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Claire Hughes
MP for Bangor Aberconwy
Labour (Co-op)Government
Assistant Whip
About This MP
AI-generatedClaire Hughes is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Bangor Aberconwy, first elected in July 2024. She currently serves as Assistant Whip and Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Wales Office, with prior Government roles including a stint as a Government Whip in the Treasury and time on the Welsh Affairs and Statutory Instruments committees.
Voting Patterns
She shows 100% party loyalty, with attendance at 15% (well below Labour’s 33% average) and no rebel votes. She sits centre-left (41/100). Her voting record includes a generally pro-worker stance (trade union powers and workers’ rights protections) and support for renter protections, alongside votes against stricter bus services regulation and against transgender rights; her votes on Universal Credit and climate change measures are mixed.
Notable Positions
- Supports trade union powers and workers’ rights protections
- Supports renter protections
- Generally votes against transgender rights
- Generally votes against bus services regulation
- Demonstrates a mixed voting pattern on Universal Credit and climate change measures
Financial Interests
Declared one financial interest: gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources.
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
15%
Attendance
0
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(41)
Based on 116 votesCareer & Roles
7 positions
Current
Government
Assistant Whip
Since Sept 2025
Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
Since Sept 2025
Previous
Government
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Sept 2025 - Sept 2025
Committee
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]
May 2025 - May 2025
Committee
Welsh Affairs Committee
Oct 2024 - Nov 2025
Committee
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
Committee
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
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
28 votes
Workers rights protections
Generally forhas generally voted for workers rights protections
28 votes
VAT changes
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on 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 · £700 total
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