MP for Blackley and Middleton South
“A long‑serving backbencher with a centrist tilt who has occasionally rebelled against the party line on major bills.”
Graham Stringer is the Labour (Co‑op) MP for Blackley and Middleton South, first elected in 1997. He currently sits on the Panel of Chairs and has a long parliamentary career with roles on several select committees, including Foreign Affairs and Science, Innovation and Technology.
Stringer shows strong loyalty to his party (92%; the party average is 99%) and attends more often than many MPs (56% vs 33%). He has a long history of backbench rebellion (102 rebel votes). He sits at the political centre (47/100). He has voted a mix of ways on welfare and public service issues, generally against tighter immigration controls and against the Rwanda deportation scheme and against expansion of trade union powers, with mixed votes on NHS funding, Universal Credit and related welfare measures.
Declared financial interests total three entries: two miscellaneous items and one entry noting 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: 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.
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.
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
NODraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
AYESentencing Bill
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
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.
