Portrait of Alan Strickland

Alan Strickland

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: alan.strickland.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
88.6%
559 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
1 meetings attended
Debate contributions
69
in the 7 year window
Written questions
4
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Alan Strickland is the Labour MP for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Berwick-upon-Tweed

Voting participation

Participation rate
88.6%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
559

joint 33rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Alan Strickland voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 94.5%94.5%2025: 84.2%84.2%2026: 92.8%92.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236219 92.8%
2025322271 84.2%
20247369 94.5%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631559 88.6%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
69
Written questions
4
Oral questions
15
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
1

joint 625th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Alan Strickland: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 3320242025: 1120252026: 002026
Oral questions per year
Alan Strickland: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 2220242025: 9920252026: 442026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 14 13 0 4 0 0 0
2025 47 28 1 9 0 0 0
2024 8 8 3 2 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Member 26 October 2026 1 of 1 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

1 bill committee served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
69
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
49
distinct debates

joint 619th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Alan Strickland: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0132538502024: 8820242025: 474720252026: 14142026
Debates participated in per year
Alan Strickland: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 8820242025: 282820252026: 13132026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

Constituency: Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor constituency boundary
Area
246.1 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 8,839
Electorate
72,215 · turnout 55.2%
Postcode areas
DH1, DH6, DL1, DL14, DL16, DL17, DL4, DL5, TS21, TS22, TS27, TS28, TS29

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.