Mike Amesbury
Independent Former MP · left 17 March 2025
Represented Runcorn and Helsby · in Parliament since 8 June 2017
Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runcorn and Helsby | 4 July 2024 | 17 March 2025 | Elected 1 time |
| Weaver Vale | 8 June 2017 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 2 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Independent | 27 October 2024 | 17 March 2025 |
| Labour | 8 June 2017 | 27 October 2024 |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Opposition | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Opposition | 19 September 2021 | 30 June 2022 |
| Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) | Opposition | 10 April 2020 | 19 September 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Employment) | Opposition | 10 July 2018 | 10 April 2020 |
Voting participation
299th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Independent average 55.3%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | 25 | 47.2% |
| 2024 | 200 | 126 | 63.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 195 | 76.2% |
| 2022 | 251 | 185 | 73.7% |
| 2021 | 242 | 217 | 89.7% |
| 2020 | 190 | 147 | 77.4% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 824 | 77.2% |
| 59th | 126 | 73 | 57.9% |
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
46th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Independent average 730
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 89 | 49 | 447 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 167 | 110 | 258 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 144 | 93 | 321 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 292 | 75 | 157 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 120 | 67 | 202 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (489 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Independent average 100.0%
Committee membership history
- Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 2017–2018, 2024–2025 · attendance 100.0%
- Modernisation Committee 2024–2025 · attendance 100.0%
- Transport Committee 2022–2023 · attendance 100.0%
9 bill committees served on
- Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] 2023
- Building Safety Bill 2021
- Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill 2023
- Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] 2021
- Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill 2024
- Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill 2023
- Prison Media Bill 2024
- Renters (Reform) Bill 2023
- Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill 2024
Hansard activity
140th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Independent average 248
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.
2017
- – Became MP for Weaver Vale
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
2018
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Employment)
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) (Employment)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2022
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Joined Transport Committee
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
- – Became MP for Runcorn and Helsby
- – Joined Modernisation Committee
- – Joined Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
- – Joined Independent
2025
- – Left the House of Commons (Resignation (Chiltern))
Constituency: Runcorn and Helsby
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.