MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
“A highly loyal Labour backbencher with a centrist tilt who has occasionally diverged from the party on selected issues.”
Gill Furniss has been the Labour and Co-operative MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough since 2016. She currently serves on the Committee of Privileges, the Committee on Standards, the Panel of Chairs, and the Procedure Committee, and has previously held shadow minister roles in Work and Pensions and Transport.
Furniss shows near-total party loyalty (100%) with attendance above the party average (65%). Her voting record generally aligns with Labour on welfare and public services, voting for Universal Credit and for bus services regulation, while opposing tighter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme. She has four rebel votes against her party, including on end-of-life amendments and on CETA.
Declares three financial interests: family members employed; miscellaneous interests; and 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: 33%
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.
18 positions
Committee on Standards
Since Mar 2025
Committee of Privileges
Since Mar 2025
Panel of Chairs
Since Nov 2024
Procedure Committee
Since Nov 2024
Administration Committee
Oct 2024 - Mar 2025
High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill
Mar 2024 - Mar 2024
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
Sept 2023 - May 2024
Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill
Nov 2022 - Dec 2022
Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill
Feb 2022 - Feb 2022
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.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
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Opposition day motion: student loans
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Parliamentary role · 24 Mar 2025
Committee on Standards
Parliamentary role · 24 Mar 2025
Panel of Chairs
Parliamentary role · 27 Nov 2024
Procedure Committee
Parliamentary role · 4 Nov 2024
Administration Committee
Parliamentary role · 28 Oct 2024
High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill
Parliamentary role · 6 Mar 2024
Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions)
Opposition role · 5 Sept 2023
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.
