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Portrait of Mary Glindon

Mary Glindon

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 3000

Email: mary.glindon.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Swans Centre for Innovation, Station Rd, Wallsend, NE28 6HJ

Tel: 0191 234 2493

Website

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
80.7%
1,371 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
77.8%
7 meetings attended
Debate contributions
278
in the 7 year window
Written questions
681
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Mary Glindon is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
North Tyneside6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour6 May 2010Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Opposition Whip (Commons)Opposition14 April 202030 May 2024
Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Farming and Rural Communities)Opposition10 October 201610 April 2020

Voting participation

Participation rate
80.7%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,371

joint 170th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Mary Glindon voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 71.1%71.1%2021: 82.6%82.6%2022: 79.3%79.3%2023: 79.7%79.7%2024: 77.5%77.5%2025: 79.5%79.5%2026: 93.2%93.2%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236220 93.2%
2025322256 79.5%
2024200155 77.5%
2023256204 79.7%
2022251199 79.3%
2021242200 82.6%
2020190135 71.1%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068829 77.6%
59th631542 85.9%

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
278
Written questions
681
Oral questions
88
Early day motions
15
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
7

136th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Mary Glindon: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002019: 0020192020: 12712720202021: 535320212022: 343420222023: 565620232024: 919120242025: 17017020252026: 1501502026
Oral questions per year
Mary Glindon: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year061319252019: 0020192020: 111120202021: 9920212022: 131320222023: 232320232024: 161620242025: 111120252026: 552026
Early day motions per year
Mary Glindon: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02019: 2220192020: 3320202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 1120232024: 3320242025: 3320252026: 332026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 26 23 150 5 3 0 0
2025 43 29 170 11 3 0 0
2024 70 42 91 16 3 0 0
2023 57 40 56 23 1 0 0
2022 38 28 34 13 0 0 0
2021 25 18 53 9 0 0 0
2020 19 12 127 11 3 0 0
2019 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Administration Committee Member 28 October 2024 0 of 2 0.0%
Backbench Business Committee Member 28 October 2024 – no published attendance

512th of 515 current MPs · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

10 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
278
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
192
distinct debates

joint 374th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Mary Glindon: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002019: 0020192020: 191920202021: 252520212022: 383820222023: 575720232024: 707020242025: 434320252026: 26262026
Debates participated in per year
Mary Glindon: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502019: 0020192020: 121220202021: 181820212022: 282820222023: 404020232024: 424220242025: 292920252026: 23232026

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. 2010

    • – Became MP for North Tyneside
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee

  2. 2016

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Farming and Rural Communities)

  3. 2020

    • – Joined Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Farming and Rural Communities)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Whip (Commons)

  4. 2024

    • – Left role: Opposition Whip (Commons)
    • – Became MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
    • – Joined Administration Committee
    • – Joined Backbench Business Committee

Constituency: Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend

Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend constituency boundary
Area
26.4 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 12,817
Electorate
76,245 · turnout 55.5%
Postcode areas
NE1, NE12, NE2, NE28, NE6, NE7

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.