Portrait of Mark Sewards

Mark Sewards

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Leeds South West and Morley · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: mark.sewards.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

62 Queen Street, Morley, LS27 9BP

Tel: 0113 529 0596

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
77.5%
489 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
85 meetings attended
Debate contributions
311
in the 7 year window
Written questions
221
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Mark Sewards is the Labour MP for Leeds South West and Morley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Leeds South West and Morley4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Harrogate and Knaresborough

Voting participation

Participation rate
77.5%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
489

joint 248th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Mark Sewards voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 93.2%93.2%2025: 76.4%76.4%2026: 74.2%74.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236175 74.2%
2025322246 76.4%
20247368 93.2%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631489 77.5%

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
311
Written questions
221
Oral questions
16
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
85

joint 325th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Mark Sewards: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002024: 323220242025: 393920252026: 1501502026
Oral questions per year
Mark Sewards: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 3320242025: 9920252026: 442026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 114 87 150 4 0 0 0
2025 132 94 39 9 0 0 0
2024 65 53 32 3 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Education Committee Member 21 October 2024 85 of 85 100.0%

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
311
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
234
distinct debates

343rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Mark Sewards: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 656520242025: 13213220252026: 1141142026
Debates participated in per year
Mark Sewards: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 535320242025: 949420252026: 87872026

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 Leeds South West and Morley
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Education Committee

Constituency: Leeds South West and Morley

Leeds South West and Morley constituency boundary
Area
56.3 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 8,423
Electorate
71,854 · turnout 56.0%
Postcode areas
BD11, BD4, LS10, LS11, LS12, LS13, LS26, LS27, WF12, WF17, WF2, WF3

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.