MP for Sheffield South East
“A long‑serving Labour MP with high attendance and near‑total party loyalty, who has one notable rebellion on a 2021 health regulation.”
Clive Betts has served as the MP for Sheffield South East since 1992, giving him a parliamentary career spanning over three decades. He currently sits on the Speaker’s Conference, the Public Accounts Committee, and the Panel of Chairs, and has previously chaired the House of Commons Members’ Fund.
Betts generally votes with Labour on welfare and public services—supporting Universal Credit and NHS funding and backing bus services regulation. He generally opposes tighter immigration controls and the asylum system and has a mixed record on VAT, transgender rights and trade union powers. He also tends to vote against harsher prison sentencing and the Rwanda deportation scheme.
Declared financial interests include miscellaneous entries (2) 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.
39 positions
Speaker's Conference (2024)
Since Dec 2024
Public Accounts Committee
Since Nov 2024
Panel of Chairs
Since Jul 2024
Football Governance Bill [HL]
May 2025 - Jun 2025
Football Governance Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government
Jun 2023 - May 2024
Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Bill
Dec 2022 - Jan 2023
Chairman of the House of Commons Members' Fund
Apr 2022 - May 2024
Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill
Dec 2021 - Jan 2022
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.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NOThe 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.
