Andrew Western
- Constituency
- Stretford and Urmston
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 15 December 2022
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 77%
- Debates contributed to
- 129
- Registered interests
- 11
- Declared value
- £35,130
Record last updated 22 Sep 2026
Andrew Western is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Stretford and Urmston, first elected in December 2022 and re-elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. He currently serves as Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions. In votes, he has cast 451 votes out of 585 eligible divisions, achieving a participation rate of 77%. In debates, he has made 708 contributions across 129 debates out of 11703 eligible debates, with his top debate topics being Welfare & Benefits, Employment & Workers Rights, and Child Welfare & Safeguarding, while his top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
451 / 585
77.09%
Ranked #233 of 654 MPs (65th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
129 / 11739
708 total contributions
Ranked #375 of 654 MPs (43th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
11
£35,130.00
Ranked #216 of 654 MPs (67th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
Andrew Western is the Labour MP for Stretford and Urmston, and has been an MP continually since 15 December 2022. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions).
Constituencies
- Stretford and Urmston Dec 2022 – present · 2 terms
Posts held
- Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Jul 2026 – present
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) Jul 2024 – Jul 2026
- Opposition Whip (Commons) Sep 2023 – May 2024 · Opposition