Christian Wakeford MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Bury South is Christian Wakeford (Labour), MP there since 12 December 2019. Current post: Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury, held since 7 September 2025.
Offices and committees
Christian Wakeford holds this post, according to the Parliament Members API.
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | Whips Office (Commons) | 7 September 2025 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill | 9 February 2026 | Current |
| Committee of Selection | 24 June 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Whip | Whips Office (Commons) | 10 July 2024 | 7 September 2025 |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 31 October 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL] | 5 February 2025 | 11 February 2025 |
| Crown Estate Bill [HL] | 29 January 2025 | 6 February 2025 |
| Finance Bill | 22 January 2025 | 30 January 2025 |
| Tobacco and Vapes Bill | 24 April 2024 | 14 May 2024 |
| Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] | 13 March 2024 | 19 March 2024 |
| Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] | 14 June 2023 | 19 June 2023 |
| Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee | 7 June 2023 | 12 June 2023 |
| Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill | 3 May 2023 | 23 May 2023 |
| Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] | 11 January 2023 | 17 January 2023 |
| Science and Technology Committee (Commons) | 29 November 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Transport Committee | 17 May 2022 | 13 December 2022 |
| Education Committee | 2 March 2020 | 15 March 2022 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 eef921e23546.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Christian Wakeford when read on 29 October 2026.
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 29 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Christian Wakeford's office spent £246,645 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £220,568. IPSA lists office spending of £30,245 in the same year. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £246,645.31 | £220,568.43 | £194,556.97 |
| Office costs: spent | £30,245.09 | £29,801.21 | £26,752.61 |
| Accommodation: spent | £32,493.52 | £32,333.54 | £29,827.34 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £26,334.55 | £22,056.37 | £16,524.88 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £35,970 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Bury South BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Communications Officer (permanent full time), Senior Communication Officer (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent part time), Intern ×2 (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Christian Wakeford voted in the House of Commons: 598 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 70 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 21 October 2026 Christian Wakeford voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 29 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists no written question tabled by Christian Wakeford since 4 July 2024 (read 15 October 2026). Ministers do not table written questions to their own departments.
2024 general election
Christian Wakeford won Bury South at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 19,247 votes (45.6%), a majority of 9,361 over Arnie Saunders (Conservative). Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Bury South figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.