Lucy Powell
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 15 November 2012
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 69%
- Debates contributed to
- 70
- Registered interests
- 16
- Declared value
- £125,340
Record last updated 20 Sep 2026
Lucy Powell was elected to represent Manchester Central in the current parliament on July 5, 2024, and is a member of the Labour (Co-op) party. She is longest serving 25% of MPs and longest serving 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having first been elected in November 2012. As Secretary of State for Education, Powell has cast 401 votes from 585 eligible divisions for a participation rate of 69%, and has made 2,176 debate contributions across 70 debates, placing her in the bottom 25% of MPs by debate participation; the low debate participation is conventional for ministers. Her top debate topics are Other/Procedural, Education & Skills, and Parliamentary Procedure, while her top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
401 / 585
68.55%
Ranked #395 of 654 MPs (40th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
70 / 11739
2176 total contributions
Ranked #561 of 654 MPs (14th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
16
£125,340.00
Ranked #47 of 654 MPs (93th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
The Rt Hon Lucy Powell is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Manchester Central, and has been an MP continually since 15 November 2012.
Constituencies
- Manchester Central Nov 2012 – present · 5 terms
Posts held
- Secretary of State for Education Jul 2026 – present
- Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons Jul 2024 – Sep 2025
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Sep 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Nov 2021 – Sep 2023 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Housing Sep 2021 – Nov 2021 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Housing May 2021 – Sep 2021 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) Apr 2020 – May 2021 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Education Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office Nov 2014 – Sep 2015 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Education) Oct 2013 – Nov 2014 · Opposition
- Secretary of State for Education Unknown – present