Christian Wakeford
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Bury South · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Government Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Constituency office
Constituency office, 11 Deansgate, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 2SH
Tel: 01615330801
Website
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bury South | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Bury South | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 19 January 2022 | Present |
| Conservative | 12 December 2019 | 19 January 2022 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Whip | Government | 10 July 2024 | 7 September 2025 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Opposition | 31 October 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
Voting participation
60th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 229 | 97.0% |
| 2025 | 322 | 305 | 94.7% |
| 2024 | 200 | 147 | 73.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 203 | 79.3% |
| 2022 | 251 | 178 | 70.9% |
| 2021 | 242 | 219 | 90.5% |
| 2020 | 190 | 187 | 98.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 864 | 80.9% |
| 59th | 631 | 606 | 96.0% |
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
292nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 31 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 62 | 41 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 79 | 43 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 148 | 83 | 87 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 103 | 76 | 108 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee of Selection | Member | 24 June 2025 | – | no published attendance |
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill | Member | 9 February 2026 | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Education Committee 2020–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- Science and Technology Committee (Commons) 2022–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Transport Committee 2022–2022 · attendance 100.0%
9 bill committees served on
- Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] 2024
- Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL] 2025
- Crown Estate Bill [HL] 2025
- Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill 2023
- Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] 2023
- Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee 2023
- Finance Bill 2025
- Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] 2023
- Tobacco and Vapes Bill 2024
Hansard activity
275th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
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.
2019
- – Became MP for Bury South
- – Joined Conservative
2020
- – Joined Education Committee
2022
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Transport Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
2024
- – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
- – Became MP for Bury South
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip
2025
- – Joined Committee of Selection
- – Appointed: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
- – Left role: Assistant Whip
2026
- – Joined Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
Constituency: Bury South
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.