MP for Stourbridge
“A centrist Labour MP with strong party loyalty but unusually low parliamentary attendance, who has shown independence on welfare and education votes.”
Cat Eccles is the Labour and Co‑operative MP for Stourbridge, first elected in 2024. She has served on parliamentary committees including the Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill (May 2025) and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL] (November 2024).
Her voting pattern shows very high party loyalty (97%), but attendance is notably low (10%), and she has 7 rebel votes. She has consistently supported workers’ rights protections and the powers of trade unions, and generally supported Universal Credit, while opposing some regulation such as bus services regulation and protest rights. Her record on mental health, VAT, prison sentencing, transgender rights and renter protections is mixed.
Declares three financial interests: two miscellaneous entries and one for visits outside the UK.
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: 34%
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.
2 positions
Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
May 2025 - May 2025
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL]
Nov 2024 - Nov 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.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address
AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)
NOKing's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NOCrime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
AYECrime and Policing Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
AYEDraft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
AYEAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill
Parliamentary role · 13 May 2025
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill [HL]
Parliamentary role · 6 Nov 2024
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.
