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Member of Parliament

Kate Dearden

Party history

Labour 4 Jul 2024 to present

Constituency history

Halifax 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time

Roles

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) 7 Sep 2025 to present Department for Business and Trade
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill 10 Jul 2025 to 17 Jul 2025
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 24 Jun 2025 to present
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] 26 Feb 2025 to 11 Mar 2025
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill 4 Dec 2024 to 12 Dec 2024
Assistant Whip 18 Jul 2024 to 7 Sep 2025 Whips Office (Commons)

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Lab Hold Halifax Turnout 40,214
Candidate Party Votes Share
Kate Dearden Lab Labour 14,135 35.1 %
Hazel Sharp Con Conservative 7,866 19.6 %
James Griffith-Jones RUK Reform UK 7,811 19.4 %
Martin Hey Green Green Party 4,133 10.3 %
Shakir Saghir WPB Workers Party of Britain 2,543 6.3 %
Samuel Jackson LD Liberal Democrat 2,359 5.9 %
Perveen Hussain Ind Independent 1,367 3.4 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

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

FAQs

How long has Kate Dearden been an MP?

Kate Dearden has been in the House of Commons for 1 years, 10 months. Source

What parties has Kate Dearden been a member of?

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

What roles has Kate Dearden held?

Kate Dearden has 6 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Kate Dearden's latest election result?

Kate Dearden's latest imported election result is Lab Hold in Halifax, with a majority of 6,269. Source