Official portrait of Mark Sewards

Mark Sewards

Labour MP for Leeds South West and Morley, since 4 July 2024

Mark Sewards is the Labour MP for Leeds South West and Morley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

77.6% Attendance Turns up more often than most MPs who vote
446 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
129 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
6 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
211 Debates spoken in 196 written questions tabled

Ranked 225 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
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 No vote 268–78
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 255–128
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 No vote 264–125
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 254–135
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part No vote 97–336
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Taxes No 101–316
5 Nov 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 Aye 268–80
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 Aye 311–152
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B Aye 312–151
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B Aye 310–150
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B Aye 308–153
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B Aye 310–155
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending No 92–403
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets No 106–321
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill: Third Reading Aye 321–103
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 No 182–311
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 No 173–323
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No 82–314
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 No 170–328
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion No vote 96–154
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case No 174–327
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: Stamp Duty Land Tax No 103–329
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No 153–332
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No 166–322
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 No 165–323

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.

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: Neural Voice AI
Address of donor: 8 Newcastle Close, Drighlington, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom, BD11 1DF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The creation and hosting of an AI voice assistant, value £3,000
Date received: 5 August 2025
Date accepted: 5 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration 15208364
(Registered 1 September 2025)

On the register since 23 Oct 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Leeds United Football Club
Address of donor: Elland Road, Leeds LS11 0ES
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Single ticket, with hospitality in the Chairman's Suite,to watch Premier League home fixture LUFC vs Wolves, value £480
Date received: 18 April 2026
Date accepted: 18 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 06233875
(Registered 6 May 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Name of donor: The Premier League
Address of donor: Brunel Building, 57 North Wharf Road, London W2 1HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket and hospitality for Leeds v Arsenal Football Match at Elland Rd Stadium, Leeds, value £386.86
Date received: 31 January 2026
Date accepted: 31 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 02719699
(Registered 18 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Address of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust, c/o Houses of Parliament, London SW1A 1AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Outward flight to Brunei, as part of the AFPS programme., value £551.29
Destination of visit: Brunei
Dates of visit: 24 May 2026 to 29 May 2026
Purpose of visit: Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme educational visit to Brunei
(Registered 22 June 2026)

On the register since 30 Jun 2026

Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
Address of donor: BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Transport, accommodation and meals, value £2,950
Destination of visit: Israel and Bahrain
Dates of visit: 25 January 2026 to 29 January 2026
Purpose of visit: Delegation to Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain. Meetings with politicians, academics, activists and diplomats.
(Registered 13 February 2026)

On the register since 24 Feb 2026

Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 81 High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth, England, PO6 3BL
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Pass for Yes Conference, Transfers, food & drink, value £770.04
Destination of visit: Ukraine (Kyiv)
Dates of visit: 10 September 2025 to 15 September 2025
Purpose of visit: Parliamentary Delegation to attend the YES Conference.
(Registered 6 October 2025)

On the register since 23 Oct 2025

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

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

Money declared to them

3 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £8,550 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
25 Jan 2026 Mark Sewards sitting MP Labour Friends of Israel Ltd Company Visit £2,950
5 Aug 2025 Mark Sewards sitting MP Neural Voice AI Company Non Cash Other £3,000
25 May 2025 Mark Sewards sitting MP Labour Friends of Israel Ltd Company Visit £2,600

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


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

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