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Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland

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Apr 2026

A marginal seat — won by just 214 votes (0.6%) in 2024. Covers Middlesbrough, Guisborough and Skelton (Redcar and Cleveland). Population 90,069. Median income £26K (below average).

Myer has attracted national attention with a high-profile campaign to make it a criminal offence for politicians to lie -- coverage running from the BBC to regional outlets in January 2026. His proposed amendment would extend liability to all MPs, not just senior figures, and has drawn cross-party support. That campaign sits alongside a notable cluster of rebel votes on the assisted dying bill, where he consistently backed tighter safeguards, and a vote against a backbench motion on rejoining a customs union with the EU -- placing him to the sceptical side of his party on that question.

Otherwise, Myer is a broadly loyal Labour MP, voting with the party majority 99% of the time and participating in 87% of divisions -- a solid attendance rate. His speeches lean heavily on economy and jobs (11 contributions), defence (6), and local government (6), consistent with a North East constituency where steel industry employment is a live issue -- he publicly backed the "Save Steel, Buy British" campaign in October 2025. His voting profile shows full alignment with progressive taxation and the government's budget position, though he deviates slightly from Labour peers on workers' rights and criminal justice reform, where he votes with the party line less often than average.

405
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
70.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab regained this seat from Con — last held it in 2015.

Current Member of Parliament

Luke Myer

Luke Myer

Labour Party

Luke Myer is the Labour MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

A vote on whether to allow a bill to be introduced that would require the government to negotiate a UK-EU customs union. The vote was tied 100-100 and the Speaker used her casting vote in favour, following parliamentary convention to allow further debate.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have chosen to stop eating and drinking. The amendment would close a potential loophole where a person who is not otherwise terminally ill could meet the bill's eligibility criteria by voluntarily starving themselves.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

Vote on New Clause 2 to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, debated alongside related amendments including provisions on guidance, devolution, and regulatory consultation. The excerpts focus on New Clause 20, which would require the Secretary of State to issue guidance (consulting chief medical officers and palliative/hospice care providers) and enable Welsh Ministers to issue guidance on devolved health matters.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A marginal seat — won by just 214 votes (0.6%) in 2024. Covers Middlesbrough, Guisborough and Skelton (Redcar and Cleveland). Population 90,069. Median income £26K (below average).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Myer’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.442 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Myer has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
94
Economy
81
Crime & Policing
44
Education
39
Employment
39
Welfare and Benefits
30
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion09 Dec 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 2420 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 213 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.16 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BelmontCarolyn Curr503Conserva
BelmontPeter Berry515Independ
BrottonBarry Hunt820Independ
BrottonGraham Cutler882Independ
BrottonMartin Fletcher776Independ
Coulby NewhamDavid Branson899Labour P
Coulby NewhamJo Nicholson706Labour P
Coulby NewhamLuke Mason840Conserva
GuisboroughBill Clarke619Independ
GuisboroughBill Suthers625Labour P
GuisboroughLisa Jane Belshaw691Labour P
HemlingtonJeanette Ann Walker620Labour P
Population (2021 Census)
90,069
Electorate 70,331 · 2024 register
Median income
£25,500
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
14.3%
England average 20.0%
Schools
41
30 primary · 4 secondary
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