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Member of Parliament

Liz Kendall

Party history

Labour 6 May 2010 to present

Constituency history

Leicester West 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Leicester West 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times

Roles

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology 5 Sep 2025 to present Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 5 Jul 2024 to 5 Sep 2025 Department for Work and Pensions
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 4 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024 Department for Work and Pensions
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) 10 Apr 2020 to 4 Sep 2023 Department of Health and Social Care
Treasury Committee 2 Mar 2020 to 11 May 2020
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee 27 Mar 2018 to 6 Nov 2019
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 26 Oct 2015 to 31 Oct 2016
Shadow Minister (Health) (Care and Older People) 7 Oct 2011 to 14 Sep 2015 Department of Health

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Lab Hold Leicester West Turnout 35,397
Candidate Party Votes Share
Liz Kendall Lab Labour 15,798 44.6 %
Max Chauhan Con Conservative 7,021 19.8 %
Ian Hayes RUK Reform UK 5,666 16.0 %
Aasiya Bora Green Green Party 4,089 11.6 %
Benjamin Feist LD Liberal Democrat 2,179 6.2 %
Rahoul Naik One Leicester 327 0.9 %
Steve Score Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 317 0.9 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

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

FAQs

How long has Liz Kendall been an MP?

Liz Kendall has been in the House of Commons for 16 years, 0 months. Source

What parties has Liz Kendall been a member of?

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

What roles has Liz Kendall held?

Liz Kendall has 10 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Liz Kendall's latest election result?

Liz Kendall's latest imported election result is Lab Hold in Leicester West, with a majority of 8,777. Source