Ian Lavery
- Constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 6 May 2010
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 84%
- Debates contributed to
- 182
- Registered interests
- 4
- Declared value
- £27,276
Record last updated 14 Oct 2026
Ian Lavery is a Labour (Co-op) MP elected to represent Blyth and Ashington on 5 July 2024. He is the longest serving 10% of MPs and longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having been first elected in May 2010. Lavery has cast 493 votes from 589 eligible divisions, giving him an 84% participation rate and placing him in the top 25% of MPs by voting participation. He has made 275 contributions across 181 debates out of 11848 eligible debates, with his main focus areas including Other/Procedural matters, Parliamentary Procedure, and Employment & Workers Rights.
Summary generated on 09/10/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
498 / 594
83.84%
Ranked #113 of 655 MPs (83th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
182 / 11985
277 total contributions
Ranked #214 of 655 MPs (67th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
4
£27,276.00
Ranked #281 of 655 MPs (57th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Ian Lavery is the Labour MP for Blyth and Ashington, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
Constituencies
- Blyth and Ashington Jul 2024 – present
- Wansbeck May 2010 – May 2024 · 4 terms
Posts held
- Co-National Campaign Coordinator Jun 2017 – Apr 2020 · Opposition
- Campaigns and Elections Chair Feb 2017 – Jun 2017 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) Oct 2016 – Apr 2020 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) (Trade Unions and Civil Society) Sep 2015 – Oct 2016 · Opposition