Christian Wakeford

Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

MP since 12 Dec 2019

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Christian Wakeford is the Labour MP for Bury South, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently holds the Government post of Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury.

1307

Votes Cast

£335,718

Expenses 2024-25

9,361

Majority

45.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£335,718

Staffing£246,645
Accommodation£32,494
Office£30,245
Travel£26,335

Year-on-Year

2024-25£335,718
2023-24£304,760
2022-23£267,662
2021-22£213,332
2020-21£218,765
2019-20£40,397

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 42,214 voters

Labour
19,247 votes45.6%
Conservative
9,886 votes23.4%
Reform UK
6,865 votes16.3%
Green Party
2,715 votes6.4%
Liberal Democrat
1,796 votes4.3%
Workers Party of Britain
1,023 votes2.4%
Independent
277 votes0.7%
English Democrats
224 votes0.5%
Communist Party of Britain
181 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

0

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

1

Debates Spoken In

1

Speeches

492

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

3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

2 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 22 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests

No registered interests found.

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Christian in Parliament

Rolling Stock: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make it his policy to help support train companies to (a) buy rather than lease trains and (b) purchase UK-made trains.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport1 May 2024

Sleeping Rough

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what recent estimate he has made of the number of rough sleepers in England.

AnsweredDepartment for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities24 Apr 2024

Hydrogen

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to help encourage uptake in the use of hydrogen.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero24 Apr 2024

Iron and Steel: EU Countries

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what comparative assessment she has made of trends in the levels of steel production between (a) the UK and (b) European Union Member States.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade24 Apr 2024

Iron and Steel: Production

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to help increase domestic steel production.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade24 Apr 2024

Homelessness

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has had discussions with homelessness stakeholders on measures within the Criminal Justice Bill.

AnsweredHome Office24 Apr 2024

Defence: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association on the future of Castle Armoury in Bury.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence20 Jun 2023

Nuclear Power: Technology

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support nuclear technology companies.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero27 Apr 2023

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