Stephen Morgan MP: votes, interests and costs
Stephen Morgan (Labour) is the MP for Portsmouth South, in the seat since 8 June 2017. The Members API lists the post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) from 22 July 2026.
Offices and committees
Current post held by Stephen Morgan, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 22 July 2026 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 12 June 2026 | 22 July 2026 |
| Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury | Whips Office (Commons) | 7 September 2025 | 12 June 2026 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) | Department for Education | 9 July 2024 | 7 September 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Transport) | Department for Transport | 6 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) (Schools) | Department for Education | 4 December 2021 | 6 September 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (Defence) | Ministry of Defence | 16 January 2020 | 4 December 2021 |
| Shadow Minister for Local Government (Communities) | HM Official Opposition | 17 July 2019 | 10 April 2020 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Courts and Tribunals Bill | 18 March 2026 | 28 April 2026 |
| Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill | 15 January 2025 | 11 February 2025 |
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021) | 25 February 2021 | 14 April 2021 |
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021) | 22 February 2021 | 22 February 2021 |
| Public Accounts Committee | 20 November 2017 | 6 November 2019 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 f0bb35aae5d1.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 5 entries for Stephen Morgan: Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP (3), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2). The most recent was registered on 14 May 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Portsmouth Football Club - £300.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets to a game, including hospitality, for me and a guest
- Value of the benefit: £300.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-02
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-02
- Name of the donor: Portsmouth Football Club
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Portsmouth Football Club
Portsmouth Football Club - £170.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: A ticket to a game including hospitality
- Value of the benefit: £170.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-01-31
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-01-31
- Name of the donor: Portsmouth Football Club
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Portsmouth Football Club
Mr Abdul Sattar Shere-Mohammod (known as Shere M Sattar) - £5,000.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: The donation was made to Portsmouth Labour Party and paid to the Portsmouth Labour Party bank account and was to raise money for Portsmouth Labour Party for my re-election and support ongoing campaigns. The donation was repaid on 11 August 2025
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Name of the donor: Mr Abdul Sattar Shere-Mohammod (known as Shere M Sattar)
- Status of the donor: Individual
Mr Adbul Sattar Shere-Mohammod (known as Shere M Sattar) - £5,000.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: The donation was made to Portsmouth Labour Party via a crowdfunder page organised and administered by the Portsmouth Labour Party. The donation was paid to the Portsmouth Labour Party bank account and was to raise money for Portsmouth Labour Party to help my re-election and support ongoing campaigns. The donation was repaid on 11 August 2025
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Name of the donor: Mr Adbul Sattar Shere-Mohammod (known as Shere M Sattar)
- Status of the donor: Individual
Marked in the register as a rectified entry: This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 5 January 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
Mr Abdul Sattar Shere-Mohammod (known as Shere M Sattar) - £5,000.00
- How the donation was received: (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: Monetary
- Description of the payment: The donation was made to Portsmouth Labour Party via a crowdfunder page organised and administered by the Portsmouth Labour Party. The donation was paid to the Portsmouth Labour Party bank account and was to raise money for Portsmouth Labour Party to help my re-election and support ongoing campaigns. The donation was repaid on 11 August 2025.
- Value of the benefit: £5,000.00
- Name of the donor: Mr Abdul Sattar Shere-Mohammod (known as Shere M Sattar)
- Status of the donor: Individual
Marked in the register as a rectified entry: This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 5 January 2026. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Stephen Morgan's 2024-25 staffing spend as £220,892 (budget £250,820). In 2023-24 it was £236,170. Office costs came to £30,051 of a £33,020 budget. 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 | £220,892.24 | £236,170.00 | £208,076.33 |
| Office costs: spent | £30,050.68 | £30,570.00 | £28,570.00 |
| Accommodation: spent | £27,768.91 | £25,095.93 | £25,039.48 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £3,306.42 | £6,528.51 | £5,027.15 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £3,232.20 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Portsmouth South BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Constituency Support Manager (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Caseworker (fixed term part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Administrative Officer (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (casual), Caseworker ×2 (casual) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Stephen Morgan voted in the House of Commons: 498 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 51 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".
| Date | Division and vote recorded |
|---|---|
| 21 October 2026 | Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers: No |
| 14 October 2026 | Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax: No |
| 13 October 2026 | Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 No; Amendment 1 No; New Clause 25 No |
| 8 September 2026 | Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 No; Report Stage: New Clause 143 No; Report Stage: New Clause 142 No; Report Stage: New Clause 140 No |
| 2 September 2026 | Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading Aye; Report Stage: New Clause 88 No; Report Stage: New Clause 67 No; Report Stage: New Clause 65 No |
| 14 July 2026 | Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No; Amendment 199 No; Amendment 3 No |
| 22 June 2026 | Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 No; New Clause 22 No; New Clause 11 No; New Clause 4 No |
| 17 June 2026 | National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No; Amendment 13 No; Amendment 8 No; Amendment 3 No |
| 16 June 2026 | Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No; New Clause 14 No; New Clause 13 No |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill: Third Reading: Aye |
| 10 June 2026 | Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 No; Amendment 143 No |
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 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 Stephen Morgan since 4 July 2024 (read 15 October 2026). Ministers do not table written questions to their own departments.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Portsmouth South returned Stephen Morgan with a majority of 13,155: 18,857 votes, 48.4% of those cast, against 5,702 for Mark Zimmer. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Portsmouth South figures
Statements and pledges on this site
Official corrections
Records in which Stephen Morgan corrected an answer or the Commons record, or which the UK Statistics Authority addressed to Stephen Morgan:
- Stephen Morgan corrected a written answer on Schools: Buildings
- Stephen Morgan corrected a written answer on Childcare
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.