MP for Hyndburn
Sarah Smith is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Hyndburn, elected in July 2024. She sits on the Ecclesiastical Committee and the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, and previously served on the Railways Bill Committee in early 2026, reflecting a focus on local infrastructure and community matters.
Her voting record shows strong party loyalty (98%) but unusually low attendance (11%), with 5 rebel votes. Positioned on the left of the spectrum (24/100), she has consistently backed workers’ rights, trade union powers, and renter protections, and supported VAT changes, while generally opposing prison sentencing and regulation of bus services. On issues like transgender rights, mental health services, universal credit and climate measures, her votes have been mixed or against expansions.
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Generated 21 February 2026
3 positions
Ecclesiastical Committee
Since Nov 2024
Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
Since Oct 2024
Railways Bill
Jan 2026 - Feb 2026
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on workers rights protections
has voted a mixture of ways on vat changes
has almost always voted against prison sentencing
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has generally voted for renter protections
has almost always voted against transgender rights
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2
13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24
20 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77
20 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1
13 Jun 2025
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12
20 Jun 2025
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