Wes Streeting
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 7 May 2015
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 40%
- Debates contributed to
- 148
- Registered interests
- 24
- Declared value
- £257,766
Record last updated 19 Sep 2026
Wes Streeting is the Secretary of State for Defence for the Labour (Co-op) party, representing Ilford North. He was elected to the current parliament on July 5, 2024, and is longest serving 25% of MPs overall and longest serving 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs, having first been elected in May 2015. His voting participation stands at 40% with 236 votes cast from 586 eligible divisions, placing him in the bottom 10% of MPs by voting participation and the bottom 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs by votes cast, though low voting participation is conventional for ministers. He has made 1321 contributions across 148 debates, with his top debate topics being NHS & Health, Other/Procedural, and Social Care.
Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
236 / 586
40.27%
Ranked #608 of 654 MPs (7th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
148 / 11739
1321 total contributions
Ranked #288 of 654 MPs (56th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
24
£257,766.19
Ranked #15 of 654 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