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Carolyn Harris

Carolyn Harris

Labour MP for Neath and Swansea East

Carolyn Harris is the Labour MP for Neath and Swansea East, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015.

Message

Seat status

Safe

Majority size

6,627

Recent swing

-5.2% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

No registered donations

Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues

VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024

Employment Rights Bill

✓ Passed 386 For, 105 Against

Carolyn voted with the majority

DID NOT VOTE
29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed 330 For, 275 Against

VOTED AYE
11 Dec 2024

Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

✓ Passed 375 For, 9 Against

Carolyn voted with the majority

Where Carolyn fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Carolyn Harris

Carolyn Harris

Member of Parliament

Neath and Swansea East

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

  • Panel of Chairs
  • Administration Committee
  • Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill