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Member of Parliament

Hilary Benn

Lab Labour Leeds South ID 413
Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency Constituency
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Hilary has served in the House of Commons for 27 years, 2 months, representing 3 constituencies. Hilary has held 21 parliamentary roles.

Party history

Labour 10 Jun 1999 to present

Constituency history

Leeds South 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Leeds Central 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times
Leeds Central 10 Jun 1999 to 6 May 2010 Elected 3 times

Roles

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 5 Jul 2024 to 20 Jul 2026 Northern Ireland Office
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 4 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024 Northern Ireland Office
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee 12 Jun 2023 to 20 Nov 2023
Liaison Committee (Commons) 20 May 2020 to 15 Jan 2021
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union 27 Jan 2020 to 16 Jan 2021 Chair
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system 13 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019
Liaison Committee (Commons) 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union 12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019 Chair

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Lab Hold Leeds South Turnout 31,678
Candidate Party Votes Share
Hilary Benn Lab Labour 17,117 54.0 %
Ed Carlisle Green Green Party 5,838 18.4 %
Karen Cooksley Con Conservative 4,172 13.2 %
Daniel Whetstone SDP Social Democratic Party 1,874 5.9 %
George Sykes LD Liberal Democrat 1,340 4.2 %
Muhammad Azeem WPB Workers Party of Britain 719 2.3 %
Janet Bickerdike Christian Peoples Alliance 341 1.1 %
Niko Omilana Ind Independent 277 0.9 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

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

FAQs

How long has Hilary Benn been an MP?

Hilary Benn has been in the House of Commons for 27 years, 2 months. Source

What parties has Hilary Benn been a member of?

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

What roles has Hilary Benn held?

Hilary Benn has 21 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Hilary Benn's latest election result?

Hilary Benn's latest imported election result is Lab Hold in Leeds South, with a majority of 11,279. Source