Luke Akehurst

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Luke Akehurst is the Labour MP for North Durham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

496

Votes Cast

£202,750

Expenses 2024-25

5,873

Majority

39.9%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£202,750

Staffing£152,298
Office£23,396
Accommodation£15,805
Travel£11,251

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 41,565 voters

Labour
16,562 votes39.9%
Reform UK
10,689 votes25.7%
Conservative
6,492 votes15.6%
Liberal Democrat
4,208 votes10.1%
Green Party
2,366 votes5.7%
Workers Party of Britain
928 votes2.2%
Social Democratic Party
320 votes0.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

369

Written Questions

24

Oral Questions

98

Debates Spoken In

172

Speeches

496

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 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

3 votes · 27 Apr 2026

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

2 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

2 votes · 15 Apr 2026

Financial Interests(9)

Visits outside the UK

Labour Friends of Israel Ltd

£2,500
Name of donor
Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
Address of donor
BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights, accommodation and meals, value £2,500
Destination of visit
United States (Washington DC)
Dates of visit
22 February 2025 to 25 February 2025
Purpose of visit
Delegation to Washington DC. Meetings with US politicians and civil servants. Attending AIPAC Congressional Summit 2025.

Registered 3 March 2025

Visits outside the UK

ELNET UK

£724
Name of donor
ELNET UK
Address of donor
4th Floor, 6 Princes Street, London W1B 2LG
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
Flights (£724 for two people), two rooms hotel accommodation for three nights (£730), meals for 3.5 days (£608 for two people) and minibus travel in country (£196 for two people). I travelled with my Parliamentary Assistant (£1,129 per person), value £2,258
Destination of visit
Estonia (Tallinn and Narva)
Dates of visit
12 October 2025 to 15 October 2025
Purpose of visit
Study tour: participation in Common Threats, Joint Defence, UK - Estonia - Israel Strategic Mission

Registered 16 October 2025

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Political organisation within the Labour Party

Name of company or organisation
Labour to Win Ltd
Nature of business
Political organisation within the Labour Party

Registered 22 July 2024

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Political organisation within the Labour Party

Name of company or organisation
Labour First Ltd
Nature of business
Political organisation within the Labour Party

Registered 22 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Date interest arose
17 July 2024

Registered 22 July 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Luke in Parliament

Challenger Tanks: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2024 to Question 69090 on Challenger Tanks: Supply Chains, what proportion of the (a) UK Challenger 3 work will be in the t

AnsweredMinistry of Defence29 Aug 2025

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the contracts for the (a) Ajax, (b) Challenger 3 and (c) Boxer programmes included targets in relation to generating social value in the (a) UK and (

AnsweredMinistry of Defence29 Aug 2025

Horizon IT System: Compensation

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department has taken to reduce the time taken to award compensation payments to victims of the Horizon Scandal.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade29 Aug 2025

Challenger Tanks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what components of the Challenger 3 will have been manufactured in the UK; and what other industrial processes associated with the programme will have taken

AnsweredMinistry of Defence21 Jul 2025

Challenger Tanks: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the supply chain for the Challenger 3 programme is based in the (a) UK and (b) North East.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence18 Jul 2025

Boxer Vehicles: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the supply chain for the Boxer programme is based in the (a) UK and (b) North East.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence18 Jul 2025

Ajax Vehicles: Supply Chains

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the Ajax programme supply chain is based in the North East.

AnsweredMinistry of Defence18 Jul 2025

Tibet: Buddhism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterparts on the right of the Tibetan Buddhist authorities to select

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office15 Jul 2025

Hamas: Hostage Taking

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he has taken with international partners to encourage international humanitarian access to Israeli hostages

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office8 Jul 2025

Overseas Companies: Hong Kong

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the removal of public complaint records from the Hong Kong Ombudsman Office’s online

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade18 Jun 2025
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