Sarah Russell

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Sarah Russell is the Labour MP for Congleton, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

519

Votes Cast

£179,204

Expenses 2024-25

3,387

Majority

37.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£179,204

Staffing£123,819
Accommodation£25,534
Office£17,189
Travel£12,661

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 50,125 voters

✓Labour
18,875 votes37.7%
Conservative
15,488 votes30.9%
Reform UK
8,245 votes16.4%
Liberal Democrat
2,785 votes5.6%
Independent
2,181 votes4.3%
Green Party
2,007 votes4.0%
Women's Equality Party
544 votes1.1%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

41

Written Questions

16

Oral Questions

112

Debates Spoken In⚑

206

Speeches⚑

519

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

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 8 Jun 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Committee

4 votes · 2 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)

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

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Role, work or services
Consultant Solicitor
Payer
Rebel Law Ltd (Law firm specialising in employment law), 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX

Registered 31 July 2024

Employment and earnings

Employment and earnings

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Role, work or services
Consultant Solicitor
Payer
Fox Whitfield (Specialist employment law firm), Unit 10, Wealden Forest Park, Herne Common, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 7QL

Registered 2 August 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
16 July 2024

Registered 31 July 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sarah in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase uptake of paternity leave.

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 12 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the NHS workforce to meet the demand for social care services (a) in 2026 (b) 2036 (c) 2050.

Department of Health and Social Care12 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of speech and language therapists recruited in (a) the North West (b) Congleton constitue

Department of Health and Social Care9 Oct 2026

Clean Energy: North West

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help increase funding for clean energy in the North West.

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero1 Jul 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many rapes were tried in the youth court last year and in each of the preceding three years; and of those, for each year, (a) how many resulted in a guil

Ministry of Justice23 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making all HMRC forms available (a) online and (b) in paper form.

Treasury8 Jun 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether all HMRC forms are available in paper form on request.

Treasury8 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of potholes on rural road safety.

Department for Transport18 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of medical training places in Cheshire and Merseyside.

Department of Health and Social Care18 May 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the 10-Year Workplace Plan.

Department of Health and Social Care18 May 2026
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