Official portrait of Leigh Ingham

Leigh Ingham

Labour MP for Stafford, since 4 July 2024

Leigh Ingham is the Labour MP for Stafford, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

66.4% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
382 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
193 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
2 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
4 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
163 Debates spoken in 80 written questions tabled

Ranked 420 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
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading No vote 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 No vote 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No vote 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No vote 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading No vote 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No vote 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 No vote 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 No vote 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 No vote 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 No vote 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No vote 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No vote 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 No vote 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 No vote 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms No 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading Aye 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 No 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 No vote 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 No vote 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 362–107

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: Google UK Ltd
Address of donor: 1-13 St Giles High St, London WC2H 8AG
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality as a guest of YouTube at Glastonbury Festival 2025, value £2,908.02
Date received: 27 June 2025
Date accepted: 27 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03977902
(Registered 23 July 2025)

On the register since 5 Aug 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

£5,669

Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Address of donor: No. 2, Kaitakelan Blvd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City, 100202
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, meals paid for by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, value £5,669
Destination of visit: Taiwan
Dates of visit: 28 March 2026 to 3 April 2026
Purpose of visit: As member of the British/Taiwanese APPG to meet the President, cabinet ministers and opposition members of parliament.
(Registered 23 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Governor of Burton Manor School, Stafford. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 8 July 2024
Date interest ended: 11 September 2025
(Registered 25 July 2024; updated 9 April 2026)

On the register since 8 May 2026

Elected member of the Executive of the British Group of the Inter Parliamentary Union (BGIPU). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 27 January 2026
(Registered 29 January 2026)

On the register since 3 Feb 2026

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

163 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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