Yorkshire and The Humber · England · 76,228Boundary · 2023

York Outer

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers York, Huntington (York) and Haxby. Population 96,281, notably older (median age 47 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 57% below the national average.

Largely loyal to the Labour whip, Luke Charters made his one notable parliamentary deviation in June 2025, voting in favour of New Clause 2 on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill -- a conscience vote on assisted dying safeguards where he parted from the majority of his Labour colleagues. Beyond that, he has been a consistent government loyalist, backing ministers in a series of ping-pong clashes with the Lords over the English Devolution, Children's Wellbeing and Schools, and Pension Schemes Bills. Away from Westminster, he attracted positive local coverage for helping restore a post office in York and has spoken publicly about the lack of paid paternity leave for self-employed fathers.

At 84% voting participation and 99.8% party alignment, Charters is a steady government loyalist. His 189 parliamentary contributions across 119 debates place him above the low-profile backbencher category -- economy and jobs dominate his speech topics, followed by local government, defence, and fiscal policy. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but notably low alignment with pro-business positions (13%) and parliamentary scrutiny measures (5%). He deviates from his party average on armed forces welfare -- voting with that position 25 percentage points less frequently than the Labour average -- and on welfare reform, where he sits 21 points above it.

424
Commons votes
This parliament
£29k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.2k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Luke Charters

Luke Charters

Labour Party

Mr Luke Charters is the Labour MP for York Outer, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

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

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers York, Huntington (York) and Haxby. Population 96,281, notably older (median age 47 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 57% below the national average.

2024 General Election

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

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

§ 07The record, at a glance.424 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Charters 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
84
Economy
74
Employment
44
Crime & Policing
42
Education
35
Welfare and Benefits
28
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 213 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
§ 08The local picture.12 wards

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

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BishopthorpeMichael Nicholls590Conserva
CopmanthorpeChris Steward421Conserva
Dringhouses WoodthorpeAshley Mason1,955Liberal
Dringhouses WoodthorpePaula Widdowson2,026Liberal
Dringhouses WoodthorpeStephen Fenton2,233Liberal
Fulford HeslingtonKate Ravilious678Labour P
Haxby WiggintonAndrew Hollyer2,023Liberal
Haxby WiggintonEd Pearson2,056Liberal
Haxby WiggintonIan Cuthbertson2,013Liberal
Heworth WithoutNigel Ayre966Liberal
Huntington New EarswickCarol Runciman1,476Liberal
Huntington New EarswickChris Cullwick1,473Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
96,281
Electorate 76,228 · 2024 register
Median income
£28,700
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
11.6%
England average 20.0%
Schools
34
26 primary · 5 secondary
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