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

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

3 NO

Railways Bill Remaining Stages

3 votes · 10 Jun 2026

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 9 Jun 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 Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the sufficiency of the level of accessible homes for people with disabilities in the N

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure the accessibility of new housing for people with disabilities.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government10 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the availability of domestic abuse services in semi-rural areas.

Home Office10 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the General Dental Council on reducing the waiting time for fitness to practice cases to be heard.

Department of Health and Social Care10 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of reductions in the social care workforce on the level of delayed disch

Department of Health and Social Care10 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Home Office's White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, whether his

Department of Health and Social Care10 Apr 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the long-term sustainability of the palliative care workforce.

Department of Health and Social Care10 Apr 2026

Conditions of Employment: Parents

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress his Department has made on improving parental rights for workers in (a) Congleton constituency and (b) Cheshire.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade5 Mar 2026

Paternity Leave

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of increasing the statutory entitlement to paternity leave.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade5 Mar 2026

Maternity Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for publication of the final findings of the independent maternity services investigation.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care5 Mar 2026
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