Gill Furniss

Gill Furniss

Labour (Co-op) Sitting member
Constituency
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
Region
England
Member since
5 May 2016

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This parliament

Voting participation
72%
Debates contributed to
67
Registered interests
2
Declared value
£6,745

Record last updated 7 Nov 2026

Gill Furniss, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024 and has been serving as an MP since May 2016. She has cast 453 votes from 630 eligible divisions, giving her a participation rate of 72%, and has made 133 debate contributions across 67 debates, which places her in the bottom 10% of MPs by debate participation. Her main areas of engagement in both voting and debates have included Parliamentary Procedure, Justice and Law, and Employment and Workers Rights.

Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

453 / 630

71.90%

Ranked #331 of 655 MPs (50th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

67 / 12881

133 total contributions

Ranked #588 of 655 MPs (10th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

2

£6,745.12

£

Ranked #516 of 655 MPs (21th percentile)

PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

Gill Furniss is the Labour MP for Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2016.

Constituencies

  • Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough Jul 2024 – present
  • Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough May 2016 – May 2024 · 3 terms

Posts held

  • Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) Sep 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (Transport) Jan 2022 – Sep 2023 · Opposition
  • Opposition Whip (Commons) Jul 2020 – Jan 2022 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities) Apr 2020 – Jul 2020 · Opposition
  • Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Steel, Postal Affairs and Consumer Protection) Oct 2016 – Apr 2020 · Opposition