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
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 47,449 voters
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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4 NOArmed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 22 Jun 2026
4 NONational Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee
4 votes · 17 Jun 2026
3 NOCyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
3 votes · 16 Jun 2026
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
Visits outside the UK
Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG)
- 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
Visits outside the UK
Nuclear Industry Association
- 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
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(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
Housing: Construction
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether he plans to help increase the number of homes built by small and medium-sized housebuilders.
Apprenticeship Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Apprenticeship Levy for skills development.
Apprenticeship Levy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to reform the apprenticeship levy.
Carbon Emissions: Buildings
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate his Department has made on the proportion of Britain's carbon emissions that derive from (a) domestic and (b) public build
Carbon Emissions: Public Sector
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, by how much and what proportion the Government has decreased public sector building emissions since 2010.
Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many jobs did Phase 1 of the public sector decarbonisation scheme support.
Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an estimate of the impact of phase (a) one, (b) two and (c) three of the Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme on the lev
Energy: Conservation
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help improve the energy efficiency of (a) schools, (b) NHS buildings, (c) leisure facilities and (d) local au
Audit: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which Minster in her Department is responsible for audit reform; and what her timetable is for bringing forward the draft Audit Reform Bill.
Audit: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with the Leader of the House on when the draft Audit Reform Bill will be introduced to Parliament.
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