Lucy Powell

MP since 15 Nov 2012

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The Rt Hon Lucy Powell is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Manchester Central, and has been an MP continually since 15 November 2012.

1555

Votes Cast

£249,415

Expenses 2024-25

13,797

Majority

50.8%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£249,415

Staffing£202,296
Office£34,590
Travel£12,529

Year-on-Year

2024-25£249,415
2023-24£265,944
2022-23£248,261
2021-22£203,868
2020-21£198,993
2019-20£171,202
2018-19£184,811
2017-18£169,024
2016-17£162,337
2015-16£143,975
2014-15£157,128
2013-14£158,646
2012-13£35,270

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 39,725 voters

Labour
20,184 votes50.8%
Green Party
6,387 votes16.1%
Reform UK
4,760 votes12.0%
Liberal Democrat
3,051 votes7.7%
Conservative
2,823 votes7.1%
Workers Party of Britain
1,888 votes4.8%
Social Democratic Party
240 votes0.6%
Independent
202 votes0.5%
Communist Future
131 votes0.3%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

0

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

57

Debates Spoken In

2,067

Speeches

390

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

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(12)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Playscan Limited

£50,000 donation made directly to the Labour Party for the provision of staff costs to support my role and office as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

£50,000
Name of donor
Playscan Limited
Address of donor
222 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8EY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£50,000 donation made directly to the Labour Party for the provision of staff costs to support my role and office as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
Donor status
company, registration 01966393

Registered 22 January 2026

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

Small Axe Communications Ltd

In kind donation of staff time, for communications and administrative services in relation to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. In addition to paid for services between 29 September 2025 and 24 October 2025

29 September 2025 to 24 October 2025

£20,000
Name of donor
Small Axe Communications Ltd
Address of donor
Office 1, The Warehouse, Anchor Quay, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 8GZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
In kind donation of staff time, for communications and administrative services in relation to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. In addition to paid for services between 29 September 2025 and 24 October 2025, value £20,000
Date received
29 September 2025 to 24 October 2025
Date accepted
29 September 2025
Donor status
company, registration 07877552

Registered 28 October 2025

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

Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15

£15,000 to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party

24 September 2025

£15,000
Name of donor
Ecotricity Group Ltd
Address of donor
Lion House, Rowcroft, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3BY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£15,000 to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Date received
24 September 2025
Date accepted
24 September 2025
Donor status
company, registration 03521776

Registered 10 October 2025

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

Ivy Business Centre Ltd

£10,000 for my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party

10 October 2025

£10,000
Name of donor
Ivy Business Centre Ltd
Address of donor
Ivy Mill Crown Street, Failsworth, Manchester M35 9BG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£10,000 for my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Date received
10 October 2025
Date accepted
10 October 2025
Donor status
company, registration 08046145

Registered 28 October 2025

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

Martin Taylor

£10,000 to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

24 September 2025

£10,000
Name of donor
Martin Taylor
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£10,000 to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
Date received
24 September 2025
Date accepted
24 September 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 10 October 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Lucy in Parliament

Swimming Pools: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to question 191585 on Swimming Pools: Local Government, how many council-run lidos have been temporari

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport3 Jul 2023

Swimming Pools: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many council-run lidos were in operation in England in each year between 2010 and 2019.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport3 Jul 2023

Swimming Pools: Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2023 to Question 191585 on Swimming Pools: Local Government, which councils operate lidos.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport3 Jul 2023

Help to Grow Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department conducted any impact assessments on the design of the Help to Grow: Digital scheme.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade29 Jun 2023

Help to Grow Schemes: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many vouchers issued under the help to grow digital scheme were successfully claimed for (a) accounting, (b) e-commerce and (c) customer relat

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade29 Jun 2023

Help to Grow Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she made an assessment of alternatives to the Help to Grow: Digital Scheme before announcing the closure of that scheme on 15 December 202

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade29 Jun 2023

Theatre: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the Answer of 30 January 2020 to Question 132309 on Theatre: Tax Allowances, what the (a) average and (b) longest delay was for valid claims for Thea

AnsweredTreasury28 Jun 2023

Help to Grow Schemes: Voucher Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many and what proportion of businesses that were granted vouchers through the Help to Grow: Digital scheme did not redeem those vouchers; and

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade28 Jun 2023

Theatres: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of valid claims for Theatre Tax Relief were paid within 28 days of receipt in each month since April 2022.

AnsweredTreasury20 Jun 2023

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Government's publication A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation, published on 29 March 2023, how much a

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs8 Jun 2023

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