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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 274 shared comparable votes.

274 same votes 0 different votes 274 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
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 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
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 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
6 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 499 of 650
Participation
70.9 %
2 % below average
Rank 408 of 650
373
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,349 eligible divisions
185
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
935
56.1 % of votes cast
188
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
731
43.9 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
116
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 221 of 650
Contributions
82
-43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 350 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
60 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
61 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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