MP for Kingston upon Hull East
Karl Turner is Labour (Co-op) MP for Kingston upon Hull East, first elected in 2010. He currently serves on the Panel of Chairs (since 27 November 2024) and has held multiple roles in opposition frontbench work and on parliamentary committees, including the Justice Committee and the Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee.
Turner shows full party loyalty (100%) with attendance above his party’s average (58% vs 33%). He has 3 rebel votes and sits at a centrist position on the political spectrum (48/100). In voting on key topics, he has generally supported Universal Credit and NHS funding, generally opposed tighter immigration controls and the asylum system, supports regulation of bus services, and has mixed positions on VAT, transgender rights, prison sentencing, and trade union powers, with a clear tendency toward pro-public-service stances but occasional independence on select issues.
Two declared financial interests: donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP; miscellaneous.
Generated 21 February 2026
17 positions
Panel of Chairs
Since Nov 2024
Pet Abduction Bill
Jan 2024 - Jan 2024
Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee
Dec 2023 - Apr 2024
Shadow Solicitor General
Nov 2023 - May 2024
Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL]
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
Justice Committee
May 2022 - Apr 2024
Shadow Minister (Justice)
Apr 2020 - Oct 2021
Based on parliamentary votes
has generally voted against universal credit
has generally voted against immigration controls
has voted a mixture of ways on bus services regulation
has generally voted against vat changes
has generally voted against asylum system
has generally voted against transgender rights
has almost always voted against trade union powers
has voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
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