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Lewis Atkinson

Lewis Atkinson

Labour MP for Sunderland Central

Lewis Atkinson is the Labour MP for Sunderland Central, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Message

Seat status

Safe

Majority size

6,073

Recent swing

+0.0% 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

Lewis voted with the majority

VOTED AYE
29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed 330 For, 275 Against

Lewis voted with the majority

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

Lewis voted with the majority

Where Lewis fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Lewis Atkinson

Lewis Atkinson

Member of Parliament

Sunderland Central

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

  • Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
  • Statutory Instruments (Select Committee)
  • Petitions Committee
  • Home Affairs Committee