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Member of Parliament

Alison McGovern

Lab Labour Birkenhead ID 4083
Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency
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Alison has served in the House of Commons for 16 years, 3 months, representing 2 constituencies. Alison has held 19 parliamentary roles.

Party history

Labour 6 May 2010 to present

Constituency history

Birkenhead 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Wirral South 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times

Roles

Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) 22 Jul 2026 to present Department of Health and Social Care
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 13 Oct 2025 to present
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) 6 Sep 2025 to 22 Jul 2026 Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) 8 Jul 2024 to 6 Sep 2025 Department for Work and Pensions
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) 4 Dec 2021 to 30 May 2024 Department for Work and Pensions
Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill 9 Nov 2021 to 17 Nov 2021
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) 10 Apr 2020 to 4 Dec 2021 Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Treasury Committee 2 Mar 2020 to 11 May 2020

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Lab Hold Birkenhead Turnout 43,134
Candidate Party Votes Share
Alison McGovern Lab Labour 22,468 52.1 %
Jo Bird Green Green Party 8,670 20.1 %
Tony Stanley RUK Reform UK 6,142 14.2 %
Sarah Payne Con Conservative 3,238 7.5 %
Stuart Kelly LD Liberal Democrat 2,292 5.3 %
Catherine Evans Freedom Alliance 324 0.8 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Biography source UK Parliament Members API
Election source UK Parliament Members API

FAQs

How long has Alison McGovern been an MP?

Alison McGovern has been in the House of Commons for 16 years, 3 months. Source

What parties has Alison McGovern been a member of?

Alison McGovern has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Alison McGovern held?

Alison McGovern has 19 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Alison McGovern's latest election result?

Alison McGovern's latest imported election result is Lab Hold in Birkenhead, with a majority of 13,798. Source