MP for Barrow and Furness
Michelle Scrogham is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Barrow and Furness, elected in July 2024. She currently serves on the Defence Committee and has previously sat on committees for the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill and the Armed Forces Commissioner Bill.
Her party loyalty stands at 99%, but her voting attendance is 12% (well below the party average of 33%). She has a centre-left positioning (30/100). Her voting record shows a mix of positions: she generally votes for workers’ rights protections and for trade union powers, and almost always for VAT changes, while often voting against prison sentencing, bus services regulation, transgender rights and mental health services. She has also made rebel votes, including voting AYE on two end-of-life clauses in June 2025 against the party line.
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Generated 21 February 2026
3 positions
Defence Committee
Since Oct 2024
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
May 2025 - May 2025
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill
Dec 2024 - Dec 2024
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has voted a mixture of ways on trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on workers rights protections
has voted a mixture of ways on vat changes
has generally voted against prison sentencing
has generally voted against bus services regulation
has generally voted for renter protections
has generally voted against transgender rights
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
