Official portrait of Wendy Morton

Wendy Morton

Conservative MP for Aldridge-Brownhills, since 7 May 2015

Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Rt Hon Wendy Morton is the Conservative MP for Aldridge-Brownhills, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office).

Scorecard

56.9% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
327 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
248 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
10 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
674 Debates spoken in 1945 written questions tabled

Ranked 540 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 No vote 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Aye 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 Aye 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 No vote 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 No vote 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No vote 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion No vote 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 No vote 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No vote 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 No vote 151–258
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 No vote 77–255
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival No vote 24–37
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading No 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 Aye 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 Aye 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 No vote 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 No 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Aye 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Aye 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 Aye 90–290
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 Aye 145–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 65–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 Aye 81–266
3 Jun 2026 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division No 302–155

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Konrad-Adenauer Stiftiung
Address of donor: 42 Essex Street, London WC2R 3JF
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£181.00), transfers (£79.65), accommodation (£310.89) and meals (£88.25), value £659.79
Destination of visit: Italy
Dates of visit: 17 April 2026 to 19 April 2026
Purpose of visit: British-German Parliamentary Dialogue with CDU and CSU Members of the German Bundestag.
(Registered 3 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

Name of donor: HM Government Gibraltar
Address of donor: No 6 Convent Place, Gibraltar GX111AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights: (£260.00), hotel (£180.00), value £440
Destination of visit: Gibraltar
Dates of visit: 15 December 2025 to 16 December 2025
Purpose of visit: To visit the Gibraltar Government in my capacity as the Shadow Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Minister.
(Registered 14 January 2026)

On the register since 9 Feb 2026

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Commercial property (small industrial units on a business park)
Number of properties: 2
Location: North Yorkshire
Ownership details: Owned by DM Electronics Ltd
(Registered 2 June 2015)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: DM Electronics Ltd
Nature of business: An electronics design and manufacturing company
(Registered 2 June 2015; updated 3 May 2018)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Chairman of the United & Cecil Club. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 18 September 2024
(Registered 7 October 2024)

On the register since 23 Oct 2025

Political Governor of the Board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy
Date interest arose: 16 December 2024
Date interest ended: 15 December 2027
(Registered 8 January 2025)

On the register since 12 Sep 2025

Life Membership of the Friends of the British Overseas Territory provided by the organisation. (A one-off payment for this was provided in 2023 and was originally registered under Category 3.)
Date interest arose: 30 November 2023
(Registered 3 January 2025)

On the register since 7 Jan 2025

Member of the British-American Parliamentary Group.
Date interest arose: 3 April 2024
(Registered 22 April 2024)

On the register since 2 May 2024

Vice-President of the Lotteries Council. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 1 March 2023
(Registered 22 March 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Advisory Board Member to the Friends of the British Overseas Territories. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 14 December 2023
(Registered 14 December 2023)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

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Debates

674 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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