Portrait of Sarah Russell

Sarah Russell

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Congleton · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: sarah.russell.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency office

Tel: 020 7219 6638

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
82.9%
523 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
5 meetings attended
Debate contributions
227
in the 7 year window
Written questions
41
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

Sarah Russell is the Labour MP for Congleton, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Congleton4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
82.9%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
523

130th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Sarah Russell voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 82.2%82.2%2025: 81.1%81.1%2026: 85.6%85.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236202 85.6%
2025322261 81.1%
20247360 82.2%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631523 82.9%

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
227
Written questions
41
Oral questions
14
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
5

joint 540th of 650 current MPs (6 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Sarah Russell: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 5520242025: 4420252026: 32322026
Oral questions per year
Sarah Russell: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 2220242025: 7720252026: 552026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 71 44 32 5 0 0 0
2025 133 66 4 7 0 0 0
2024 23 15 5 2 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Member 21 January 2026 – no published attendance
Justice Committee Member 21 October 2024 5 of 5 100.0%

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

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
227
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
125
distinct debates

432nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Sarah Russell: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 232320242025: 13313320252026: 71712026
Debates participated in per year
Sarah Russell: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 151520242025: 666620252026: 44442026

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 Congleton
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Justice Committee
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill

Constituency: Congleton

Congleton constituency boundary
Area
211.3 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 3,387
Electorate
74,243 · turnout 67.5%
Postcode areas
CW1, CW10, CW11, CW12, CW4, SK11, ST7, WA16

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.