MP for Washington and Gateshead South
Sharon Hodgson is Labour (Co-op) MP for Washington and Gateshead South, first elected in 2005. She has served on a range of parliamentary committees, including the Public Accounts Commission, the Finance Committee, and the Restoration and Renewal Client Board, reflecting a focus on financial oversight and parliamentary governance.
Her voting record shows 100% party loyalty and 69% attendance, placing her with strong parliamentary discipline and a centrist overall stance (46/100). She generally supports NHS funding and bus services regulation, while tending to vote against tighter immigration controls, the asylum system, and the Rwanda deportation scheme; votes on Universal Credit, VAT, transgender rights, and trade union powers have been mixed.
Declared financial interests include gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources; miscellaneous interests; a family member employed; and visits outside the UK (seven total entries across categories).
Generated 21 February 2026
25 positions
Members Estimate Committee
Sept 2024 - Dec 2024
Restoration and Renewal Client Board
Jul 2024 - Dec 2024
Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission
Mar 2023 - Dec 2024
House of Commons Commission
Mar 2023 - Dec 2024
Public Accounts Commission
Mar 2023 - Dec 2024
Members Estimate Committee
Mar 2023 - May 2024
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted against immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against asylum system
has generally voted against transgender rights
has generally voted against trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
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