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.

1687

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)

8

Written Questions

25

Oral Questions

109

Debates Spoken In

167

Speeches

411

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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Aye: 943No: 744

1687 votes — page 2 of 68

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

4 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

3 NO

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

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

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

Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much funding his Department has provided through phase (a) one and (b) two of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero3 Jul 2023

Industrial Energy Transformation Fund

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent assessment his Department has made of the impact of the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund on carbon emissions.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero3 Jul 2023

Electricity: Iron and Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help the steel industry access competitive wholesale electricity prices.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero29 Jun 2023

Carbon Emissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, when he plans to respond to the consultation entitled Addressing carbon leakage risk to support decarbonisation, published on 30 March 2

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero29 Jun 2023

Iron and Steel: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the impact of electricity prices on (a) steel producers and (b) the steel industry.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade29 Jun 2023

Energy Intensive Industries: Government Assistance

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to implement all the measures set out under the British Industry Supercharger scheme before April 2024.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade29 Jun 2023

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what support his Department is providing to small housebuilders.

AnsweredDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities22 Jun 2023

Housing: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment she has made of fraudulent practices in the housebuilding industry on public confidence in the housebuilding industry.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade22 Jun 2023

Energy: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a national retrofit strategy on the Government's ability to (a) reduce energy bil

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero21 Jun 2023
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