Liz Kendall MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Leicester West is Liz Kendall (Labour), MP there since 6 May 2010.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Liz Kendall; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 5 September 2025 | 20 July 2026 |
| Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Department for Work and Pensions | 5 July 2024 | 5 September 2025 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | Department for Work and Pensions | 4 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) | Department of Health and Social Care | 10 April 2020 | 4 September 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Health) (Care and Older People) | Department of Health | 7 October 2011 | 14 September 2015 |
| Shadow Minister (Health) | Department of Health | 8 October 2010 | 7 October 2011 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury Committee | 2 March 2020 | 11 May 2020 |
| Science and Technology Committee (Commons) | 27 March 2018 | 6 November 2019 |
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 26 October 2015 | 31 October 2016 |
| Education Committee | 12 July 2010 | 2 November 2010 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 00004f3d813e.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Liz Kendall when read on 27 October 2026.
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Liz Kendall's office spent £208,768 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £183,049. IPSA lists office spending of £22,901 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 | £208,767.90 | £183,049.41 | £157,188.98 |
| Office costs: spent | £22,901.40 | £28,879.88 | £21,630.06 |
| Accommodation: spent | £13,504.48 | £14,519.76 | £11,297.05 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £4,548.34 | £5,602.67 | £4,094.05 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £19,940 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property outside the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Leicester West BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager ×2 (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Administrative Officer (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 299 votes by Liz Kendall in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 35 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 27 April 2026 to 20 October 2026. On 20 October 2026 Liz Kendall voted Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 27 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 Liz Kendall since 4 July 2024 (read 15 October 2026). Ministers do not table written questions to their own departments.
2024 general election
Liz Kendall won Leicester West at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 15,798 votes (44.6%), a majority of 8,777 over Max Chauhan (Conservative). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Leicester West 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.