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Lucy Powell
MP for Manchester Central
Labour (Co-op)
About This MP
AI-generatedLucy Powell has been the Labour MP for Manchester Central since 2012. She has held senior roles in Parliament, including Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons from July 2024 to September 2025, and previously as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons. During her time in Parliament she has served on a range of committees, such as the Public Accounts Commission and the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.
Voting Patterns
Her voting record shows strong party loyalty (100%) and relatively high attendance (65%). She has zero rebel votes. She sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum (39/100).
Notable Positions
- Supports Universal Credit
- Votes against stricter immigration controls
- Supports regulation of bus services
- Opposes changes to the asylum system
- Opposes Rwanda deportation scheme
Financial Interests
She has declared 10 financial interests, including seven entries for donations and other support to MP activities, one entry for gifts/benefits from UK sources, one land or property interest, and one shareholding.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
65%
Attendance
0
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(39)
Based on 332 votesCareer & Roles
21 positions
Previous
Committee
Public Accounts Commission
Dec 2024 - Sept 2025
Committee
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Nov 2024 - Sept 2025
Committee
Modernisation Committee
Sept 2024 - Sept 2025
Government
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Committee
Members Estimate Committee
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Committee
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Oct 2023 - May 2024
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Generally againsthas generally voted against universal credit
198 votes
Immigration controls
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against immigration controls
167 votes
Bus services regulation
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
110 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
96 votes
Asylum system
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against asylum system
75 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
72 votes
Trade union powers
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
66 votes
NHS funding
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
49 votes
Financial Interests
10 declarations · £116,432 total
Recent Votes
ABSENT
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
ABSENT
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
AYE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
ABSENT
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye