MP for Birkenhead
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Alison McGovern is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Birkenhead, first elected in 2010. She is the Minister of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, a role she has held since September 2025. She has previously served as a minister at the Department for Work and Pensions and in opposition roles, and she sits on the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission.
Her voting record shows high party loyalty (100%) and a 67% attendance rate, with a centrist overall stance (49/100). She has generally supported Universal Credit and NHS funding, and has tended to vote against stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme. She rebelled in 2017 on the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, voting NO on the Third Reading.
Declared financial interests include gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (one entry).
Generated 21 February 2026
18 positions
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Since Oct 2025
Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Since Sept 2025
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
Dec 2021 - May 2024
Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill
Nov 2021 - Nov 2021
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Apr 2020 - Dec 2021
Treasury Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2020
Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art
Dec 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 almost always 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