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Mrs Elsie Blundell MP

Labour Heywood and Middleton North F
Mrs Elsie Blundell is the Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton North, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Pay & earnings · 2026

MP base salary £35,246 / £93,904 annual
137 days served — year-to-date · annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings £3,432
1 registered interest published in 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources £3,432
Total (salary + chair + declared) £38,678
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.

Constituencies represented

2024-07-04present
Heywood and Middleton North current

Party history

2024-07-04present
Labour current

Government posts

None recorded.

Opposition posts

None recorded.

Committee memberships

2024-10-28present
Transport Committee
2025-06-172025-06-24
Victims and Courts Bill
2025-09-152025-10-28
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
elsie.blundell.mp@parliament.uk
020 7219 7389 · House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
01706 436329 · Constituency office

APPGs (2026) · 4 active officership(s)

Group Role(s) Funders Officers in group Next deadline
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Responsible Business
Subject Group
Vice Chair Business in the Community 4 2027-04-17
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Women in Transport
Subject Group
Chair & Registered Contact Women in Transport 4 2026-06-12
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2)
Subject Group
Vice Chair 4 2027-02-28
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Local Transport
Subject Group
Vice Chair 4 2027-04-11
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the /appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Voting record (2026)
86 / 109
23 missed (21%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£7,437
21% of £35,246 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£19,815
21% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£410
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
-6.4 pp Good
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral

Commons votes · 2026

109 divisions 63 Aye(57.8%) 23 No(21.1%) 23 didn't vote(21.1%)
2026-04-22
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
253143 Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
260161 Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
272149 Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
3807 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
287150 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
284149 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
291144 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
288147 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
287149 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
297147 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
298152 Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
293155 Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
292158 Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 342B
29461 Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 11B
294156 Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
293159 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106
248139 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102
259136 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B
254144 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38
256150 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78
277150 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77
27195 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43
273159 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35
275159 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
269162 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
276155 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
269103 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
278158 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
24721 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359
277158 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
27873 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342
28170 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334
35690 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
301157 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
300101 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11
291174 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
299169 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
307176 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
290163 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
292162 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
300149 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
286163 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
295162 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
291158 Pass
2026-03-24
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
98306 Fail
2026-03-24
No
Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
108297 Fail
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
278164 Pass
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
281167 Pass
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
280164 Pass
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
279167 Pass
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
280161 Pass
2026-03-18
No
Opposition day motion: student loans
88266 Fail
2026-03-18
No
Opposition day motion: fuel duty
103259 Fail
2026-03-18
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
27799 Pass
2026-03-18
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
368107 Pass
2026-03-11
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
292161 Pass
2026-03-11
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
175292 Fail
2026-03-11
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
172283 Fail
2026-03-11
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
174292 Fail
2026-03-10
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
304203 Pass
2026-03-10
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
203311 Fail
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
304177 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
315163 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
315109 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
316171 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
307173 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
321106 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
306182 Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
309181 Pass
2026-03-02
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment
105410 Fail
2026-02-24
Didn't vote
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
69279 Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
36184 Pass
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
73256 Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
77280 Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
156273 Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
161272 Fail
2026-02-11
Didn't vote
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
27990 Pass
2026-02-11
Didn't vote
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
277143 Pass
2026-02-11
Didn't vote
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
362107 Pass
2026-02-04
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
392116 Pass
2026-02-03
Didn't vote
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
458104 Pass
2026-01-28
No
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
91287 Fail
2026-01-28
No
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
103284 Fail
2026-01-28
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
294108 Pass
2026-01-27
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
88310 Fail
2026-01-27
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
61311 Fail
2026-01-27
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
91378 Fail
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
373106 Pass
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
316194 Pass
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
195317 Fail
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
191326 Fail
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
347184 Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
347185 Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
344182 Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
319127 Pass
2026-01-14
Didn't vote
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
301110 Pass
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
172334 Fail
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9
181335 Fail
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part
344173 Pass
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25
187351 Fail
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24
184331 Fail
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part
348167 Pass
2026-01-12
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
188341 Fail
2026-01-12
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
185344 Fail
2026-01-12
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part
344181 Pass
2026-01-12
Aye
Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part
324180 Pass
2026-01-12
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
167350 Fail
2026-01-07
No
Opposition Day: Rural communities
105332 Fail
2026-01-07
No
Opposition Day: Jury trials
182290 Fail
Source: Commons Votes API. Tellers count toward their lobby's total. "Didn't vote" covers MPs recorded as not voting (typically excluding tellers and the Speaker).

Written parliamentary questions · 2026

Showing 68 of 68 tabled 68 answered(100.0%) 13 departments
2026-06-01
Home Office
Burglary: Greater Manchester
Answered
2026-05-29
Department for Education
Politics: Secondary Education
Answered
2026-05-19
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy: Small Businesses
Answered
2026-05-19
Department of Health and Social Care
Phenylketonuria
Answered
2026-05-18
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Hospitality Industry: Energy
Answered
2026-05-18
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Small Businesses: Energy
Answered
2026-05-18
Department of Health and Social Care
Phenylketonuria: Medical Treatments
Answered
2026-05-18
Department of Health and Social Care
Phenylketonuria
Answered
2026-04-20
Department of Health and Social Care
Community Health Services: Allied Health Professions
Answered
2026-04-20
Department of Health and Social Care
Community Health Services: Allied Health Professions
Answered
2026-04-14
Ministry of Justice
Probation: Voluntary Organisations
Answered
2026-04-14
Ministry of Justice
Probation: Voluntary Organisations
Answered
2026-03-24
Department for Transport
Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Facilities
Answered
2026-03-04
Department for Education
Childcare: Finance
Answered
2026-03-04
Department for Education
Childcare: Finance
Answered
2026-02-24
Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Regulation
Answered
2026-02-24
Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Regulation
Answered
2026-02-24
Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Regulation
Answered
2026-02-24
Department for Education
Vocational Education: Qualifications
Answered
2026-02-24
Department for Education
Vocational Education: Young People
Answered
2026-02-24
Department for Education
Vocational Education
Answered
2026-02-20
Department of Health and Social Care
Functional Neurological Disorder: Physiotherapy
Answered
2026-02-20
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Council Tax Reduction Schemes
Answered
2026-02-20
Department for Business and Trade
Postal Services: Heywood and Middleton North
Answered
2026-02-20
Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
Answered
2026-02-20
Department for Work and Pensions
Children: Maintenance
Answered
2026-02-20
Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis
Answered
2026-02-20
Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Men
Answered
2026-02-20
Department of Health and Social Care
Mental Health Services: Charities
Answered
2026-02-20
Department of Health and Social Care
Rehabilitation: Physiotherapy
Answered
2026-02-20
Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis: Health Services
Answered
2026-02-20
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Housing: Standards
Answered
2026-02-20
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2025
Answered
2026-02-20
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
Answered
2026-02-20
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Gaza: Humanitarian Aid
Answered
2026-02-20
Department for Transport
Public Transport: Gender Based Violence
Answered
2026-02-20
Department for Transport
Bus Services
Answered
2026-02-20
Department for Transport
Local Transport Plans
Answered
2026-02-20
Department for Education
Reading
Answered
2026-02-20
Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Reading
Answered
2026-02-20
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
School Libraries: Finance
Answered
2026-02-20
Department for Education
Literacy: Standards
Answered
2026-02-20
Department for Education
Children: Reading
Answered
2026-02-20
Department for Education
Pre-school Education: Reading
Answered
2026-02-20
Department for Education
Literacy: North West
Answered
2026-02-20
Ministry of Justice
Reoffenders: Crimes of Violence
Answered
2026-02-20
Ministry of Justice
Victim Support Schemes: Women
Answered
2026-02-20
Ministry of Justice
Probation: Standards
Answered
2026-02-20
Ministry of Justice
Probation: Monitoring
Answered
2026-02-11
Home Office
Crime Prevention: Heywood and Middleton North
Answered
2026-01-27
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
Answered
2026-01-13
Ministry of Justice
Prisoners' Release: Gender Based Violence
Answered
2026-01-13
Attorney General's Office
Child Sexual Abuse material: Sentencing
Answered
2026-01-13
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
National Energy System Operator: Reform
Answered
2026-01-13
Department of Health and Social Care
Endometriosis: Diagnosis
Answered
2026-01-13
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israeli Settlements
Answered
2026-01-13
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Ukraine: Foreign Relations
Answered
2026-01-13
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Israeli Settlements: Overseas Companies
Answered
2026-01-13
Department for Transport
Taxis: Working Conditions
Answered
2026-01-13
Department for Transport
Taxis: Fees and Charges
Answered
2026-01-13
Department for Transport
Taxis: Working Conditions
Answered
2026-01-13
Department for Education
Basic Skills and Financial Services: Secondary Education
Answered
2026-01-13
Department for Education
Basic Skills and Financial Services: Secondary Education
Answered
2026-01-13
Department for Education
Students: Loans
Answered
2026-01-13
Department for Education
Pupils: Absenteeism
Answered
2026-01-13
Department for Education
Special Educational Needs
Answered
2026-01-13
Department for Education
Pupils: Working Class
Answered
2026-01-06
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Social Rented Housing: Furniture
Answered
Source: UK Parliament Members API. The amber "interest" tag is set by Parliament's own system when the asking MP has a register entry it deems related — typically a paid role or directorship in the sector being asked about. Click any "i" icon to see the full question and the department's answer.

Bills sponsored & supported · 2026

0 bills 0 as lead sponsor 0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are MPs who backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading date.

Historic bills (all-time)

0 bills 0 as lead sponsor 0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at introduction. Sorted newest first.
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