MP for Ashton-under-Lyne
“A party loyalist who rarely rebels and has held senior government roles, including Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary.”
Angela Rayner is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Ashton-under-Lyne, first elected in 2015. She has held senior government roles, including Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, and has taken on prominent leadership positions within the Labour Opposition. The record shows a career spanning both ministerial and shadow roles at the highest levels.
Her voting pattern shows strong party loyalty (100%) with no rebel votes and attendance of 65% (above the party average of 33%). She has generally supported Universal Credit and NHS funding, while voting against stricter immigration controls, the asylum system, transgender rights, prison sentencing increases, trade union powers, and the Rwanda deportation scheme; on VAT changes, her votes were mixed. She also supported regulation of bus services.
She has eight declared financial interests: six entries for donations and other support for activities as an MP (including loans), one entry for gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources, and one miscellaneous entry.
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: 33%
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.
17 positions
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Nov 2024 - Sept 2025
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Deputy Prime Minister
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Jul 2024 - Jul 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
NOOpposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
NODraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) 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.
