Michelle Welsh

MP since 4 Jul 2024

When contacting this Member, please be respectful. See Parliament’s contact guidance.

Michelle Welsh is the Labour MP for Sherwood Forest, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

474

Votes Cast

£179,455

Expenses 2024-25

5,443

Majority

38.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£179,455

Staffing£126,434
Accommodation£23,950
Office£18,120
Travel£10,951

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 48,660 voters

Labour
18,841 votes38.7%
Conservative
13,398 votes27.5%
Reform UK
11,320 votes23.3%
Green Party
2,216 votes4.5%
Liberal Democrat
1,838 votes3.8%
Independent
864 votes1.8%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

54

Written Questions

16

Oral Questions

57

Debates Spoken In

95

Speeches

474

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

?

How would you have voted?

Tap AYE or NO on the votes below to see how you compare with Michelle.

Aye: 244No: 230

474 votes — page 1 of 19

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

3 NO

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 16 Jun 2026

3 NO

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 10 Jun 2026

2 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 9 Jun 2026

1 / 19Next

Financial Interests(2)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

The Football Association

Two match tickets, with hospitality, for me and one other to attend the FA Cup Semi- Final

27 April 2025

£550
Name of donor
The Football Association
Address of donor
Wembley Stadium London HA9 0WS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Two match tickets, with hospitality, for me and one other to attend the FA Cup Semi- Final, value £550
Date received
27 April 2025
Date accepted
27 April 2025
Donor status
company, registration 00077797

Registered 2 May 2025

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

School Governor at Arnold View Primary School. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 3 August 2024)

Registered 3 August 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Michelle in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to amend Part 4 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Ord

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government4 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help improve processing times for the War Pensions Scheme.

Ministry of Defence10 Apr 2026

Sewage: Sherwood Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer to Question UIN 118386, answered on 11 March 2026, how many incidents of sewage discharges occurred in She

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs13 Mar 2026

Sewage: Sherwood Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many incidents of sewage discharges occurred in Sherwood Forest constituency in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025; and which rivers and b

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5 Mar 2026

Sewage: Sherwood Forest

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to stop Severn Trent Water from discharging sewage in Sherwood Forest constituency.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5 Mar 2026

Sewage: Waste Disposal

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to provide better access to historic data on sewage discharges.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5 Mar 2026

Environment Agency: Water Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to prevent senior Environment Agency staff from moving to roles in the private water indus

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5 Mar 2026

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she had made of the potential merits of using the Consumer Prices Index for the calculation of interest charges on students loans.

AnsweredDepartment for Education12 Feb 2026

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the time taken for quotes to be issued to people who are members of the Civil Service pension scheme.

Cabinet Office2 Feb 2026

NHS: Buildings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish revised guidance for Health Building Notes.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Jan 2026
Page 1 of 6Next

Other Labour MPs

Explore more Members of Parliament sitting for Labour.

Partner sites