MP for Bangor Aberconwy
Assistant Whip
“A party-loyal Labour MP who has quickly taken on ministerial roles while backing workers’ rights and public services.”
Claire Hughes is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Bangor Aberconwy, elected in 2024. She currently serves as Assistant Whip and Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Wales, and has previously held roles as a Government Whip and as a member of the Welsh Affairs and Statutory Instruments committees.
Her voting record shows 100% party loyalty with no rebel votes, but attendance is low at 18%. She sits on the centre-left spectrum (39/100). On policy votes, she generally supports workers’ rights protections, trade union powers, bus services regulation, protest rights, mental health services and VAT changes, while voting more cautiously on prison sentencing and often against transgender rights and publicly owned railways.
Declares one entry for gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources.
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.
7 positions
Assistant Whip
Since Sept 2025
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Wales Office)
Since Sept 2025
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
Sept 2025 - Sept 2025
Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]
May 2025 - May 2025
Welsh Affairs Committee
Oct 2024 - Nov 2025
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
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.
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
AYESteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
AYEArmed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOArmed Forces Bill
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)
NODraft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
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.
