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How Liam Byrne votes

Liam Byrne voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 168 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteAgainstFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateForFree vote
10 SepSocial housing: an attempt to block itAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

Liam Byrne has 6 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 02 July 2026 - £820.007 Jul 2026
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to China between 24 May 2026 and 30 May 20269 Jun 2026
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to South Korea between 13 April 2026 and 17 April 20267 May 2026
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 31 March 2026 - £4,100.0022 Apr 2026
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc paymentsPayment received on 13 January 2026 - £4,100.003 Feb 2026
Employment and earningsWriting a book - Head of Zeus – UK–

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Liam Byrne asked 128 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department for Transport47
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government21
Department of Health and Social Care20
Department for Business and Trade10
Home Office5

Latest questions

15 Jul 2026 · to the Department for Transport
Answered 7 Sep 2026
15 Jul 2026 · to the Department for Transport
Answered 1 Sep 2026
6 Jul 2026 · to the Department for Business and Trade
Answered 14 Jul 2026
2 Jul 2026 · to the Treasury
Answered 10 Jul 2026
2 Jul 2026 · to the Department for Transport
Answered 10 Jul 2026

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£57,882
Office costs · claims for running an office£20,504
Staffing · claims relating to staff£30,701
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£6,677

142 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Liam Byrne represents Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Liam Byrne

Labour

MAJORITY
1,566

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
44%

of people who could vote did

Liam Byrne won with 31% of the votes, and James Giles (Workers Party of Britain) came second with 27%.

Votes for each party

Labour31% · 10,655
Workers Party of Britain27% · 9,089
Reform UK19% · 6,456
Conservative14% · 4,634
Green Party7% · 2,360
Liberal Democrat3% · 942
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Liam ByrneLabour10,65531.2%
James GilesWorkers Party of Britain9,08926.6%
Jamie PullinReform UK6,45618.9%
Caroline ClapperConservative4,63413.6%
Imran KhanGreen Party2,3606.9%
Qasim EsakLiberal Democrat9422.8%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£658 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
10.1%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
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Source: Commons Votes API

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