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Leigh Ingham vs Bill Esterson

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

Photograph of Leigh Ingham
Leigh Ingham
Lab Stafford
vs
Photograph of Bill Esterson
Bill Esterson
Lab Sefton Central

Voting alignment

Leigh Ingham and Bill Esterson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

283 same votes 0 different votes 283 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
25 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 491 of 649
Participation
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 649
382
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,677
2,361 eligible divisions
191
50.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
942
56.2 % of votes cast
191
50.0 % of votes cast
No votes
735
43.8 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

104
+26.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Appearances
54
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£240,870
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,003,108
all imported IPSA years
£240,870
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£282,481
25 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Housing
30 of 31 votes
#2
Defence
61 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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