Portrait of Ian Byrne

Ian Byrne

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Liverpool West Derby · in Parliament since 12 December 2019

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 0207 219 3000

Email: ian.byrne.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency office

Tel: 0151 222 2345

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
72.7%
1,235 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
217 meetings attended
Debate contributions
486
in the 7 year window
Written questions
732
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

Ian Byrne is the Labour MP for Liverpool West Derby, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Liverpool West Derby4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Liverpool, West Derby12 December 201930 May 2024Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour5 February 2025Present
Independent23 July 20245 February 2025
Labour12 December 201923 July 2024

Voting participation

Participation rate
72.7%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,235

345th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Ian Byrne voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 76.3%76.3%2021: 87.6%87.6%2022: 71.7%71.7%2023: 64.5%64.5%2024: 66.5%66.5%2025: 67.1%67.1%2026: 77.1%77.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236182 77.1%
2025322216 67.1%
2024200133 66.5%
2023256165 64.5%
2022251180 71.7%
2021242212 87.6%
2020190145 76.3%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068788 73.8%
59th631447 70.8%

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
486
Written questions
732
Oral questions
64
Early day motions
42
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
217

119th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Ian Byrne: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 373720202021: 484820212022: 14114120222023: 16316320232024: 13513520242025: 10410420252026: 1041042026
Oral questions per year
Ian Byrne: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0510152020192020: 121220202021: 121220212022: 141420222023: 101020232024: 7720242025: 2220252026: 772026
Early day motions per year
Ian Byrne: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year03581020192020: 4420202021: 4420212022: 4420222023: 8820232024: 6620242025: 6620252026: 10102026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 53 36 104 7 10 0 0
2025 95 34 104 2 6 1 0
2024 85 33 135 7 6 1 0
2023 58 41 163 10 8 0 0
2022 50 33 141 14 4 0 0
2021 110 60 48 12 4 0 0
2020 35 23 37 12 4 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

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

Committee membership history

7 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
486
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
260
distinct debates

241st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Ian Byrne: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year05010015020020192020: 353520202021: 11011020212022: 505020222023: 585820232024: 858520242025: 959520252026: 53532026
Debates participated in per year
Ian Byrne: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year025507510020192020: 232320202021: 606020212022: 333320222023: 414120232024: 333320242025: 343420252026: 36362026

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. 2019

    • – Became MP for Liverpool, West Derby
    • – Joined Labour
  2. 2020

    • – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
    • – Joined Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
  3. 2024

    • – Became MP for Liverpool West Derby
    • – Joined Independent
  4. 2025

    • – Joined Labour

Constituency: Liverpool West Derby

Liverpool West Derby constituency boundary
Area
18.6 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 20,423
Electorate
69,934 · turnout 54.3%
Postcode areas
L11, L12, L13, L14, L28, L36, L4, L6

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.