MP for Wetherby and Easingwold
Sir Alec Shelbrooke is the Conservative MP for Wetherby and Easingwold, first elected in 2010. He currently sits on the Panel of Chairs (committee) from November 2025 and has previously held roles including Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence in 2022, along with a range of shadow and committee positions throughout his parliamentary career.
He votes with his party consistently, with 100% party loyalty (above the party average of 99%) and a 70% attendance rate (above the party average of 56%). He sits on the centre-right of the spectrum (57/100). His record shows a mix of positions across issues: he has generally supported tighter immigration controls and the asylum system, and the Rwanda deportation scheme, but has opposed some regulatory tightening on bus services and on certain employment regulations; his voting on Universal Credit, VAT, NHS funding, transgender rights, and other areas has varied.
Declared financial interest: 1 entry – family members employed.
Generated 21 February 2026
12 positions
Panel of Chairs
Since Nov 2025
Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs)
Jul 2025 - Nov 2025
Shadow Minister (Transport)
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
British Citizenship (Northern Ireland) Bill
Mar 2024 - Apr 2024
Energy Bill [HL]
May 2023 - Jun 2023
UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Sept 2022 - Oct 2022
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has voted a mixture of ways on immigration controls
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has voted a mixture of ways on asylum system
has voted a mixture of ways on transgender rights
has generally voted against trade union powers
has generally voted against nhs funding
Reproductive Health (Access to Terminations)
13 Mar 2017
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion
14 Mar 2019
Amendment 19 to the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 6) Bill
4 Sept 2019
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92
30 Mar 2022
draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022
11 Jul 2022
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