Bill Esterson

MP since 6 May 2010

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Bill Esterson is the Labour MP for Sefton Central, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

1677

Votes Cast

£282,481

Expenses 2024-25

18,282

Majority

56.4%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£282,481

Staffing£221,985
Office£26,011
Accommodation£22,273
Travel£12,211

Year-on-Year

2024-25£282,481
2023-24£274,997
2022-23£266,943
2021-22£206,134
2020-21£206,673
2019-20£196,293
2018-19£177,931
2017-18£183,556
2016-17£176,366
2015-16£178,075
2014-15£178,939
2013-14£170,109
2012-13£184,438
2011-12£161,104
2010-11£38,537

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 47,449 voters

Labour
26,772 votes56.4%
Conservative
8,490 votes17.9%
Reform UK
5,767 votes12.2%
Green Party
3,294 votes6.9%
Liberal Democrat
2,630 votes5.5%
Independent
496 votes1.1%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

7

Written Questions

23

Oral Questions

107

Debates Spoken In

165

Speeches

401

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

3 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

3 votes · 17 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(3)

Visits outside the UK

Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG)

£1,185
Name of donor
Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG)
Address of donor
PRASEG, 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0DX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Accommodation, return flights, subsistence, ground transport, value £1,185
Destination of visit
Denmark (Copenhagen)
Dates of visit
22 October 2025 to 24 October 2025
Purpose of visit
APPG visit to high-level meetings and site visits in Copenhagen cross-channel cooperation for decarbonising heat and energy.

Registered 13 November 2025

Visits outside the UK

Nuclear Industry Association

£883
Name of donor
Nuclear Industry Association
Address of donor
4th Floor, York House, 23 Kingsway, London WC2B 6UJ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Return flights to Helsinki, hotel accommodation, transport and meals, value £882.55
Destination of visit
Finland
Dates of visit
26 October 2025 to 28 October 2025
Purpose of visit
To visit the Olkiluoto 3 Nuclear Power Plant, Onkalo Geological Disposal Facility and Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK)

Registered 18 November 2025

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

26 September 2016 Additional information: I am the director and sole shareholder

Name of company or organisation
Bill Esterson Campaigns Ltd
Interest held
from 26 September 2016
Additional information
I am the director and sole shareholder.

Registered 14 October 2016

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Bill in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the action in the ME/CFS Final Delivery Plan to explore whether a specialised service should be prescribed for people with v

Department of Health and Social Care24 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report entitled BCP Council: Increased Penalty Charge Notice and Associated Charges Trial, published in February 2026, whether her De

Department for Transport23 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimates she has made of the number of how many taxpayers with outstanding Loan Charge liabilities HMRC expects to be eligible for the new settlement oppo

Treasury15 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of whether people who previously settled Loan Charge liabilities with HMRC will be offered equivalent terms to those available unde

Treasury15 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HMRC paid in (a) withheld tax repayments and (b) rebates relating to UK Real Estate Investment Trust distributions to non-UK residents in financial yea

Treasury15 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what welfare, health and family-support provisions are available to submariners completing exceptionally long patrols.

Ministry of Defence24 Apr 2026

Mental Health Services: Sefton

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chancellor of the Exchequer of 8 April 2025 during Treasury Questions, Official Report, column 718, when the rele

AnsweredTreasury18 Jun 2025

Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero provided through the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund in the North W

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Sept 2023

Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress she has made on implementing the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme in the last three years.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Sept 2023

Energy Intensive Industries: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the British Industry Supercharger Scheme on (a) carbon emissions and (b) the (i) viability

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade1 Sept 2023
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