MP for Southend East and Rochford
“A loyal Labour backbencher on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, notable for very low voting attendance and three rebel votes on end-of-life amendments.”
Mr Bayo Alaba is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Southend East and Rochford, elected in July 2024. He serves on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, a role he has held since October 2024. The data provided does not include details of his career before entering Parliament.
His voting record shows very high party loyalty (around 99%) but attendance is well below the House average (14% versus 34%). He generally backs Universal Credit, workers’ rights protections and trade union powers; his positions on bus services regulation, protest rights and mental health services are more mixed. He has consistently voted against VAT changes, transgender rights, prison sentencing and publicly owned railways, and he has three rebel votes on amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in June 2025.
Declares four financial interests: three shareholdings and one land or property interest (land/property within or 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: 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.
1 positions
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Since Oct 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.
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
Privilege
NOChildren's School and Wellbeing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 38V to 38X
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over (Motion)
AYENorthern Ireland Troubles Bill
Pension Schemes Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 88Q
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
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Parliamentary role · 21 Oct 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.
