Ian Lavery

MP since 6 May 2010

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Ian Lavery is the Labour MP for Blyth and Ashington, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

1813

Votes Cast

£309,158

Expenses 2024-25

9,173

Majority

49.6%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£309,158

Staffing£246,913
Accommodation£27,822
Office£25,615
Travel£8,809

Year-on-Year

2024-25£309,158
2023-24£279,492
2022-23£271,964
2021-22£243,931
2020-21£220,148
2019-20£197,189
2018-19£197,961
2017-18£191,921
2016-17£182,347
2015-16£181,400
2014-15£175,632
2013-14£184,745
2012-13£172,405
2011-12£151,675
2010-11£27,749

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 40,401 voters

Labour
20,030 votes49.6%
Reform UK
10,857 votes26.9%
Conservative
6,121 votes15.2%
Green Party
1,960 votes4.8%
Liberal Democrat
1,433 votes3.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

158

Written Questions

47

Oral Questions

125

Debates Spoken In

201

Speeches

493

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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1813 votes — page 6 of 73

3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

8 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

8 votes · 9 Mar 2026

3 NO

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee

3 votes · 23 Feb 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 28 Jan 2026

Financial Interests(2)

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

QTS Data Centres

Provision of venue and refreshments for a conference on Artificial Intelligence.

6 February 2026

£7,276
Name of donor
QTS Data Centres
Address of donor
14-15 Conduit Street, London WIS2XJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Provision of venue and refreshments for a conference on Artificial Intelligence., value £7,276
Date received
6 February 2026
Date accepted
6 February 2026
Donor status
company, registration 15777119

Registered 17 March 2026

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses

Name
Hilary Lavery
Relationship
Spouse
Role
Senior Secretary
Working pattern
Full time

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Ian in Parliament

HEWLETT PACKARD JOBS AND THE DWP EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROGRAMME

19 signatures

That this House is concerned that Hewlett Packard (HP) Enterprise Services is making redundant 124 skilled and experienced staff in Sheffield who provide specialist IT services to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) employment service programmes; notes that the Sheffield jo

2 Jul 2013

SINGLE EUROPEAN SKY AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS

24 signatures

That this House is concerned that the European Commission is planning legislative changes to implement Single European Sky (SES) 2+ for 2020; notes that the changes will result in a loss of air traffic control staff and operations' centres across the EU; further notes that legisl

1 Jul 2013

BALANCE NORTH EAST - SEE WHAT SAM SEES CAMPAIGN

14 signatures

That this House welcomes the See What Sam Sees campaign by Balance, the North East Alcohol Office; notes that this powerful campaign seeks to highlight that young people are under a constant barrage of alcohol marketing; congratulates the students from the North East who delivere

14 Mar 2013

BRITISH DEEP MINE COAL INDUSTRY

37 signatures

That this House notes with great concern the parlous state of the British deep mine coal industry; further notes that the industry is facing imminent extinction which would result in the loss of thousands of direct and indirect highly skilled jobs and bring social and economic de

6 Mar 2013

POLICING OF THE MINERS' STRIKE 1984-85

42 signatures

That this House notes with profound concern reports in a recent BBC documentary alleging that some police who were involved in prosecutions following the infamous violence at the Orgreave Coke plant in South Yorkshire colluded when they wrote their statements; further notes that

26 Nov 2012

NORTHERN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

21 signatures

That this House recognises the ongoing success of the Northern Football League, which is the second oldest football league in the world and is based in the North East of England, comprising teams from the county football associations of Cumberland, Durham, Northumberland and Nort

9 May 2012

TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF FREE ADMISSION TO MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES

32 signatures

That this House celebrates the 10th anniversary of free admission to museums and galleries sponsored by the Department for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (DCOMS); notes that eight of the top 10 most visited UK tourist attractions are free DCOMS sponsored national museums; wel

18 Jan 2012

LA COLOSA GOLD MINE, COLOMBIA

38 signatures

That this House expresses its concern about the devastating environmental impacts that the proposed La Colosa opencast goldmine in Colombia will have on a region of considerable biodiversity and importance for food production; further expresses concern about potential violations

13 Jul 2011

TUC MARCH FOR THE ALTERNATIVE

60 signatures

That this House congratulates Brendan Barber and the TUC for their role in organising the momentous March for the Alternative on Saturday 26 March attended by 500,000 people from all walks of life, all ages, and all races from all over the UK; believes this march will go down in

31 Mar 2011

LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION RISE

62 signatures

<p style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">That this House notes the application of a 1 billion hike in employee contributions to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS); that none of the additional revenue will go towards improving

7 Mar 2011

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