MP for South Ribble
Paul Foster is the Labour (Co-op) MP for South Ribble, elected in July 2024. He serves on the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill from February 2026. The data provided does not include details of his prior career before becoming an MP.
His voting record shows very high party loyalty (99%) but low attendance (14%), with four rebel votes. He is described as centre-left (37/100). On policy topics, he has generally supported trade union powers and workers’ rights protections, and supported VAT changes, while often voting against prison sentencing, bus services regulation, renter protections, transgender rights, and mental health services; his votes on climate change measures have been mixed.
Declared financial interests include six miscellaneous entries, three shareholdings, and one land or property interest (within or outside the UK).
Generated 21 February 2026
1 positions
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
Since Feb 2026
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has generally voted for trade union powers
has generally voted for workers rights protections
has voted a mixture of ways on vat changes
has generally voted against prison sentencing
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has almost always voted against renter protections
has generally voted against transgender rights
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading