At a glanceDr Allison Gardner is a Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 492 votes in Commons divisions (86% attendance), tabled 123 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Dr Allison Gardner did not vote in 83. 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
- Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] Committee since 24 Jun 2025
- Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Stoke-on-Trent South 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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Liz Twist
Labour
100.0% · 472 of 472 shared votes
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Sojan Joseph
Labour
100.0% · 469 of 469 shared votes
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Sean Woodcock
Labour
100.0% · 466 of 466 shared votes
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Dr Lauren Sullivan
Labour
100.0% · 448 of 448 shared votes
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Alan Strickland
Labour
100.0% · 448 of 448 shared votes
Votes least like
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 281 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.7% · 2 of 267 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
0.9% · 3 of 324 shared votes
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Chris Philp
Conservative
0.9% · 3 of 320 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 307 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.
Miscellaneous2
- Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Keele University. This is an unpaid role. (registered 26 Jul 2024)
- Director of Women Leading in AI. This is an unpaid role. (registered 26 Jul 2024)
Written questions
Motorcycles: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory minimum standards for protective motorcycle clothing, including jackets, trousers, gloves and boots.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
Rule 83 of the Highway Code specifies that on all journeys, the rider and pillion passenger on a motorcycle, scooter or moped must wear a protective helmet that complies with safety regulations. In addition, Rule 84 advises that riders wear eye protectors...
Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what consideration has been made to exempt sexual offenders from eligibility for early release.
Answer · 23 Jul 2026
First, I would like to express my sincere sympathy with all victims of these appalling crimes. This Government inherited a prisons system days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public ...
Sexual Offences: Prisoners' Release
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what engagement his department has undertaken with survivors of sexual violence, during the formulation of the early release scheme as part of the Sentencing Act 2026.
Answer · 23 Jul 2026
First, I would like to express my sincere sympathy with all victims of these appalling crimes. This Government inherited a prisons system days from collapse. We had no choice but to take decisive action to stop our prisons overflowing and keep the public ...
Shops: Planning Permission
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of the potential impact of Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) on the ability of local authorities to prevent the reopening of vape shops
Answer · 16 Jul 2026
My Department has made no specific assessment of the ability of local planning authorities to prevent the reopening of vape shops, where no planning permission is required because the use remains within the same use class. The ‘Commercial, business and se...
Internet: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of potential impact of online Com Networks on the online safety; and what information her Department holds on what enforcement action has been ta
Answer · 15 Jul 2026
The Government recognises the serious risks to user safety posed by online groups and recently strengthened the Online Safety Act regime by making the offence of encouraging or assisting serious self-harm a priority offence. This means regulated platforms...
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending the Hardship Fund to all members eligible to receive civil service pensions.
Answer · 17 Jul 2026
The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government.The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension b...
Necrotising Enterocolitis: Research
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding his Department has allocated to research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of necrotising enterocolitis.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds clinical, public health, and social care research and works in partnership with the National Health Service, universities, local government, o...
Epilepsy: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the number of GPs and nurses with specialist training in epilepsy.
Answer · 22 Jun 2026
The Government recognises the importance of ensuring that healthcare professionals are appropriately trained to identify and manage epilepsy.General practitioners and nurses receive training in neurological conditions, including epilepsy, as part of their...
Early day motions
| 13 Jul 2026 | Landau Centre, Newstead | 2 sig. |
| 7 Jul 2026 | Councillor Lilian Dodd | 2 sig. |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Gladstone Pottery Museum | 4 sig. |
| 20 May 2026 | Councillor Joan Bell appointed as Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent | 1 sig. |
| 27 Apr 2026 | City of Stoke-on-Trent Male Voice Choir’s dementia fundraising tour | 3 sig. |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Diagnosis of neurodevelopmental conditions in women and girls | 9 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 Local Government Reorganisation
My constituency straddles both the proposed Staffordshire unitaries quite substantially. I welcome the creation of a North Staffordshire unitary—an area that has a long-held identity and significant growth potential—but opting for the smal…
16 Jul 2026 Business of the House
Lightwood in my constituency is earmarked in the emerging local plan for a whopping 3,000 new homes. Not only would a development of that size be simply too much for the area, but no masterplan has been brought forward to guide developmen…
7 Jul 2026 Human Rights in Kashmir
Some of my constituents have been labelled terrorists because they have spoken out and are now unable to travel to visit their families, even if the blockade should end. Does my hon. Friend agree that that type of draconian abuse of the l…
7 Jul 2026 Human Rights in Kashmir
My hon. Friend is correct. I recently met constituents in my office who are deeply concerned about the internet blackout. They are unable to find out if their families are okay and have told me some horrendous stories, including—this is un…
7 Jul 2026 Human Rights in Kashmir
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6 Jul 2026 Ceramics Industry
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Murrison. I thank all the people who signed this petition and commend the hard work done by my hon. Friend the Member for Amber Valley (Linsey Farnsworth) and all who fought hard for Denby…
2 Jul 2026 Business of the House
On Sunday, I was delighted to attend a teatime event with the Fulford community choir. It was an uplifting and joyous event, and I congratulate Gail Sullivan, Wendy Godfrey, Dan Hollinghurst, Rowena Davies and all the volunteers and musici…
30 Jun 2026 High Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefronts
Absent landlords are a blight. In Longton town centre at the top of The Strand, there is a building without a roof following a fire, with several shops functioning underneath. Trying to get powers under section 215 to chase the landlord to…
30 Jun 2026 High Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefronts
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Vaz. I thank the hon. Member for Bromsgrove (Bradley Thomas) for securing this debate. In my constituency, high streets such as Longton town centre and Weston Road in Meir were hit by aust…
30 Jun 2026 High Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefronts
I completely agree with the hon. Gentleman’s vision. In my town centre of Longton, we are making massive improvements to the public realm. We have heritage colours and an awful lot of civil pride. It can be done, and Longton is demonstrati…
21 May 2026 Middle East: Economic Response
The Potteries welcome this statement. I have been working with local companies, the TUC, GMB and research organisations to develop proposals to support the ceramics industry to innovate, improve energy efficiency and decarbonise. I have pr…
19 May 2026 Violence against Women and Girls
I welcome the announcement of a record £100 million expansion of GPS tagging for domestic abusers following a pilot by the Greater London Authority that saw reoffending fall by up to 63%. However, the current plans will apply only to the h…
19 May 2026 Violence against Women and Girls
4. How he plans to work with the Prime Minister’s adviser on women and girls to help tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system.
18 May 2026 Backing Business to Create Economic Growth
I am excited by this Government’s vision and commitment to renationalisation. We have started renationalising rail with Great British Railways, thus ending the subsidising of foreign owners. That, alongside freezing rail fares, means busin…
23 Apr 2026 UK Biobank Data
From my previous work with the AI and Digital Regulations Service, and as a scientist, I know that UK Biobank is an excellent resource, which furthers scientific research for the benefit of my health and my constituents. In particular, it …
21 Apr 2026 Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
I am conscious of the time. We have a seven-minute guideline, so I will carry on. It is clear that Foreign Office officials granted developed vetting security clearance to Mandelson and never told Ministers that they had done so, agains…
21 Apr 2026 Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
I apologise, because I struggle with my hearing. I did not pick up everything that the hon. Lady said, but I will come to the vetting and security policy in a second. I hope that might deliver an answer for her. Conservative Members are…
21 Apr 2026 Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
Polls can generate different answers depending on how the questions are formed. In other polls the Prime Minister is still a lot more popular than certain other Members present in this House. In reference to the Opposition’s chaos, I wi…
21 Apr 2026 Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
I promise I will come to the hon. Member in a minute. I am in the flow. People are tired after 14 years of the previous Government chopping and changing Prime Ministers and Secretaries of State. We had the blonde bumbler and the loopy lett…
21 Apr 2026 Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
I will reiterate the point that my hon. Friend the Member for Halesowen (Alex Ballinger) made: I wish I had never heard the name Peter Mandelson. He should not have been appointed. It is right that he was sacked. I acknowledge my hon. Frie…
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Dr Allison Gardner, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Dr Allison Gardner?
Dr Allison Gardner is a Member of Parliament representing Stoke-on-Trent South in the House of Commons. See Dr Allison Gardner's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Dr Allison Gardner represent?
Dr Allison Gardner sits as Labour. See Dr Allison Gardner's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Dr Allison Gardner represent?
Dr Allison Gardner is the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent South. See Dr Allison Gardner's official Parliament profile.
How long has Dr Allison Gardner been an MP?
Dr Allison Gardner has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Dr Allison Gardner's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Dr Allison Gardner?
Dr Allison Gardner has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Dr Allison Gardner's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.