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Bill Esterson vs Carla Lockhart

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central
vs
Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 578 shared comparable votes.

184 same votes 394 different votes 578 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
17 Aye 22 No
Migration 54% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 50% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 14 No
Trade 50% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 16 No
Defence 45% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 20 No
Transport 42% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 4 No
Energy 10% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
59 Aye 22 No
Tax 16% aligned 81 shared votes
31 Aye 50 No
17 Aye 14 No
Brexit / EU 19% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
13 Aye 5 No
Education 22% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.0%
2% below average
Rank 407 of 649
Participation
45.5%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
1,687
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
755
1,658 eligible divisions
943
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
389
51.5% of votes cast
744
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
366
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 650
Appearances
176
+92.4 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 650
79
-66.7 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 650
Contributions
198
+52.3 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25% above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
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