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Steve Witherden
MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
Labour (Co-op)
About This MP
AI-generatedSteve Witherden is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr, elected in 2024. He serves on the Welsh Affairs Committee and sits towards the centre-left of Parliament. The data provided does not include details of his career prior to becoming an MP.
Voting Patterns
He shows very high party loyalty at 99% but unusually low voting attendance at 14%, well below the party average. With two rebel votes, he has a small level of independence from the party, and his overall voting record across issues is mixed, indicating positions that do not fit a single bloc. He leans centre-left and has a track record of supporting workers’ rights and renter protections while opposing or narrowly supporting other areas such as mental health funding and bus service regulation.
Notable Positions
- Supports workers’ rights protections and powers for trade unions.
- Supports renter protections.
- Opposes expanded mental health services in the observed votes.
- Opposes regulation of bus services.
- Voted against the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at Second Reading (2025-07-01) but voted for a Reasoned Amendment to the same Bill (party opposed).
Financial Interests
Declared financial interests include one miscellaneous entry.
Generated 21 February 2026
99%
Party Loyalty
14%
Attendance
2
Rebel Votes
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Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(37)
Based on 128 votesCareer & Roles
1 positions
Current
Committee
Welsh Affairs Committee
Since Oct 2024
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
44 votes
Trade union powers
Generally forhas generally voted for trade union powers
34 votes
Workers rights protections
Generally forhas generally voted for workers rights protections
34 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
24 votes
Prison sentencing
Generally againsthas generally voted against prison sentencing
17 votes
Bus services regulation
Generally againsthas generally voted against bus services regulation
15 votes
Renter protections
Generally forhas generally voted for renter protections
13 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
13 votes
Financial Interests
1 declarations
Recent Rebel Votes
Recent Votes
AYE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
AYE
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
AYE
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