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Andy Burnham

Labour (Co-op) Makerfield

Voting record

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Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Andy Burnham’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Andy Burnham — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 127 of 298 (43%).

13 Jul 2026 Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading Ayes 264, Noes 90 Aye
24 Jun 2026 Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 Ayes 332, Noes 94 Aye
19 Apr 2017 Early Parliamentary General Election Ayes 522, Noes 13 Aye
29 Mar 2017 Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 Ayes 188, Noes 286 Aye
29 Mar 2017 Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 Ayes 187, Noes 289 Aye
29 Mar 2017 Pension Schemes Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 Ayes 230, Noes 289 Aye
27 Mar 2017 Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage Amendment 1 Ayes 188, Noes 276 Aye
27 Mar 2017 Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 2 Ayes 193, Noes 277 Aye
27 Mar 2017 Bus Services Bill [Lords]: Report Stage New Clause 1 Ayes 193, Noes 278 Aye
1 Mar 2017 Unaccompanied Children in Greece and Italy Ayes 254, Noes 1 Aye
11 Jan 2017 Opposition Motion: NHS and social care funding Ayes 209, Noes 295 Aye
13 Dec 2016 Neighbourhood Planning Bill Report Stage Amendment 14 Ayes 157, Noes 279 Aye
13 Dec 2016 Neighbourhood Planning Bill Report Stage New Clause 9 Ayes 161, Noes 274 Aye
22 Nov 2016 Opposition Motion: National Health Service Funding Ayes 213, Noes 306 Aye
22 Nov 2016 Opposition Motion: Education and Social Mobility Ayes 263, Noes 310 Aye
16 Nov 2016 Opposition Motion: Social care Ayes 200, Noes 279 Aye
2 Nov 2016 Opposition Motion: Police Officer Safety Ayes 207, Noes 288 Aye
2 Nov 2016 Opposition Motion: Community Pharmacies Ayes 211, Noes 305 Aye
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Andy Burnham currently holds 1 government or shadow front-bench post. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury — Prime Minister — since 2026-07-20 Government
Previously held
Shadow Home Secretary — Home Office (2015-09-14 to 2016-10-06) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for Health — Department of Health (2011-10-07 to 2015-09-14) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State (Education and Election Co-ordinator) — HM Official Opposition (2010-10-08 to 2011-10-07) Shadow
Shadow Secretary of State for Health — Department of Health (2010-05-12 to 2010-10-08) Shadow
Secretary of State for Health — Department of Health (2009-06-06 to 2010-05-06) Government
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport — Department for Culture, Media and Sport (2008-01-25 to 2009-06-05) Government
Chief Secretary to the Treasury — HM Treasury (2007-06-28 to 2008-01-24) Government
Minister of State (Department of Health) (Delivery and Quality) — Department of Health (2006-05-05 to 2007-06-28) Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) — Home Office (2005-05-10 to 2006-05-05) Government

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Andy Burnham →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

1. Employment and earnings

Role, work or services: Royalties from published book
From: 10 August 2026.
Payer: The Orion Publishing Group (Publishing group), Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DZ
(Registered 2 September 2026)
Payment: £3,000 The payment is part of an advance payment for a book which was written before Mr Burnham was elected to Parliament
Received on: 10 August 2026. Hours: 150 hrs The hours worked are an estimate.
Ultimate payer: Hachette UK (Publishing house), Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DZ
(Registered 2 September 2026)

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: Fire Brigades Union
Address of donor: North West Regional Office, The Lighthouse, Lower Mersey Street, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 2AL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 donation towards Mayoral campaigning
Date received: 24 March 2026
Date accepted: 24 March 2026
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Employment & business

Name of donor: UNISON
Address of donor: UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 donation towards Mayoral campaigning
Date received: 24 April 2026
Date accepted: 24 April 2026
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Employment & business

Name of donor: Shalni Arora
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 donation towards Makerfield by-election campaign
Date received: 1 June 2026
Date accepted: 1 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Name of donor: Fire Brigades Union
Address of donor: Ken Cameron House, 171-173 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8UE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 donation towards Mayoral campaigning
Date received: 24 March 2026
Date accepted: 24 March 2026
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Employment & business

Name of donor: Communications Workers Union
Address of donor: 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1RX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 donation towards Mayoral campaigning
Date received: 10 April 2026
Date accepted: 10 April 2026
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Employment & business

Name of donor: Lord Blunkett
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 donation towards Makerfield by-election campaign
Date received: 26 May 2026
Date accepted: 26 May 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Name of donor: Sacha Lord
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 donation towards my campaign for Labour leadership, to cover staffing and contractor costs, travel, venue hire, digital platforms, social media support, message testing, polling and campaign set up.
Date received: 26 June 2026
Date accepted: 26 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)

Name of donor: ThinkLabour
Address of donor: Langley House, 53 Theobald Street, Borehamwood, England, WD6 4RT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation in kind of staffing and IT equipment to my office during the period 29 June - 17 July 2026, value £22,186
Date received: 29 June 2026
Date accepted: 29 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 9630980
(Registered 17 July 2026)

Name of donor: Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation in kind of office space for my campaign for Labour leadership, value £23,024.92
Date received: 22 June 2026
Date accepted: 22 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)

Name of donor: Sacha Lord
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,771 donation to cover accommodation costs for members of my campaign team during the period 22 June to 20 July 2026
Date received: 22 June 2026
Date accepted: 22 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)

Name of donor: Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation in kind to cover the costs of contractors working on my campaign for Labour leadership, value £66,622.50
Date received: 22 June 2026
Date accepted: 22 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)

Name of donor: Sacha Lord
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £9,619.20 donation to cover staffing for my campaign team
Date received: 22 June 2026
Date accepted: 22 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)

Name of donor: Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000 donation towards my campaign for leadership costs including staffing and contractor costs, travel, venue hire, digital platforms, social media support, message testing, polling and campaign set up
Date received: 16 July 2026
Date accepted: 16 July 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)

Name of donor: Charlie Parsons Creative Ltd
Address of donor: 21 Meard Street, London, W1F 0EY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £50,000 donation towards my campaign for Labour leadership to cover staffing and contractor costs, travel, venue hire, digital platforms, social media support, message testing, polling and campaign set up.
Date received: 25 June 2026
Date accepted: 25 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 5943538
(Registered 17 July 2026)

Name of donor: Gary Lubner
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000 donation towards my campaign for Labour leadership to cover staffing and contractor costs, travel, venue hire, digital platforms, social media support, message testing, polling and campaign set up.
Date received: 15 July 2026
Date accepted: 15 July 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)

Name of donor: Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation in kind to cover the costs of contractors working on policy and operations for my office, value £49,700
Date received: 22 June 2026
Date accepted: 22 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)

Name of donor: Ernst & Young LLP
Address of donor: 1 More London Place, London SE1 2AF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation in kind of a secondment to my team, value £16,500
Date received: 1 July 2026
Date accepted: 1 July 2026
Donor status: limited liability partnership
(Registered 20 July 2026)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: PRS for Music LTD
Address of donor: Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane, London, United Kingdom, SE1 2HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation for two at Glastonbury Festival where I was speaking, value £1,000
Date received: 28 June 2025
Date accepted: 28 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03444246
(Registered 15 July 2026)

Name of donor: The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Address of donor: 7 Farmley Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7TY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Travel and accommodation costs for speaking at the annual Conference were covered by the Alliance Party, value £431
Date received: 14 March 2026
Date accepted: 14 March 2026
Donor status: registered party
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Name of donor: RL Commercial
Address of donor: Rl Commercial Gate 13, Rowsley Street, Etihad Campus, Manchester M11 3FF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to Magic Weekend to watch Leigh Leopards v Warrington Wolves, value £450
Date received: 4 July 2026
Date accepted: 4 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 13938431
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Name of donor: Lancashire Cricket Club
Address of donor: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0PX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for myself and a guest to the Hundred Manchester Originals v London Spirit cricket match at Old Trafford Cricket ground, value £458
Date received: 11 August 2025
Date accepted: 11 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration 28451R
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Name of donor: The Jockey Club Racecourse
Address of donor: The Jockey Club Racecourse Bond Company Plc Evesham Road, Prestbury, Cheltenham GL50 4SH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend Ladies Day 2026 at Aintree Racecourse, value £500
Date received: 10 April 2026
Date accepted: 10 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 08387189
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Name of donor: Nordoff and Robbins Music Therapy
Address of donor: 2 Lissenden Gardens, London NW5 1PQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to the O2 Silver Clef Awards where I was presenting an award at the ceremony, value £625
Date received: 9 July 2026
Date accepted: 9 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01514616
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Name of donor: Glastonbury Festivals Ltd
Address of donor: Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 4BY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 4 tickets to Glastonbury Festival offered by Leftfield, Glastonbury, for myself and guests. I was speaking at the festival, value £1,520
Date received: 28 June 2025
Date accepted: 28 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02737866
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Name of donor: Sony Music Entertainment UK
Address of donor: 2 Canal Reach, London, N1C 4DB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket for me and a guest to attend the BRIT Awards 2026 which were being hosted in Manchester, value £3,800
Date received: 28 February 2026
Date accepted: 28 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01471066
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Name of donor: Everton Football Club company limited
Address of donor: Hill Dickinson Stadium, Regent Road, Liverpool L3 0BW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The payment in kind was for three tickets in kind for the Mr Burnham and two guests to the Directors' Lounge at Everton FC. Tickets for the lounge are not availiable to purchase and access is by invitation of the club only, so the amount provided is a notional value., value £677.34
Date received: 22 August 2026
Date accepted: 22 August 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00036624
(Registered 16 September 2026)

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Bloomberg UK
Address of donor: 3 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4N 4TQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £391.68 Accommodation £2,114, value £2,505.68
Destination of visit: Spain (Madrid)
Dates of visit: 27 April 2026 to 29 April 2026
Purpose of visit: Costs of attending an event I was speaking at hosted by Bloomberg CityLab
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Name of donor: Marketing Manchester
Address of donor: Lee House, 90 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5JW
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £1,000.69 Accomodation £1,000, value £2,000.69
Destination of visit: France (Nice)
Dates of visit: 9 March 2026 to 11 March 2026
Purpose of visit: Speaking at the 2026 MIPIM conference
(Registered 16 July 2026)

5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK

Name of donor: Ambassador of Qatar
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hamper basket and Wedgewood tea set offered by Ambassador of Qatar to Court of St James, value £340
Date received: 22 October 2025
Date accepted: 22 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 July 2026)

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: Co-owned with spouse
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 16 July 2026)

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Office of Andy Burnham Ltd
Nature of business: A private limited company with myself as the sole director for office purposes
(Registered 16 July 2026)

8. Miscellaneous

Patron of the Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Unpaid sole Director of Andy Burnham for Leader Ltd, a private limited by guarantee company set up for the purposes of my leadership campaign
(Registered 16 July 2026)

Employment & business

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Andy Burnham yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Andy Burnham has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

No expense claims on file for Andy Burnham yet — this only covers whichever financial year(s) Hear, Hear has loaded so far (see MP expenses), not necessarily Andy Burnham’s full record with IPSA.

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Andy Burnham — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Andy Burnham’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Andy Burnham isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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