MP for Salford
“A highly loyal Labour MP who champions public services and welfare, with occasional independence on education funding and certain public order and welfare measures.”
Rebecca Long Bailey is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Salford, first elected in 2015. She has held senior opposition roles, including Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and has served on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (2021–2024). She has also been a member of the Labour Party’s National Executive Committee (2015–2019).
Rebecca Long Bailey has a very high party loyalty rate (99%) and attendance (73%), with 17 rebel votes across her parliamentary career. She generally supports Universal Credit and NHS funding, while opposing stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme. Her votes on VAT, transgender rights, trade unions and prison sentencing show a mixture of positions.
Declares five financial interests, including donations and other support (including loans) connected to her activities as an MP.
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.
11 positions
Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill
Feb 2024 - Feb 2024
Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill
May 2023 - May 2023
Social Housing (Regulation) Bill [HL]
Nov 2022 - Nov 2022
Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill
Mar 2022 - Mar 2022
Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL]
Dec 2021 - Dec 2021
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Feb 2021 - 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.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
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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
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Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
AYEVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
NOOpposition day motion: fuel duty
NODraft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
NODraft 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
Zoological Society of London (Leases) Bill
Parliamentary role · 21 Feb 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.
