Bill Esterson

Bill Esterson

Constituency: Sefton Central

Party: Labour (Co-op)

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Synopsis

Bill Esterson is the Labour MP for Sefton Central, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.

Bill Esterson is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Sefton Central, elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. He is among the longest serving 10% of MPs and the longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having first been elected in May 2010. He has cast 401 votes from 572 eligible divisions, a participation rate of 70%, and has made 212 contributions across 144 debates out of 11,122 eligible debates. His top debate topics are Energy & Utilities, Trade & Industry, and Economy & Finance, while his top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.

Summary generated on 28/08/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

401 / 572

70.10%

Ranked #368 of 654 MPs (44th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

144 / 11122

212 total contributions

Ranked #279 of 654 MPs (57th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

7

£18,066.21

£

Ranked #375 of 654 MPs (43th percentile)

PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

Constituencies

  • Sefton Central May 2010 – present · 5 terms

Posts held

  • Shadow Minister (Transport) Sep 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (Business and Industrial Strategy) Dec 2021 – Sep 2023 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (International Trade) Oct 2016 – Dec 2021 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) Jul 2016 – Apr 2020 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 · Opposition