Sarah Russell MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Congleton is Sarah Russell (Labour).
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Sarah Russell as a current member of these 3 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill | 21 January 2026 | Current |
| Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill | 21 May 2025 | Current |
| Justice Committee | 21 October 2024 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Licensing Hours Extensions Bill | 4 June 2025 | 4 June 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 321c9f80222e.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Sarah Russell, as the MP registered them: Employment and earnings (1), Miscellaneous (1). Latest registration 2 August 2024. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Consultant Solicitor - Fox Whitfield
- Type of work or service being provided: Consultant Solicitor
- Name of the payer: Fox Whitfield
- Brief description of the payer's business: Specialist employment law firm
Member of the Executive Committee of the Fabian Society. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-07-16
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Sarah Russell's office spent £123,819 on staff, from a staffing budget of £185,538, according to IPSA. Office costs came to £17,189 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 | £123,819.45 |
| Office costs: spent | £17,188.96 |
| Accommodation: spent | £25,534.19 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £12,661.40 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £36,491 (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 three dependants).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Congleton CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Executive Assistant (fixed term full time), Communications Officer (fixed term full time), Caseworker (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Sarah Russell voted in the House of Commons: 516 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 53 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 25 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, 41 written questions have been tabled by Sarah Russell, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Energy Security and Net Zero; Ministry of Justice; Treasury; and others.
Speech and Language Therapy: Recruitment
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help increase the number of speech and language therapists recruited in (a) the North West (b) Congleton constituency.
Clean Energy: North West
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking to help increase funding for clean energy in the North West.
Rape: Youth Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many rapes were tried in the youth court last year and in each of the preceding three years; and of those, for each year, (a) how many resulted in a guilty verdict, (b) how many were sentenced in the youth co …
Revenue and Customs: Forms
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether all HMRC forms are available in paper form on request.
Revenue and Customs: Forms
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making all HMRC forms available (a) online and (b) in paper form.
NHS: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his planned timetable is for the publication of the 10-Year Workplace Plan.
Roads: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of potholes on rural road safety.
Medicine: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of medical training places in Cheshire and Merseyside.
Domestic Abuse: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to improve the availability of domestic abuse services in semi-rural areas.
Housing: Disability
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to ensure the accessibility of new housing for people with disabilities.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 8f77a22e794e. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Sarah Russell.
2024 general election
Sarah Russell won Congleton at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 18,875 votes (37.7%), a majority of 3,387 over Fiona Bruce (Conservative). Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Congleton 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.