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 10 Sep 2026
Andrew Western, the Labour (Co-op) MP for Stretford and Urmston, was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. He has cast 441 votes from 574 eligible divisions, achieving a participation rate of 77%, and has made 708 contributions across 129 debates. His top debate topics are Welfare & Benefits, Employment & Workers Rights, and Child Welfare & Safeguarding, while his top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law. He currently holds the post of Minister of State at the Department for Work and Pensions, a role which accounts for his voting participation level being conventional for government ministers.
Summary generated on 04/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
448 / 582
76.98%
Ranked #236 of 654 MPs (64th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
129 / 11488
708 total contributions
Ranked #360 of 654 MPs (45th 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