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.

1563

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)

235

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

83

Debates Spoken In

156

Speeches

377

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

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 10 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 8 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)

(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 Transport, how many jobs are projected to be created at (a) Birmingham Airport, (b) the NEC, (c) Arden Cross, and (d) Curzon Street following the completion of HS2.

Department for Transport23 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to improve public transport connectivity between Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North constituency and major employment sites

Department for Transport23 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of public transport connectivity between areas of high unemployment and HS2 employment sites in the West Midlands.

Department for Transport23 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the return on investment of public transport infrastructure connecting areas of high unemployment to HS2 employment sites.

Treasury23 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to allocate funding to complete Birmingham tram routes that received partial funding in the 2025 Spending Review.

Treasury23 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the economic impact of transport connectivity investments in reducing unemployment in deprived areas.

Treasury23 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, will the next spending review include provision for completing the East Birmingham tram extension.

Treasury23 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of inadequate public transport as a barrier to employment in Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North constituency.

Department for Work and Pensions23 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the role of public transport connectivity in reducing regional inequality in the West Midlan

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government23 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking in response to recent developments in Azad Jammu and Kashmir to (a) support British nationals

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office10 Jun 2026
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