Bill Esterson
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 6 May 2010
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 70%
- Debates contributed to
- 152
- Registered interests
- 8
- Declared value
- £18,866
Record last updated 14 Oct 2026
Bill Esterson is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Sefton Central and is longest serving 10% of MPs and longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having been first elected in May 2010. He cast 411 votes out of 587 eligible divisions for a participation rate of 70%, and made 217 contributions across 149 debates out of 11,848 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 09/10/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
414 / 592
69.93%
Ranked #371 of 655 MPs (44th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
152 / 11985
220 total contributions
Ranked #282 of 655 MPs (57th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
8
£18,866.21
Ranked #370 of 655 MPs (44th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Bill Esterson is the Labour MP for Sefton Central, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
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