MP for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
“A Labour backbencher with near-total party loyalty but several rebellions on end-of-life amendments.”
Alan Strickland is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor, elected in 2024. He has involvement in apprenticeships and technical education policy, having served on the committee for the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education Transfer of Functions etc Bill [HL] in March 2025.
He has 99% party loyalty but low attendance (18%). He sits centre-left (41/100). On voting, he generally supports workers’ rights protections, trade union powers, bus services regulation, protest rights and renter protections; his voting on Universal Credit and mental health services is mixed; he generally votes for VAT changes, and generally opposes stricter prison sentencing and transgender rights.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Labour (Co-op) average: 34%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Labour (Co-op) average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
1 positions
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]
Mar 2025 - Mar 2025
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Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 94B and 94C
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
AYEDraft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
