MP for Blackley and Middleton South
“Long-serving Labour and Co-op MP with a centrist tilt who frequently rebels on key votes and now serves on the Panel of Chairs.”
Graham Stringer is a Labour and Co-operative MP for Blackley and Middleton South, first elected in 1997. He currently sits on the Panel of Chairs and has served on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, and Transport Committee, among others, reflecting a long parliamentary career across domestic and international matters.
Stringer’s party loyalty is 92% (below the Labour average of 99%), and his voting attendance is 56% (above the party average of 34%). He has a substantial rebel record (102 rebel votes). His voting on key topics is mixed: he generally votes against tighter immigration and asylum policies and against the Rwanda deportation scheme and stronger trade union powers; his positions on welfare funding and NHS funding are mixed, and he has tended to oppose some VAT changes.
Declared financial interests: three entries in total — two miscellaneous items and one involving a family member’s employment.
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.
26 positions
Panel of Chairs
Since Jul 2024
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
Nov 2023 - May 2024
Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill
Dec 2021 - Jan 2022
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2024
Foreign Affairs Committee
Mar 2020 - May 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.
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13
NOArmed Forces Bill
Armed 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
AYEPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 85, 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 etc
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Panel of Chairs
Parliamentary role · 30 Jul 2024
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
Parliamentary role · 8 May 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.
