Liz Kendall

Labour MP for Leicester West

The Rt Hon Liz Kendall is the Labour MP for Leicester West, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. She currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Message

Seat status

Very safe

Majority size

8,777

Recent swing

-4.7% 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

Liz voted with the majority

VOTED AYE

29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against

Liz voted with the majority

DID NOT VOTE

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

Where Liz fits into things

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Liz Kendall

Member of Parliament

Leicester West

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

No current committee memberships