Photograph of Andy McDonald

Member of Parliament

Andy McDonald

Party history

Labour 11 Mar 2024 to present
Independent 30 Oct 2023 to 11 Mar 2024
Labour 29 Nov 2012 to 30 Oct 2023

Constituency history

Middlesbrough and Thornaby East 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Middlesbrough 29 Nov 2012 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times

Roles

Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill 15 Mar 2023 to 23 Mar 2023
Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment 28 Jun 2022 to 30 May 2024
Business and Trade Committee 5 Jan 2022 to 30 May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights 6 Apr 2020 to 27 Sep 2021 Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport 27 Jun 2016 to 6 Apr 2020 Department for Transport
Shadow Minister (Transport) 7 Jan 2016 to 27 Jun 2016 Department for Transport
Justice Committee 26 Oct 2015 to 13 Jun 2016
Justice Committee 10 Dec 2012 to 30 Mar 2015

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Lab Hold Middlesbrough and Thornaby East Turnout 34,407
Candidate Party Votes Share
Andy McDonald Lab Labour 16,238 47.2 %
Patrick Seargeant RUK Reform UK 7,046 20.5 %
Kiran Fothergill Con Conservative 6,174 17.9 %
Mehmoona Ameen WPB Workers Party of Britain 2,007 5.8 %
Matthew Harris Green Green Party 1,522 4.4 %
Mo Waqas LD Liberal Democrat 1,037 3.0 %
Mark Baxtrem Ind Independent 383 1.1 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

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

FAQs

How long has Andy McDonald been an MP?

Andy McDonald has been in the House of Commons for 13 years, 6 months. Source

What parties has Andy McDonald been a member of?

Andy McDonald has 3 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Andy McDonald held?

Andy McDonald has 8 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Andy McDonald's latest election result?

Andy McDonald's latest imported election result is Lab Hold in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, with a majority of 9,192. Source