MP for Manchester Central
“A party-loyal Labour MP with high attendance who has held senior government roles, including Leader of the House of Commons.”
Lucy Powell is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Manchester Central, first elected in 2012. She has held senior roles in government and opposition, including serving as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons and, from 2024 to 2025, as Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, alongside active involvement in several parliamentary committees.
Powell has 100% party loyalty (above the party average) and 64% voting attendance (well above the party average). She has no rebel votes. Her record shows support for Universal Credit and NHS funding, opposition to stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, and a mixed stance on VAT, trade unions, and prison sentencing; on transgender rights she generally voted against expanding rights.
Powell has 12 declared financial interests, including seven entries for donations and other support (including loans) for MP activities, three entries for gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources, one entry for land and property, and one entry for 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 Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Public Accounts Commission
Parliamentary role · 17 Dec 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.
