Synopsis
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