MP for Leicester South
Shockat Adam is the Independent Member of Parliament for Leicester South, elected on 4 July 2024. The data provided does not include his career background prior to entering Parliament. He serves as the representative for his constituency in the House of Commons.
Adam shows very high party loyalty (97%, well above the party average of 77%), but attendance is low (11%, compared with 21%). He has recorded six rebel votes, indicating occasional independence from his party, and in the Parliament's left–right scale he sits centre-left (35/100). His voting on key topics is mixed: generally supporting workers' rights, trade union powers, renter protections, and transgender rights, while responses on Universal Credit, VAT changes, climate measures and prison sentencing vary. Notable rebel votes include voting AYE on the National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading (21 January 2026) when the party voted NO, and voting AYE on the Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part (13 January 2026) when the party voted NO; additional rebel votes occurred in 2024–2025 on other bills.
Declared financial interests total nine, including three entries for employment and earnings, two for miscellaneous items, two visits outside the UK, one for gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources, and one for land and property (within or outside the UK).
Generated 21 February 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 generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against prison sentencing
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted for renter protections
has generally voted against transgender rights
Budget Resolution No. 35: Stamp duty land tax (additional dwellings: purchases before 1 April 2025)
6 Nov 2024
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
19 Nov 2024
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
25 Mar 2025
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part
13 Jan 2026
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
13 Jan 2026
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