MP for Manchester Central
“A party loyalist with leadership roles in Parliament and a consistently strong attendance record.”
Lucy Powell is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Manchester Central, first elected in 2012. She has held senior parliamentary roles, including Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons from July 2024 to September 2025, and previously served as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, reflecting leadership experience in Westminster.
Powell votes with her party on virtually all issues, boasting 100% party loyalty and higher-than-average attendance. Her record shows support for NHS funding and Universal Credit, while generally opposing immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme; she has taken mixed positions on VAT and trade union powers, and has opposed transgender rights and the asylum system.
Powell has declared 10 financial interests, including donations and other support for her MP activities, gifts and hospitality from UK sources, land and property holdings, and shareholdings.
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.
21 positions
Public Accounts Commission
Dec 2024 - Sept 2025
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Nov 2024 - Sept 2025
Modernisation Committee
Sept 2024 - Sept 2025
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Members Estimate Committee
Jul 2024 - Sept 2025
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Oct 2023 - 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.
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
AYENational 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
AYEDiego 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
AYEDiego 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
AYEDiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Public Accounts Commission
Parliamentary role · 17 Dec 2024
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Parliamentary role · 20 Nov 2024
Modernisation Committee
Parliamentary role · 9 Sept 2024
Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
Government role · 5 Jul 2024
Members Estimate Committee
Parliamentary role · 5 Jul 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.
