Michelle Welsh

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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

488

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)

58

Written Questions

16

Oral Questions

60

Debates Spoken In

102

Speeches

488

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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4 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

4 votes · 15 Apr 2026

7 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

7 votes · 15 Apr 2026

10 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

10 votes · 14 Apr 2026

2 AYE

Victims and Courts Bill

2 votes · 25 Mar 2026

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

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

NHS: Negligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the ruling over Paul versus Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has made on seco

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care29 Jan 2026

Disability Living Allowance: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost of removing the three month waiting period for Child Disability Living Allowance.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions22 Jan 2026

Roads: Nottinghamshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure local authorities fix potholes in Nottinghamshire.

AnsweredDepartment for Transport22 Jan 2026

Recreation Spaces: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to allocate additional funding to improve accessibility at (a) playgrounds, (b) parks and (c)

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government22 Jan 2026

Gender Based Violence: Missing Persons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of violence against women and girls on the number of people going missing.

AnsweredHome Office12 Jan 2026

Gender Based Violence: Missing Persons

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of including missing people in future work to tackle violence against

AnsweredHome Office12 Jan 2026
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