Wendy Morton
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Aldridge-Brownhills · in Parliament since 7 May 2015
Opposition Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldridge-Brownhills | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Aldridge-Brownhills | 7 May 2015 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 3 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 7 May 2015 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tynemouth | |||
| Newcastle upon Tyne Central |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) | Government | 6 September 2022 | 25 October 2022 |
| Minister of State (Department for Transport) | Government | 9 February 2022 | 6 September 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) | Government | 19 December 2021 | 9 February 2022 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) | Government | 2 September 2020 | 19 December 2021 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development) | Government | 13 February 2020 | 2 September 2020 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice) | Government | 26 July 2019 | 13 February 2020 |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) | Government | 9 January 2018 | 26 July 2019 |
Voting participation
380th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 142 | 60.2% |
| 2025 | 322 | 185 | 57.5% |
| 2024 | 200 | 130 | 65.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 194 | 75.8% |
| 2022 | 251 | 201 | 80.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 182 | 75.2% |
| 2020 | 190 | 174 | 91.6% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 843 | 78.9% |
| 59th | 631 | 367 | 58.2% |
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
23rd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 196 | 91 | 669 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 334 | 156 | 1,296 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 86 | 57 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 89 | 39 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 165 | 56 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 91 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 141 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- Backbench Business Committee 2016–2016, 2022–2023, 2023–2024, 2024–2024 · attendance 100.0%
- Speaker's Conference (2022) 2023–2024
3 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
82nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
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.
2015
- – Became MP for Aldridge-Brownhills
- – Joined Conservative
2016
- – Joined Backbench Business Committee
2018
- – Appointed: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2019
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
- – Left role: Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
2020
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)
2021
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
2022
- – Appointed: Minister of State (Department for Transport)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
- – Left role: Minister of State (Department for Transport)
- – Left role: Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
- – Joined Backbench Business Committee
2023
- – Joined Speaker's Conference (2022)
- – Joined Backbench Business Committee
2024
- – Became MP for Aldridge-Brownhills
- – Joined Backbench Business Committee
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Constituency: Aldridge-Brownhills
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.