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Member of Parliament

Lucy Powell

Profile, voting record, roles, interests, and election information from official Parliament data.

At a glance

15 Nov 2012

Commons start

13 years, 6 months

Time in Commons

65.9 %

Voting participation

-7.4 % vs avg

13,797

Majority

13

Debates (12 months)

563

Contributions

Voting activity (12 months)

Debate activity (12 months)

Contact

Parliamentary office

[email protected] 020 7219 4402

Constituency office

020 3084 9046

X (formerly Twitter)

https://twitter.com/LucyMPowell

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Work / Employment 65/75 (87 %)
Education 81/95 (85 %)
Brexit / EU 172/211 (82 %)
Defence 44/55 (80 %)
Foreign Affairs 53/69 (77 %)

Lowest topic participation

Cost of Living 4/10 (40 %)
Environment / Climate 24/45 (53 %)
Democracy / Parliament 26/43 (60 %)
Benefits 51/81 (63 %)

Party history

Labour 15 Nov 2012 to present

Constituency

Constituency history

Manchester Central 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Manchester Central 15 Nov 2012 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times

Roles

Public Accounts Commission 17 Dec 2024 to 5 Sep 2025
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 20 Nov 2024 to 5 Sep 2025
Modernisation Committee 9 Sep 2024 to 9 Sep 2025 Chair
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons 5 Jul 2024 to 5 Sep 2025 Office of the Leader of the House of Commons
Members Estimate Committee 5 Jul 2024 to 5 Sep 2025
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 18 Oct 2023 to 30 May 2024
Restoration and Renewal Client Board 5 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024
Shadow Leader of the House of Commons 4 Sep 2023 to 30 May 2024 Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Lab Hold Manchester Central Turnout 39,725
Candidate Party Votes Share
Lucy Powell Lab Labour 20,184 50.8 %
Ekua Bayunu Green Green Party 6,387 16.1 %
David Brown RUK Reform UK 4,760 12.0 %
Chris Northwood LD Liberal Democrat 3,051 7.7 %
Scott Smith Con Conservative 2,823 7.1 %
Parham Hashemi WPB Workers Party of Britain 1,888 4.8 %
Sebastian Moore SDP Social Democratic Party 240 0.6 %
Sabeena Khan Ind Independent 202 0.5 %
Caitriona Rylance Communist Future 131 0.3 %
Albati Kalonda Ind Independent 59 0.1 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 1,517 of 2,302 eligible divisions (65.9 %). Commons average: 73.3 %.

1517

Total votes

858

Aye

659

No

0

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 858 / Noes 659

Divisions

Page 4 of 102

Source: Commons Votes API

Debate activity

Parliamentary debate appearances from Hansard. Contribution counts cover the last 12 months.

4

Speeches

1

Questions

1

Interventions

547

Answers

1

Points of order

9

Statements

Most active debate topics

Transport 10 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
Northern Powerhouse Rail 14 Jan 2026 1
Business of the House 4 Sep 2025 91
Business of the House 17 Jul 2025 52
Standards 16 Jul 2025 2
Business of the House 10 Jul 2025 49
Business of the House 3 Jul 2025 60
Business of the House 26 Jun 2025 45
Business of the House 19 Jun 2025 77
Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme 16 Jun 2025 2
Business of the House 12 Jun 2025 56

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Registered interests

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation (1)

Name of donor: Playscan Limited Address of donor: 222 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8EY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £50,000 donation made directly to the Labour Party for the provision of staff costs to support my role and office as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. Donor status: company, registration 01966393 (Registered 22 January 2026)

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a) (6)

Name of donor: Ecotricity Group Ltd Address of donor: Lion House, Rowcroft, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3BY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Date received: 24 September 2025 Date accepted: 24 September 2025 Donor status: company, registration 03521776 (Registered 10 October 2025)

Name of donor: Martin Taylor Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. Date received: 24 September 2025 Date accepted: 24 September 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 10 October 2025)

Name of donor: Sean Wadsworth Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,000 to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Date received: 15 September 2025 Date accepted: 15 September 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 13 October 2025)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (3)

Name of donor: Sky UK Limited Address of donor: Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality at The Oval to watch the England v India cricket Test Match, value £432 Date received: 3 August 2025 Date accepted: 3 August 2025 Donor status: company, registration 2906991 (Registered 28 August 2025)

Name of donor: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd Address of donor: Unit 4/4A, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: two tickets for me and a guest to the BRIT Awards, held in my constituency of Manchester Central and outside London for the first time in 50 years. The tickets included dinner and drinks, and an arena floor seat. These tickets were not available to buy and were by strict invitation only and extended to me as the constituency MP, value £5,016 Date received: 28 February 2026 Date accepted: 28 February 2026 Donor status: company, registration 01132389 (Registered 2 March 2026)

Name of donor: The Football League Ltd Address of donor: Efl House, 10 - 12 West Cliff, Preston, Lancashire PR1 8HU Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 2 Tickets (myself and a guest) to attend the Carabao Cup Final between Manchester City & Arsenal. The tickets included a hospitality lounge pass for the match, value £900 Date received: 22 March 2026 Date accepted: 22 March 2026 Donor status: company, registration 00080612 (Registered 23 March 2026)

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year (1)

Type of land/property: Residential property (a room in my London flat) Number of properties: 1 Location: London Interest held: from 1 June 2015 Rental income: from 1 June 2015 (Registered 4 September 2015)

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital (1)

Name of company or organisation: New Road Management Nature of business: A property management company Additional information: One sixth shareholder (Registered 13 December 2012; updated 2 June 2015 and 13 May 2021)

Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API
Debate source UK Parliament Hansard API

FAQs

Who is Lucy Powell?

Lucy Powell is a Member of Parliament representing Manchester Central. Source

Which party does Lucy Powell represent?

Lucy Powell currently represents Labour (Co-op). Source

Which constituency does Lucy Powell represent?

Lucy Powell currently represents Manchester Central. Source

How long has Lucy Powell been an MP?

Lucy Powell has been in the House of Commons for 13 years, 6 months. Source

How many Commons divisions has Lucy Powell voted in?

Lucy Powell has recorded votes in 1,517 of 2,302 eligible Commons divisions (65.9 % participation rate). The Commons average is 73.3 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Lucy Powell voted against their party?

Lucy Powell has voted against the party majority 0 times in the imported division data. Source

What roles has Lucy Powell held?

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

What registered interests are listed for Lucy Powell?

Lucy Powell has registered interests in 5 imported categories. These come from the UK Parliament registered interests data. Source

What was Lucy Powell's latest election result?

Lucy Powell's latest imported election result is Lab Hold in Manchester Central, with a majority of 13,797. Source

How active is Lucy Powell in parliamentary debates?

Lucy Powell has made 563 contributions across 13 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records. Source