Lucy Powell
Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP
MP for Manchester Central · in Parliament since 15 November 2012
Government Secretary of State for Education · Department for Education
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4402
Email: contact@lucypowell.org.uk
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester Central | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Manchester Central | 15 November 2012 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 15 November 2012 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester, Withington |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons | Government | 5 July 2024 | 5 September 2025 |
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Opposition | 4 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Opposition | 29 November 2021 | 4 September 2023 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing | Opposition | 19 September 2021 | 29 November 2021 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Housing | Opposition | 9 May 2021 | 19 September 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 9 May 2021 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Education | Opposition | 14 September 2015 | 26 June 2016 |
| Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office | Opposition | 5 November 2014 | 14 September 2015 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) | Opposition | 7 October 2013 | 5 November 2014 |
Voting participation
joint 490th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 135 | 57.2% |
| 2025 | 322 | 242 | 75.2% |
| 2024 | 200 | 137 | 68.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 165 | 64.5% |
| 2022 | 251 | 109 | 43.4% |
| 2021 | 242 | 185 | 76.5% |
| 2020 | 190 | 132 | 69.5% |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 669 | 62.6% |
| 59th | 631 | 436 | 69.1% |
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
307th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1,392 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 728 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 48 | 29 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 61 | 16 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 53 | 26 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 130 | 55 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 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 (Co-op) average 99.8%
Committee membership history
- Education Committee 2017–2019, 2020–2020 · attendance 100.0%
- House of Commons Commission 2023–2025
- Members Estimate Committee 2023–2024, 2024–2025
- Modernisation Committee 2024–2025 · attendance 100.0%
- Public Accounts Commission 2024–2025
- Restoration and Renewal Client Board 2023–2025 · attendance 100.0%
- Restoration and Renewal Programme Board 2023–2025 · attendance 100.0%
- Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 2023–2024, 2024–2025 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
8th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650
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.
2012
- – Became MP for Manchester Central
- – Joined Labour
2013
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education)
2014
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education)
2015
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Education
- – Left role: Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office
2016
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Education
2017
- – Joined Education Committee
2020
- – Joined Education Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Housing
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Housing
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Housing
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Housing
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
- – Joined House of Commons Commission
- – Joined Members Estimate Committee
- – Joined Restoration and Renewal Programme Board
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- – Joined Restoration and Renewal Client Board
- – Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
- – Became MP for Manchester Central
- – Appointed: Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
- – Joined Members Estimate Committee
- – Became Chair of Modernisation Committee
- – Joined Modernisation Committee
- – Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
- – Joined Public Accounts Commission
2025
- – Left role: Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
2026
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Education
Constituency: Manchester Central
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.