MP for Bury North
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
“A highly loyal Labour MP who serves in government and has shown selective rebellion on certain policy issues.”
James Frith is a Labour Co‑operative MP for Bury North, elected in 2024. He currently serves as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office, roles he began in March 2026. He previously sat on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee and the Education Committee during his parliamentary career.
He shows very high party loyalty (99%) and has a voting attendance of 31% (slightly below the party average of 33%), with four recorded rebel votes. He generally backs workers’ rights protections, bus services regulation, VAT changes, trade union powers and renter protections, while often opposing transgender rights and immigration controls. His votes on mental health have been mixed, and he tends to vote against tougher prison sentencing.
Declares seven financial interests, including five entries related to gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources, and two 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.
4 positions
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Since Mar 2026
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Since Mar 2026
Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Oct 2024 - Oct 2025
Education Committee
Sept 2017 - Nov 2019
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 Motion: Defence
NOOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
NOOpposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft 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 102
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
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.
