Mrs Elsie Blundell MP: votes, interests and costs
Mrs Elsie Blundell represents Heywood and Middleton North in the House of Commons for Labour.
Offices and committees
Mrs Elsie Blundell sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Transport Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill | 15 September 2025 | 28 October 2025 |
| Victims and Courts Bill | 17 June 2025 | 24 June 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 c4ccd014050b.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 4 entries for Mrs Elsie Blundell: Family members engaged in third-party lobbying (2), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Miscellaneous (1). The most recent was registered on 27 August 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
John Blundell employed as Lobbyist
- Job title or role: Board Member, Rise Associates North East Ltd
- Name of employer: Self Employed
- Name of the family member acting as a lobbyist: John Blundell
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Spouse
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd - £3,432.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Estimated value of tickets for me and a guest to the BRIT Awards, held in Manchester. The tickets included food and drinks
- Value of the benefit: £3,432.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-02-28
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-02-28
- Name of the donor: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
John Blundell employed as Lobbyist
- Job title or role: Director, Rise Associates North Ltd
- Name of employer: Self Employed
- Name of the family member acting as a lobbyist: John Blundell
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Spouse
I have an unpaid role as a Councillor on Rochdale Borough Council (RBC).
- The type of interest: Formal role with a party organisation
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £115,644 for Mrs Elsie Blundell in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. IPSA lists office spending of £24,115 in the same year. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. 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 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £115,644.44 |
| Office costs: spent | £24,115.44 |
| Accommodation: spent | £13,921.81 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £8,224.28 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £26,608 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area from 5 July 2024, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Heywood and Middleton North CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Administrative Officer (permanent full time), Senior Researcher ×2 (fixed term part time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 516 votes by Mrs Elsie Blundell in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 45 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 13 July 2026 to 21 October 2026. On 21 October 2026 Mrs Elsie Blundell voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 24 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 277 written questions from Mrs Elsie Blundell since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Department of Health and Social Care.
Water Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the cumulative increase in average household water bills since 2020 compared with increases in average domestic energy bills and council tax; and what a …
Prisoner Escorts: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of releasing statistics on the adequacy of Prisoner Escort and Custody Services contractors’ performance.
Prisoner Escorts: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many trials at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court are delayed due to the late arrival of prisoners.
Prisoner Escorts: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that prisoners are delivered on time to Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
Crown Court: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the average time between the reporting of disrepair to completion of remedial works at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.
Mental Health Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to meet with (a) carers and (b) charities representing carers for those with severe mental illness to discuss the development of the Modern Service Framework for severe mental ill …
Miscarriage
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that people who experience a miscarriage have access to appropriate investigation, treatment and support following their first and subsequent losses.
Carer's Assessment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of provision of Carers' Assessments for unpaid carers of people with severe mental illness; and whether she plans to introduce dedicated or ring-fenced …
Carers: Mental Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Mental Health Act 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to nearest relative rights on carers.
Mental Health Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that NHS mental health providers comply with statutory duties relating to (a) section 117 aftercare, (b) Nearest Relative rights under the Mental Healt …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 6b2bf720fbeb. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Mrs Elsie Blundell.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Heywood and Middleton North returned Mrs Elsie Blundell with a majority of 6,082: 15,069 votes, 40.6% of those cast, against 8,987 for Steve Potter. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Heywood and Middleton North 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.