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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8 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

8 votes · 21 Apr 2026

4 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

4 votes · 20 Apr 2026

4 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

4 votes · 15 Apr 2026

6 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

6 votes · 15 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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of UK Visas and Immigration decision-making in relation to international students on the financial sus

Department for Education15 Sept 2026

Drugs: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress the Joint Combating Drugs Unit has made; and what policy work relating to combating drugs she is currently undertaking with

AnsweredHome Office1 Jul 2026

Prisoners: Drugs

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of his Department's report entitled Prison leavers in substance misuse treatment.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice1 Jul 2026

Music: Tickets

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the introduction of a voluntary levy on stadium and arena live music tickets.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport30 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legislation addressing coercive and controlling behaviour in respect of capturing patterns of suc

Home Office16 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of NHS specialist endometriosis care since the publication of the Renewed Wome

Department of Health and Social Care10 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of (a) respect for human rights and (b) the independence of the rule of law in Bangladesh

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office10 Jun 2026

Homelessness: Sunderland Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle the causes of homelessness in Sunderland Central constituency.

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government26 Mar 2026

Drugs: Departmental Responsibilities

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she can list the (a) Ministerial responsibilities and (b) the responsibilities and reporting arrangements of any relevant cross-departmental u

AnsweredHome Office2 Mar 2026

Sexual Offences: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average Crown Court waiting time is for sexual offences in England and (b) Northumbria Local Criminal Justice Board; and what steps he is taking to

AnsweredMinistry of Justice11 Feb 2026
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