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Graham Stringer

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Blackley and Middleton South · in Parliament since 1 May 1997

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 5235

Email: graham.stringer.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

North Manchester Sixth Form College, Rochdale Road, Manchester, M9 4AF

Tel: 0161 202 6600

Email: graham.stringer.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
59.1%
1,004 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
208 meetings attended
Debate contributions
428
in the 7 year window
Written questions
26
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Graham Stringer is the Labour MP for Blackley and Middleton South, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Blackley and Middleton South4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Blackley and Broughton6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
Manchester, Blackley1 May 19976 May 2010Elected 3 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour1 May 1997Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)Government12 June 200129 May 2002
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)Government9 November 19997 June 2001

Voting participation

Participation rate
59.1%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,004

560th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Graham Stringer voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 0.0%0.0%2020: 46.8%46.8%2021: 79.3%79.3%2022: 61.0%61.0%2023: 55.5%55.5%2024: 66.5%66.5%2025: 50.3%50.3%2026: 56.4%56.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236133 56.4%
2025322162 50.3%
2024200133 66.5%
2023256142 55.5%
2022251153 61.0%
2021242192 79.3%
202019089 46.8%
201920 0.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068647 60.6%
59th631357 56.6%

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
428
Written questions
26
Oral questions
24
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
208

573rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Graham Stringer: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 131320202021: 6620212022: 3320222023: 3320232024: 0020242025: 0020252026: 112026
Oral questions per year
Graham Stringer: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.020192020: 3320202021: 4420212022: 3320222023: 3320232024: 5520242025: 4420252026: 222026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 65 31 1 2 0 0 0
2025 90 44 0 4 0 0 0
2024 53 24 0 5 0 0 0
2023 35 22 3 3 0 0 0
2022 63 32 3 3 0 0 0
2021 46 23 6 4 0 0 0
2020 76 30 13 3 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Panel of Chairs Member 30 July 2024 – no published attendance

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

Committee membership history

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
428
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
206
distinct debates

274th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Graham Stringer: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year025507510020192020: 767620202021: 464620212022: 636320222023: 353520232024: 535320242025: 909020252026: 65652026
Debates participated in per year
Graham Stringer: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 303020202021: 232320212022: 323220222023: 222220232024: 242420242025: 444420252026: 31312026

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. 1997

    • – Became MP for Manchester, Blackley
    • – Joined Labour

  2. 1999

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

  3. 2001

    • – Left role: Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
    • – Appointed: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

  4. 2002

    • – Left role: Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)

  5. 2006

    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

  6. 2010

    • – Became MP for Blackley and Broughton
    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

  7. 2015

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

  8. 2017

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

  9. 2020

    • – Joined Panel of Chairs
    • – Joined Foreign Affairs Committee
    • – Joined Science and Technology Committee (Commons)

  10. 2023

    • – Joined Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories

  11. 2024

    • – Became MP for Blackley and Middleton South
    • – Joined Panel of Chairs

Constituency: Blackley and Middleton South

Blackley and Middleton South constituency boundary
Area
28.4 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 10,250
Electorate
72,303 · turnout 43.3%
Postcode areas
M24, M25, M40, M7, M8, M9

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.