← Back to MPs
NONOAYENONO
Graham Stringer
MP for Blackley and Middleton South
Labour (Co-op)
About This MP
AI-generatedGraham Stringer is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Blackley and Middleton South, first elected in 1997. He currently serves on the Panel of Chairs, reflecting a long parliamentary career with extensive committee involvement.
Voting Patterns
Stringer shows a mix of party loyalty and independence. His party loyalty stands at 92% (below Labour’s average of 99%), and his voting attendance is 56% (above the party average of 33%). He has 102 rebel votes against the party line, and his political positioning sits in the centre, at 47/100.
Notable Positions
- Generally voted against stricter immigration controls
- Generally voted against VAT changes
- Generally voted against the asylum system
- Generally voted against the Rwanda deportation scheme
- Generally voted against expanding trade union powers
Financial Interests
Declared financial interests include two miscellaneous entries and one entry noting a family member’s employment.
Generated 21 February 2026
92%
Party Loyalty
56%
Attendance
102
Rebel Votes
—
Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centrist(47)
Based on 286 votesCareer & Roles
26 positions
Current
Committee
Panel of Chairs
Since Jul 2024
Previous
Committee
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
May 2024 - May 2024
Committee
Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee on the Overseas Territories
Nov 2023 - May 2024
Committee
Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill
Mar 2023 - Mar 2023
Committee
Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill
Dec 2021 - Jan 2022
Committee
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2024
Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Mar 2020 - May 2024
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Universal Credit
Generally againsthas generally voted against universal credit
198 votes
Immigration controls
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against immigration controls
167 votes
Bus services regulation
Generally againsthas generally voted against bus services regulation
110 votes
VAT changes
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against vat changes
96 votes
Asylum system
Generally againsthas generally voted against asylum system
75 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
72 votes
Trade union powers
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against trade union powers
66 votes
NHS funding
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on nhs funding
49 votes
Financial Interests
3 declarations
Recent Rebel Votes
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2)
25 Mar 2021
Ten Minute Rule Motion: Electoral Reform (Proportional Representation and Reduction of Voting Age)
20 Jul 2016
Ten Minute Rule Motion: European Union (UK Withdrawal From Membership)
14 Sept 2016
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House New Clause 3
6 Feb 2017
EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill Committee of the whole House: New Clause 110
7 Feb 2017
Recent Votes
ABSENT
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
ABSENT
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
ABSENT
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
ABSENT
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
ABSENT
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye104 No
ABSENT
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
28 Jan 202691 Aye287 No
ABSENT
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
28 Jan 2026103 Aye284 No
AYE
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
28 Jan 2026294 Aye108 No
NO
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
27 Jan 202688 Aye310 No
NO
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
27 Jan 202661 Aye311 No