Emma Lewell
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 2 May 2013
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 71%
- Debates contributed to
- 150
- Registered interests
- 8
- Declared value
- £835
Record last updated 3 Oct 2026
Emma Lewell, the Labour (Co-op) MP for South Shields, is in the longest serving 25% of MPs and the longest serving 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having first been elected in May 2013. She has cast 419 votes from 588 eligible divisions, giving her a voting participation rate of 71%, and has made 246 debate contributions across 149 debates from 11,739 eligible debates. Her top debate topics are Other/Procedural, Parliamentary Procedure, and Foreign Affairs & Defence, while her top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 25/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
419 / 588
71.26%
Ranked #348 of 654 MPs (47th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
150 / 11848
247 total contributions
Ranked #281 of 654 MPs (57th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
8
£835.28
Ranked #601 of 654 MPs (8th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Emma Lewell is the Labour MP for South Shields, and has been an MP continually since 2 May 2013.
Constituencies
- South Shields May 2013 – present · 5 terms
Posts held
- Shadow Minister (Education) (Children and Families) Oct 2016 – Mar 2019 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) Jan 2016 – Jun 2016 · Opposition