Michael Wheeler MP: votes, interests and costs
Michael Wheeler (Labour) is the MP for Worsley and Eccles, elected on 4 July 2024. The Members API lists the post of Assistant Whip from 22 July 2026.
Offices and committees
Current post held by Michael Wheeler, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Whip | Whips Office (Commons) | 22 July 2026 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Procedure Committee | 4 November 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] | 13 May 2025 | 15 May 2025 |
| Committee on Standards | 3 March 2025 | 10 September 2026 |
| Committee of Privileges | 3 March 2025 | 10 September 2026 |
| Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL] | 5 February 2025 | 11 February 2025 |
| Employment Rights Bill | 13 November 2024 | 16 January 2025 |
| Renters’ Rights Bill | 16 October 2024 | 5 November 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 03e02b7707f8.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 2 entries for Michael Wheeler: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Miscellaneous (1). The most recent was registered on 1 October 2025. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
World Rugby Ltd - £386.40
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Tickets for me and one guest to Australia vs Samoa and Scotland vs Wales with hospitality at the Salford Community Stadium as part of the Women's Rugby World Cup
- Value of the benefit: £386.40
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-08-23
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-08-23
- Name of the donor: World Rugby Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: World Rugby Ltd
Labour Party Staff Superannuation Scheme trustee. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest ended: 2024-07-31
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 29 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Michael Wheeler's 2024-25 staffing spend as £146,319 (budget £185,538). Office costs came to £29,974 of a £30,426 budget. 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 | £146,319.21 |
| Office costs: spent | £29,974.17 |
| Accommodation: spent | £16,312.91 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,158.62 |
| 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: Worsley and Eccles CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Michael Wheeler voted in the House of Commons: 548 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 52 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 26 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 145 written questions have been tabled by Michael Wheeler, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department for Transport; Department for Business and Trade; Home Office.
Maritime and Coastguard Agency: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the Maritime and Coastguard Agency changed the operating model of the Coastguard Rescue Service to an unpaid model rather making changes necessary to reflect the Court of Appeal judgment in Mari …
Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197, and with reference to his Department's impact assessment entitled ZHCs - Right to Guaranteed Hours, published 21 October 2024, for what policy r …
Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197, and with reference to his Department's publication entitled Employment Rights Act 2025: economic analysis and enactment summary impact assessmen …
Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197 and with reference to page 19, paragraph 62 of his Department's impact assessment entitled ZHCs - Right to Guaranteed Hours, published 21 October …
Working Hours
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2026 to Question 9197, and with reference to page 19, paragraph 62 of his Department's impact assessment entitled ZHCs - Right to Guaranteed Hours, published 21 Octobe …
Animal Experiments: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4646, how the Animals in Science Regulation Unit (ASRU) ensures statutory requirements are met in practice when granting generic licences for regulato …
Animal Experiments: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4646, how harm–benefit analysis is undertaken in relation to studies authorised under service licences where the specific substances are not specified …
Animal Experiments
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4646, what assessment she has made of whether the number of Animals in Science Regulation Unit inspectors is sufficient to scrutinise the scientific p …
Animal Experiments: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4648, what assessment her Department has made of whether the statutory Home Office guidance used by inspectors and the Animal Welfare and Ethical Revi …
Animal Experiments: Licensing
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 4646, what assessment her Department has made for the implications for her policies of page 14 of the The Animals in Science Committee’s Non-Human Pri …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 fa6b3e793626. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Michael Wheeler.
2024 general election
Michael Wheeler won Worsley and Eccles at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 20,277 votes (47.7%), a majority of 11,091 over Craig Birtwistle (Reform UK). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Worsley and Eccles 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.