Wes Streeting
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 7 May 2015
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 39%
- Debates contributed to
- 167
- Registered interests
- 25
- Declared value
- £267,766
Record last updated 7 Nov 2026
Wes Streeting, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Ilford North, has been elected since May 2015 and is in the longest serving 25% of MPs and longest serving 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs. He currently holds the position of Secretary of State for Defence. His voting participation stands at 39% with 243 votes cast out of 627 eligible divisions, placing him in the bottom 10% of MPs by voting participation and bottom 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast; low voting participation is conventional for ministers and especially for holders of senior government posts such as Defence Secretary. He has made 1471 debate contributions across 167 debates, with his top debate topics being NHS & Health, Other/Procedural, and Social Care.
Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
243 / 627
38.76%
Ranked #612 of 655 MPs (7th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
167 / 12881
1471 total contributions
Ranked #275 of 655 MPs (58th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
25
£267,766.19
Ranked #14 of 655 MPs (98th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
The Rt Hon Wes Streeting is the Labour MP for Ilford North, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. He currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Constituencies
- Ilford North May 2015 – present · 4 terms
Posts held
- Secretary of State for Defence Jul 2026 – present
- Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Jul 2024 – May 2026
- Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Nov 2021 – May 2024 · Opposition
- Shadow Secretary of State for Child Poverty May 2021 – Nov 2021 · Opposition
- Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) Oct 2020 – May 2021 · Opposition
- Shadow Exchequer Secretary (Treasury) Apr 2020 – Oct 2020 · Opposition
- Secretary of State for Defence Unknown – present