MP for Barnsley South
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
“A loyal, high-attendance Labour MP who has risen to a DCMS ministerial post while occasionally rebelling on end-of-life amendments.”
Stephanie Peacock is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Barnsley South, first elected in 2017. She currently serves as Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, a role she has held since July 2024, and has previously acted as a shadow minister for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and served on a number of parliamentary committees.
She shows strong party loyalty and relatively high attendance (59% vs 34% for the party). She has 9 rebel votes. On key topics, she generally aligns with Labour’s centre-left stance, voting for Universal Credit and NHS funding, and against stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme; votes on VAT, transgender rights, and trade union powers show a more mixed pattern.
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.
14 positions
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Since Jul 2024
Football Governance Bill [HL]
May 2025 - Jun 2025
Football Governance Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Media Bill
Nov 2023 - Dec 2023
Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill
May 2023 - May 2023
Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill
Dec 2022 - Dec 2022
Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Jul 2022 - May 2024
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Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
NOSteel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)
NOPension Schemes Bill: Government Motion relating to Lords Reason 88X
AYECollective Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Bill
Privilege
NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C
AYEEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
AYECrime and Policing Bill
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
AYEChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
AYEDraft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
AYECrime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
AYECrime and Policing Bill
Football Governance Bill [HL]
Parliamentary role · 14 May 2025
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
Government role · 9 Jul 2024
Football Governance Bill
Parliamentary role · 8 May 2024
Media Bill
Parliamentary role · 29 Nov 2023
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.
