MP for Aldridge-Brownhills
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
“Highly loyal Conservative MP with strong attendance who focuses on transport and foreign policy and has occasionally broken ranks on Rwanda policy.”
Wendy Morton is a Conservative MP for Aldridge-Brownhills, first elected in 2015. Since November 2024 she has served as the Shadow Minister for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and her career has included ministerial roles in the Department for Transport and a period as Chief Whip.
Morton shows 100% party loyalty (above the party average of 99%) and an attendance rate of 73% (above the 56% party average). She has two rebel votes. On key topics, she generally supported immigration controls, the asylum system and the Rwanda deportation scheme, and voted for transgender rights, while generally opposing bus services regulation and VAT changes. Votes on Universal Credit, NHS funding, prison sentencing and trade union powers were mixed.
12 declared interests include overseas visits, land and property, shareholdings, and donations or other support for 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
Conservative average: 56%
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
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
19 positions
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Since Nov 2024
Backbench Business Committee
Oct 2024 - Dec 2024
Backbench Business Committee
Nov 2023 - May 2024
Speaker's Conference (2022)
Jan 2023 - May 2024
Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill
Dec 2022 - Dec 2022
Backbench Business Committee
Nov 2022 - Oct 2023
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
Sept 2022 - Oct 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.
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
AYEOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
AYENational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
NONational Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
Opposition day motion: student loans
AYEOpposition day motion: fuel duty
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
NOShadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
Opposition role · 6 Nov 2024
Backbench Business Committee
Parliamentary role · 21 Oct 2024
Backbench Business Committee
Parliamentary role · 27 Nov 2023
Speaker's Conference (2022)
Parliamentary role · 19 Jan 2023
Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill
Parliamentary role · 8 Dec 2022
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.
