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Bill Esterson vs Simon Lightwood

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 Simon Lightwood
Simon Lightwood
Lab Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting alignment

Bill Esterson and Simon Lightwood voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 485 shared comparable votes.

484 same votes 1 different votes 485 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
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
44 Aye 25 No
22 Aye 33 No
Migration 100% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 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 410 of 650
Participation
65.1 %
8 % below average
Rank 520 of 650
1,660
2,337 eligible divisions
Total votes
682
1,048 eligible divisions
930
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
373
54.7 % of votes cast
730
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
309
45.3 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
4 years, 0 months
Since 23 Jun 2022

Debates

53
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 650
Appearances
84
+16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 163 of 650
79
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Contributions
264
+144.1 vs Commons average
Rank 56 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
£764,432
all imported IPSA years
£282,481
25 % above average
Latest expenses
£321,958
42 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
27 of 29 votes
Defence
58 of 68 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#3
Transport
25 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
16 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes
#5
Housing
34 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
draft Agricultural Holdings (Fee) Regulations 2022 7 Dec 2022
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API