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

Energy Intensive Industries: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on encouraging the decarbonisation of energy inte

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade1 Sept 2023

Iron and steel: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an estimate of the number of jobs created by the steel industry in each of the last five years.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade1 Sept 2023

Iron and steel: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the proportion of carbon emissions resulting from the steel industry in each of the last five years.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade1 Sept 2023

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when she plans to respond to email correspondence of 2 June 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central on subsidies for oil, coal and

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Sept 2023

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he plans to respond to correspondence from the hon. Member for Sefton Central of (a) 13 February and (b) 16 May 2023 on partially sighted people and f

AnsweredDepartment for Transport5 Jul 2023

Alternative Fuels: Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take to support people and businesses to switch to low carbon fuel alternatives.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero4 Jul 2023

Carbon Emissions: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress his Department has made on implementation of the Industrial Decarbonisation Strategy.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero4 Jul 2023

Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential effect on industry of delaying the British Industry Supercharger scheme.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade4 Jul 2023

Carbon Emissions: Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent estimate he has made of the effect on carbon emissions of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund up to 4 July 2023.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero4 Jul 2023

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when he plans to respond to email correspondence of 14 June 2023 from the hon. Member for Sefton Central.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions3 Jul 2023
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