North West · England · 76,632Boundary · 2023

Stockport

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 50% of the vote in 2024. Covers Stockport and Reddish. Population 103,432. Recorded crime is 100% below the national average.

Navendu Mishra is one of the more vocal Labour rebels on welfare reform. In July 2025 he voted three times against the government's Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill -- opposing key clauses, backing opposition amendments to strengthen welfare protections, and ultimately voting against the bill at third reading. More recently, in March 2026, he defied the whip again to oppose the increase in university tuition fees, placing him among a minority of Labour MPs willing to break publicly with the government on cost-of-living pressure points.

Beyond those rebellions, Mishra is a broadly loyal MP, voting with Labour 98% of the time across 76% of divisions -- participation slightly below the Commons average. His voting record shows strong alignment with progressive taxation and the government's general agenda, while his stance profile records zero alignment with civil liberties measures and pro-business flexibility positions. Speeches have focused on economy and jobs, social care, cost of living and crime. His party deviation data flags a notably stronger-than-average support for assisted dying access (+29 percentage points above Labour peers).

353
Commons votes
This parliament
£28k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.6k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Navendu Mishra

Navendu Mishra

Labour Party

Navendu Mishra is the Labour MP for Stockport, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019.

Notable Votes

Vote on regulations to raise university tuition fees in England by 2.71% for 2026-27. The Labour government backed the increase, while opposition MPs (Conservatives) criticised it as an added burden on young people, despite their own party having nearly tripled fees in 2012.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

MPs voted on whether to pass the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill at its final stage in the Commons. The Bill makes changes to welfare benefits, including a gradual increase to the Universal Credit standard allowance, and had been debated at length including proposed amendments to speed up or expand those increases.

MP voted NoAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

Vote on Amendment 38 to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, which would have provided greater certainty and protections for disabled people with fluctuating conditions while the government's review of PIP assessments (the Timms review) is ongoing. Critics argued the Bill was putting cuts before the review, leaving vulnerable people uncertain about their entitlements.

MP voted YesAgainst party majorityLikely whipped

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Voting at a Glance

A safe Lab seat, won with 50% of the vote in 2024. Covers Stockport and Reddish. Population 103,432. Recorded crime is 100% below the national average.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.387 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Mishra 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
86
Economy
66
Crime & Policing
41
Education
39
Employment
37
Welfare and Benefits
27
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 202618 Mar 2026
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading09 Jul 2025
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 3809 Jul 2025
Aye
§ 08The local picture.8 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Brinnington Stockport CentralKarl Peter Marx Wardlaw1,069Labour P
Cheadle East Cheadle Hulme NorthMike Newman1,927Liberal
Davenport Cale GreenPaul John Wright1,923Labour P
EdgeleyAsa Caton1,751Edgeley
Heatons NorthDena Miriam Anna Ryness2,770Labour P
Heatons SouthClaire Vibert2,787Labour P
Reddish NorthRachel Wise2,006Labour P
Reddish SouthJames Frizzell2,192Green Pa
Population (2021 Census)
103,432
Electorate 76,632 · 2024 register
Median income
£27,800
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
19.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
52
32 primary · 4 secondary
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