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Member of Parliament

Catherine McKinnell

Party history

Labour 6 May 2010 to present

Constituency history

Newcastle upon Tyne North 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Newcastle upon Tyne North 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times

Roles

Public Accounts Committee 27 Oct 2025 to present
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 15 Jan 2025 to 11 Feb 2025
Minister of State (Education) 8 Jul 2024 to 6 Sep 2025 Department for Education
School Attendance (Duties of Local Authorities and Proprietors of Schools) Bill 24 Apr 2024 to 1 May 2024
Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) 6 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024 Department for Education
Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill 26 Jan 2022 to 2 Feb 2022
Liaison Committee (Commons) 20 May 2020 to 6 Sep 2023
Petitions Committee 29 Jan 2020 to 6 Sep 2023 Chair

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Lab Hold Newcastle upon Tyne North Turnout 48,617
Candidate Party Votes Share
Catherine McKinnell Lab Labour 24,440 50.3 %
Guy Renner-Thompson Con Conservative 6,678 13.7 %
Aidan King LD Liberal Democrat 5,936 12.2 %
Deborah Lorraine RUK Reform UK 5,933 12.2 %
Sarah Peters Green Green Party 5,035 10.4 %
King Teare Ind Independent 310 0.6 %
Martin Evison SDP Social Democratic Party 285 0.6 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

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

FAQs

How long has Catherine McKinnell been an MP?

Catherine McKinnell has been in the House of Commons for 16 years, 0 months. Source

What parties has Catherine McKinnell been a member of?

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

What roles has Catherine McKinnell held?

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

What was Catherine McKinnell's latest election result?

Catherine McKinnell's latest imported election result is Lab Hold in Newcastle upon Tyne North, with a majority of 17,762. Source