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Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
Labour MP for South Shields
Emma Lewell is the Labour MP for South Shields, and has been an MP continually since 2 May 2013.
MessageSeat status
Safe
Majority size
6,653
Recent swing
-3.0% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
The Great Run Company /Film Nova (£400)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE
21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Mrs Emma voted with the majority
VOTED NO
29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Mrs Emma voted against 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
Mrs Emma voted with the majority
Where Mrs Emma fits into things
Keir Starmer
Prime Minister
Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
Member of Parliament
South Shields
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
- Defence Committee
- Panel of Chairs