MP for Leeds South
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Hilary Benn is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Leeds South, first elected in 1999. He currently serves as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (since July 2024) and has held a range of roles in government and opposition, including Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and various Commons committees focused on Europe and foreign affairs.
He shows strong party loyalty (100%, above the party average of 99%) and a relatively high voting attendance (74%, compared with an average of 33%). He has one recorded rebel vote against his party. His overall positioning is centre-left (40/100).
Declared financial interests: family members employed; land and property holdings (within or outside the UK).
Generated 21 February 2026
21 positions
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Since Jul 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Jun 2023 - Nov 2023
Liaison Committee (Commons)
May 2020 - Jan 2021
Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union
Jan 2020 - Jan 2021
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system
Feb 2019 - Nov 2019
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Nov 2017 - Nov 2019
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted against immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against asylum system
has generally voted against transgender rights
has generally voted against trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
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