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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.
MessageSeat 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
Prime Minister
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