MP for Southend East and Rochford
Bayo Alaba is a Labour and Co-operative MP for Southend East and Rochford, elected in 2024. He currently serves on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee (from October 2024). The provided data does not include details of his career before becoming an MP.
He shows very high party loyalty (about 99%) but a low attendance rate (12%). He sits on the centre-left of the spectrum (32/100). On policy, he has generally voted for Universal Credit, for trade union powers and for workers’ rights protections, and for renter protections; he has generally voted against VAT changes, against tougher prison sentencing, and against bus services regulation. His votes on transgender rights and climate change measures have been mixed, and he has consistently opposed increases in mental health services; there have been a small number of rebel votes on amendments to the End of Life Bill in 2025.
Declared financial interests include three shareholdings and one land/property interest.
Generated 21 February 2026
1 positions
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Since Oct 2024
Based on parliamentary votes
has voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
has generally voted for trade union powers
has generally voted for workers rights protections
has almost always voted against 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