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Member of Parliament

Dame Meg Hillier

Lab Labour (Co-op) Hackney South and Shoreditch ID 1524
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Meg has served in the House of Commons for 21 years, 3 months, representing 3 constituencies. Meg has held 23 parliamentary roles.

Party history

Labour 5 May 2005 to present

Constituency history

Hackney South and Shoreditch 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Hackney South and Shoreditch 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times
Hackney South and Shoreditch 5 May 2005 to 6 May 2010 Elected 1 time

Roles

Liaison Sub-Committee on Core Tasks of Select Committees 23 Jun 2026 to present
Liaison Committee (Commons) 10 Dec 2024 to present Chair
Liaison Committee (Commons) 4 Dec 2024 to present
Treasury Committee 9 Sep 2024 to present Chair
Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government 22 Jun 2023 to 30 May 2024
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill 2 Feb 2022 to 9 Feb 2022
Down Syndrome Bill 19 Jan 2022 to 26 Jan 2022
Local Government (Disqualification) Bill 24 Nov 2021 to 1 Dec 2021

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Lab Hold Hackney South and Shoreditch Turnout 41,701
Candidate Party Votes Share
Meg Hillier Lab Labour 24,724 59.3 %
Laura-Louise Fairley Green Green Party 9,987 23.9 %
Joanna Reeves Con Conservative 2,076 5.0 %
Theo Roos LD Liberal Democrat 1,996 4.8 %
Anil Bhatti RUK Reform UK 1,601 3.8 %
Shahed Hussain WPB Workers Party of Britain 1,007 2.4 %
Carol Small Workers Revolutionary Party 310 0.7 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

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

FAQs

How long has Dame Meg Hillier been an MP?

Dame Meg Hillier has been in the House of Commons for 21 years, 3 months. Source

What parties has Dame Meg Hillier been a member of?

Dame Meg Hillier has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Dame Meg Hillier held?

Dame Meg Hillier has 23 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Dame Meg Hillier's latest election result?

Dame Meg Hillier's latest imported election result is Lab Hold in Hackney South and Shoreditch, with a majority of 14,737. Source