Lewis Atkinson

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Lewis Atkinson is the Labour MP for Sunderland Central, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

521

Votes Cast

£220,533

Expenses 2024-25

6,073

Majority

42.2%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£220,533

Staffing£158,460
Office£27,541
Accommodation£23,441
Travel£11,090

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 39,957 voters

Labour
16,852 votes42.2%
Reform UK
10,779 votes27.0%
Conservative
5,731 votes14.3%
Liberal Democrat
3,602 votes9.0%
Green Party
2,993 votes7.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

24

Written Questions

21

Oral Questions

77

Debates Spoken In

154

Speeches

521

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 NO

Armed Forces Bill Committee

4 votes · 2 Jun 2026

1 AYE3 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

4 votes · 20 May 2026

4 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

4 votes · 27 Apr 2026

Financial Interests(3)

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Communications with Labour Party members

Name of company or organisation
Labour Networks Ltd (a dormant company)
Nature of business
Communications with Labour Party members
Interest held
until 2 September 2025

Registered 3 August 2024; updated 2 September 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Vice Chair of Labour North Regional Executive Committee. (Registered 25 July 2024)

Registered 25 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest ended
2 September 2025

Registered 4 August 2024; updated 2 September 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Lewis in Parliament

Sunderland Station: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the performance of Network Rail and Northern Trains in the refurbishment of Sunderland station.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport5 Feb 2026

Driving Tests: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for a driving test in each of the the test centres in the North East region in each of the last ten y

AnsweredDepartment for Transport4 Feb 2026

Driving Tests: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the (a) retention of DVSA employed driving test examiners and (b) pay of DVSA driving test examiners in com

AnsweredDepartment for Transport4 Feb 2026

HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of funding of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services.

AnsweredHome Office8 Jan 2026

Reserve Forces: Recruitment

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the suitability of the current upper age limits for former members of the Armed Forces seeking to join the Reserve

AnsweredMinistry of Defence2 Jan 2026

Driving Tests: North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average waiting time is for a driving test in (a) Sunderland and (b) neighbouring test centres; and how many additional driving examiners have bee

AnsweredDepartment for Transport25 Nov 2025

Mental Health Services: Community Care

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of NHS neighbourhood mental health service pilot sites; and how learning from those sites wil

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care19 Nov 2025

Production Methods: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of introducing method of production labelling to (a) the economy and (b) far

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs10 Nov 2025

Opioids: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of (a) the accuracy of officially reported numbers of opioid related deaths and (b) the potential implications for

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care10 Oct 2025

Undocumented Migrants: International Cooperation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with international partners to help tackle irregular migration to the UK.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office26 Aug 2025
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