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

The Bridgetown Agenda for global development finance

14 signatures

That this House notes that extreme poverty has risen for the first time this century; highlights on current trends 3 billion people will still be living on less than $6.85 by 2030; further notes that 200 million children’s lives are threatened by malnourishment; fragility and vio

9 Mar 2023

West Midlands Gigafactory

8 signatures

That this House notes that the West Midlands was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution; notes that our country must now lead the Green Industrial Revolution; further notes that the West Midlands is a global centre of battery technology for Electric Vehicles, and is already

3 Sept 2020

THE LIVING WAGE AT THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES

25 signatures

That this House believes that the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee should ensure it is a Living Wage Employer, accredited by the Living Wage Foundation.

19 Mar 2019

EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION

2 signatures

That this House believes that if the UK fails to join either the single market or the customs union then Her Majesty's Government should rejoin the European Free Trade Association.

29 Jun 2017

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS

32 signatures

That this House notes that alcohol harm costs the UK £21 billion a year; further notes that alcohol misuse is now Britain's third biggest health problem after smoking and obesity, costing the NHS alone £3.5 billion a year; recognises that just one in 20 dependent drinkers receive

23 Nov 2015

COMPASSION AND OFFICIAL BRITISH VALUES

22 signatures

That this House notes that the list of British values published in the Prevent Strategy 2011 includes democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs; believes that compassion is a fundamental British value which the

26 Oct 2015

END OF PRODUCTION FOR THE LAND ROVER DEFENDER

14 signatures

That this House records with great pride the production of the two-millionth Land Rover Defender; salutes the extraordinary achievement of Land Rover's designers and workers in creating a world-renowned British classic; and notes with great sadness the end of an era as production

20 Jul 2015

PUBLIC SPENDING IN THE WEST MIDLANDS

18 signatures

That this House notes the Birmingham Post's revelation that public spending per capita in the West Midlands is just £10,793; further notes that this significantly lags behind other major conurbations, including London, Liverpool and Manchester, despite the significant levels of r

14 Jul 2015

LDV

42 signatures

That this House warmly congratulates LDV, its staff and its management on the culmination of its visionary five year, ú500 million investment programme to create a world-class, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Birmingham; congratulates the Department of Trade and Indust

13 Jan 2005

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