Mark Ferguson MP
Labour
Gateshead Central and Whickham
M
Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
He currently holds the Government post of Assistant Whip.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£29,586
/ £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£2,000
1 registered interest published in 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP
£2,000
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£31,586
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Gateshead Central and Whickham
current
Party history
2024-07-04 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-09-07 → present
Assistant Whip
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2024-10-14 → 2025-03-03
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
2024-10-14 → 2025-03-03
Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
2024-10-28 → 2025-03-03
Committee on Standards
2024-10-28 → 2025-03-03
Committee of Privileges
2025-04-24 → 2025-05-22
Planning and Infrastructure Bill
2025-06-09 → present
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill
2026-01-15 → 2026-02-03
Finance (No. 2) Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
mark.ferguson.mp@parliament.uk
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
0191 429 8200
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Constituency office
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