Hilary Benn

Labour MP for Leeds South

The Rt Hon Hilary Benn is the Labour MP for Leeds South, and has been an MP continually since 10 June 1999. He currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

Message

Seat status

Very safe

Majority size

11,279

Recent swing

-4.4% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

No registered donations

Key Parliamentary Votes

VOTED AYE

21 Oct 2024

Employment Rights Bill

✓ Passed — 386 Ayes, 105 Noes

Hilary voted with the majority

VOTED AYE

29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed — 330 Ayes, 275 Noes

Hilary 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 Ayes, 9 Noes

Where Hilary fits into things

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Hilary Benn

Member of Parliament

Leeds South

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