MP for South Ribble
“A generally loyal Labour backbencher with unusually low voting attendance and a few notable rebellions on end‑of‑life legislation.”
Paul Foster is the Labour and Co-operative MP for South Ribble, elected in 2024. He serves as a backbench MP and has been a member of the Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill since February 2026. His voting history shows strong party loyalty overall, but an unusually low attendance rate and a small number of rebel votes on end-of-life amendments in 2025.
His party loyalty is very high (99%), closely aligned with the Labour whip. However, his voting attendance is markedly low (14%), well below the party average (33%). He has four rebel votes against his party. On policy, he generally supports trade union powers and workers’ rights protections, and VAT changes, while voting against tougher prison sentencing, some social protections (including mental health service expansion), and has a mixed record on climate change measures.
Declared financial interests include six miscellaneous items, three shareholdings and one land or property interest.
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.
1 positions
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
Since Feb 2026
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: Protections for children from online harms
NOReferendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
AYELocal Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
AYEDraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
AYESelect Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
Parliamentary role · 9 Feb 2026
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
AYEUniversal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill [HL]
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
NOOpposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
NODraft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
AYEMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) Bill
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
NOMedical Training (Prioritisation) 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.
