Liam Byrne

MP since 15 Jul 2004

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The Rt Hon Liam Byrne is the Labour MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North, and has been an MP continually since 15 July 2004.

1549

Votes Cast

£280,258

Expenses 2024-25

1,566

Majority

31.2%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£280,258

Staffing£219,143
Office£33,020
Accommodation£19,690
Travel£8,405

Year-on-Year

2024-25£280,258
2023-24£285,496
2022-23£280,672
2021-22£214,900
2020-21£219,155
2019-20£200,202
2018-19£197,494
2017-18£193,038
2016-17£179,795
2015-16£179,033
2014-15£174,735
2013-14£175,359
2012-13£174,317
2011-12£151,373
2010-11£52,927

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 34,136 voters

Labour
10,655 votes31.2%
Workers Party of Britain
9,089 votes26.6%
Reform UK
6,456 votes18.9%
Conservative
4,634 votes13.6%
Green Party
2,360 votes6.9%
Liberal Democrat
942 votes2.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

215

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

80

Debates Spoken In

152

Speeches

363

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(3)

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

Sir Trevor Chinn

£2,500

16 June 2025

£2,500
Name of donor
Sir Trevor Chinn
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£2,500
Date received
16 June 2025
Date accepted
16 June 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 30 June 2025

Visits outside the UK

The World Bank & International Monetary Fund

£1,659
Name of donor
The World Bank & International Monetary Fund
Address of donor
66 Avenue d'Iéna, 75116 Paris, France
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (£1658.82), hotel (£821.28), transport (£147.34), value £2,627.44
Destination of visit
United States (Washington DC)
Dates of visit
20 April 2025 to 22 April 2025
Purpose of visit
In my capacity as Chair of the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, to attend the organisations spring meetings.

Registered 22 May 2025

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

Role, work or services
Writing a book
Payer
Head of Zeus – UK, 5-8 Hardwick Street, London EC1R 4RG

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Liam in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many applications for brownfield regeneration funding in the West Midlands have been (a) received, (b) approved and (c)

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps is the Department taking to accelerate housing delivery on long-term derelict urban brownfield sites.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the average time taken from council approval to development commencement for mixed-use brownfield sites in (a) the

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what mechanisms exist to provide financial support for housing developments that include community facilities and retail sp

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many brownfield sites in Birmingham have been awaiting regeneration for more than (a) five years, (b) ten years, and (c

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of derelict (a) retail and (b) community sites on economic developmen

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding has been allocated to brownfield regeneration projects in Birmingham in each of the last five years, and what

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is able to take in instances when local authorities do not deliver on promised regeneration schem

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Poolway Centre site in Garretts Green, Birmingham, is eligible for funding under current brownfield regeneratio

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has been made of funding availability for brownfield housing schemes in areas of high deprivation.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Jun 2026
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