Portrait of Steve Witherden

Steve Witherden

Labour Sitting MP

MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: steve.witherden.mp@parliament.uk

Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
80.4%
507 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
36 meetings attended
Debate contributions
138
in the 7 year window
Written questions
100
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Steve Witherden is the Labour MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
80.4%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
507

joint 180th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Steve Witherden voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 86.3%86.3%2025: 82.6%82.6%2026: 75.4%75.4%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236178 75.4%
2025322266 82.6%
20247363 86.3%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631507 80.4%

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
138
Written questions
100
Oral questions
25
Early day motions
8
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
36

joint 449th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Steve Witherden: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002024: 101020242025: 676720252026: 23232026
Oral questions per year
Steve Witherden: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 4420242025: 111120252026: 10102026
Early day motions per year
Steve Witherden: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 1120242025: 5520252026: 222026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 57 39 23 10 2 0 0
2025 59 39 67 11 5 0 0
2024 22 17 10 4 1 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Welsh Affairs Committee Member 28 October 2024 36 of 36 100.0%

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

Hansard activity

Contributions
138
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
95
distinct debates

joint 537th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Steve Witherden: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 222220242025: 595920252026: 57572026
Debates participated in per year
Steve Witherden: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 171720242025: 393920252026: 39392026

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 Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Welsh Affairs Committee

Constituency: Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr constituency boundary
Area
2,387.9 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 3,815
Electorate
74,039 · turnout 58.4%
Postcode areas
LL13, LL14, LL20, SY10, SY15, SY16, SY17, SY18, SY19, SY21, SY22, SY5, SY7, SY9

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.