Committee since 21 Jan 2026
- Licensing Hours Extensions Bill Committee since 4 Jun 2025
- Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill Committee since 21 May 2025
- Justice Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Congleton 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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Andrew Cooper
Labour
100.0% · 463 of 463 shared votes
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Rachel Hopkins
Labour
100.0% · 459 of 459 shared votes
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Paul Davies
Labour
100.0% · 458 of 458 shared votes
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Tristan Osborne
Labour
100.0% · 455 of 455 shared votes
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Steve Yemm
Labour
100.0% · 451 of 451 shared votes
Votes least like
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Nick Timothy
Conservative
0.6% · 2 of 315 shared votes
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Joy Morrissey
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 301 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 291 shared votes
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Mr Mark Francois
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 280 shared votes
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Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Conservative
0.7% · 1 of 151 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.
Employment and earnings1
- Consultant Solicitor - Fox Whitfield (registered 2 Aug 2024)
Miscellaneous1
- Member of the Executive Committee of the Fabian Society. This is an unpaid role. (registered 31 Jul 2024)
Written questions
Clean Energy: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help increase funding for clean energy in the North West.
Answer · 7 Jul 2026
The Government is directly investing into the North-West, funding key initiatives such as the Hynet CCUS cluster, projects in our Hydrogen Allocation Rounds, the Green Heat Network Fund and Local Growth Fund. Great British Energy has funded solar panels a...
Rape: Youth Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many rapes were tried in the youth court last year and in each of the preceding three years; and of those, for each year, (a) how many resulted in a guilty verdict, (b) how many were sentenced in the youth co
Answer · 30 Jun 2026
The Ministry of Justice publishes magistrates’ court data on prosecutions and resulting outcomes for rape offences by age of the defendant. This can be downloaded from the Criminal Justice Statistics landing page here: Criminal Justice Statistics.Although...
Revenue and Customs: Forms
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether all HMRC forms are available in paper form on request.
Answer · 16 Jun 2026
HMRC remains committed to its digital‑first strategy. As part of this, it is delivering a programme to move at least 75% of communications currently issued by paper to digital channels in the current spending review period. However, HMRC recognises that n...
Revenue and Customs: Forms
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making all HMRC forms available (a) online and (b) in paper form.
Answer · 16 Jun 2026
HMRC remains committed to its digital‑first strategy. As part of this, it is delivering a programme to move at least 75% of communications currently issued by paper to digital channels in the current spending review period. However, HMRC recognises that n...
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the 10-Year Workplace Plan.
Answer · 9 Jun 2026
We will publish the 10 Year Workforce Plan imminently.
Medicine: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of medical training places in Cheshire and Merseyside.
Answer · 1 Jun 2026
The Government committed in the 10-Year Health Plan to create 1,000 new specialty training posts over the next three years with a focus on specialties where there is the greatest need. Further information on which specialties and regions will receive thes...
Roads: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of potholes on rural road safety.
Answer · 1 Jun 2026
In 2024 (the latest year for which figures are available), an estimated 4% of reported personal injury road collisions on rural roads in Great Britain were assigned a contributory road safety factor of ‘poor or defective road surface or deposits on road’....
Palliative Care: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the long-term sustainability of the palliative care workforce.
Answer · 16 Apr 2026
Last year, we published our 10-year plan to deliver a National Health Service fit for the future and a central part of the plan is our workforce and how we ensure we train and provide the staff, technology, and infrastructure the NHS needs to care for pat...
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Road Repairs: New Technology
In my area, the improvement on potholes is noticeable, and I thank the Government for the additional funding, which is being used for large patching work; no longer is there just shovelling into endless holes. I am concerned, however, abou…
15 Jul 2026 Waste Management Sites
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Dr Murrison. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool North and Fleetwood (Lorraine Beavers) for securing this timely debate. Two separate areas in my constituency are suffering …
15 Jul 2026 Peak Cluster Pipeline and Project
What sort of people work at the National Wealth Fund and make these decisions? Who is evaluating this?
15 Jul 2026 Peak Cluster Pipeline and Project
The Minister has referred to the fact that, as yet, there has been no application and therefore no ministerial decision, but he has also said that community engagement is an important part of the decision-making process. My concern on beha…
15 Jul 2026 Peak Cluster Pipeline and Project
Will the Minister give way?
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
I join my many colleagues in paying tribute to the Hillsborough families—those in the Gallery today, and those who, for very understandable reasons, felt that they could not be here. Your quest for justice is truly inspirational to all of …
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
The people who lead these inquiries are leading public figures and have usually held significant judicial office. Is the hon. Member honestly suggesting that they are going to be successfully pressured by people who want to destroy the Bri…
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
My hon. Friend is most welcome. I am grateful for all the amendments that the Government have tabled, but I remain concerned that the current civil legal aid rate is £40 an hour. She has referred to security-vetted counsel. Is it likely th…
14 Jul 2026 Public Office (Accountability) Bill
Will my hon. Friend give way?
7 Jul 2026 Topical Questions
My local community energy company, which is run by volunteers, is incredibly keen to get solar panels on the roofs of local public buildings, but we are really struggling to get the permissions we need from the local authority to proceed w…
2 Jul 2026 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform: Managing Agents
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Vauxhall and Camberwell Green (Florence Eshalomi) for securing this debate, and for all the work that she has done on this issue. I see that Lord Best is in the Gallery; he, among many others, has been…
1 Jul 2026 Engagements
Q8. Dr Carly Mellor, an NHS dentist in my constituency, recently said the following to me:“Ministers had pledged to fix the failed contract we work to within this Parliament. The Government has begun discussions on a new contract, and p…
29 Jun 2026 Home Office and Ministry of Justice
Many thanks, Madam Deputy Speaker. My right hon. Friend the Member for Makerfield (Andy Burnham) suggested in December that this might be worth looking at again, and many of us in all parts of the House would be grateful for such an approa…
29 Jun 2026 Home Office and Ministry of Justice
I thank the Government for the considerable progress that has been made on criminal legal aid and other matters within the estimates since we have taken office. The courts system, as we have heard, was in the most dilapidated and decrepit …
29 Jun 2026 Home Office and Ministry of Justice
Does the hon. Member have any figures disaggregating prison officers from the remainder of MOJ staff? Obviously, their working lives are very different.
23 Jun 2026 Draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 Draft Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir Alec. The shadow Minister asked whether this is really what Members came here to do, and I can say that I genuinely and literally came to this place to do this, so I am delighted that we …
9 Jun 2026 Water Safety
It has been mentioned in this debate that there is great regional inequality, and that children in the most deprived areas are most likely to drown. Interventions solely focused on deprived areas concern me because there are considerable n…
9 Jun 2026 Water Safety
I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Southampton Itchen (Darren Paffey) for securing this important debate. My constituent Chiedza Nyanjowa was only 15 when she went to Formby beach on the bank holiday weekend with her 11-year-old cous…
8 Jun 2026 Water Companies
Since 2003, my constituent has suffered multiple incidents every year of raw sewage flooding into his garden. United Utilities is disputing with him how the guaranteed standards scheme works, and he is not receiving adequate compensation. …
8 Jun 2026 Digital Safety: Children
The tech companies are big, they are rich, they are clever, and they are playing a very long game. I do not doubt that in the next three months we shall see some degree of compliance or movement towards what the Government are asking for f…
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Sarah Russell, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Sarah Russell?
Sarah Russell is a Member of Parliament representing Congleton in the House of Commons. See Sarah Russell's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Sarah Russell represent?
Sarah Russell sits as Labour. See Sarah Russell's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Sarah Russell represent?
Sarah Russell is the Member of Parliament for Congleton. See Sarah Russell's official Parliament profile.
How long has Sarah Russell been an MP?
Sarah Russell has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Sarah Russell's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Sarah Russell?
Sarah Russell has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Sarah Russell's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.