MP for Sefton Central
“A party-loyal, centre-left Labour MP who is active on security and energy policy and champions welfare and NHS funding.”
Bill Esterson has served as the Labour and Co-operative MP for Sefton Central since 2010. He currently sits on the Liaison Committee, the National Security Strategy Joint Committee and the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee, and has previously held shadow ministerial roles including Transport, Business and Industrial Strategy, and International Trade.
Esterson votes consistently with his party (100% loyalty) and has a voting attendance of 70% (well above the party average of 33%). He generally supports Universal Credit and NHS funding, and opposes stricter immigration controls and the asylum system. His record is mixed on VAT changes and trade union powers, and he has tended to vote against transgender rights, against harsher prison sentencing, and against the Rwanda deportation scheme, with a notable rebel vote against CETA in 2017.
Declared financial interests include two visits outside the UK and one shareholding.
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
Liaison Committee (Commons)
Since Dec 2024
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
Since Dec 2024
Energy Security and Net Zero Committee
Since Sept 2024
Automated Vehicles Bill [HL]
Mar 2024 - Mar 2024
Shadow Minister (Transport)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill
Sept 2022 - Oct 2022
Professional Qualifications Bill [HL]
Jan 2022 - Jan 2022
Shadow Minister (Business and Industrial Strategy)
Dec 2021 - Sept 2023
Subsidy Control Bill
Oct 2021 - Nov 2021
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
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
NOIndustry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
AYEDraft 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
NOMedical 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
AYEThe 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.
