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Andrew Ranger.

Labour Party MP for Wrexham.

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Commons votes
465/542
86% attendance · top 14% of MPs
Party alignment
100%
votes with party majority
Speeches
273
across 71 debates · 13,261 words
Written Qs
43
43 answered · 0 pending
Dispatch
25 May 2026

Labour Party MP in Independent-controlled territory.

Ranger's most visible recent work has been constituency-focused advocacy rather than parliamentary rebellion. He has lobbied for a direct Wrexham-to-London rail link — riding a charter train to pitch the case to the Prime Minister directly — championed the £2 bus fare cap across Wales, and organised a public meeting on parking problems at Maelor Hospital. In Westminster, he voted to back steel industry nationalisation and supported the government's King's Speech programme without deviation. He has never voted against Labour since entering Parliament in 2024.

His voting record confirms that pattern: a 100% party-line voter across 453 of 521 eligible votes, which puts his participation slightly above the Commons average. His speeches cluster around economy and jobs (25 contributions), local government (14), transport (8), and education — topics that map closely onto Wrexham's industrial and infrastructure concerns. He sits on the Welsh Affairs Committee, which provides a formal channel for that regional focus. His stance profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but considerably lower alignment with welfare expansion and parliamentary scrutiny, broadly matching the current Labour frontbench position.

Two deviations from his party's average stand out: he is more likely than typical Labour MPs to back consumer protection measures and Lords override votes, and somewhat less likely to support assisted dying safeguards or looser immigration controls. His news coverage over the past 90 days is high-volume but low-controversy, dominated by culture, community, and local economy stories. No rebellions, no significant negative coverage, and no committee reports are on record — he presents as a diligent, locally-oriented MP in his first Parliament.

Background

Andrew Ranger is the Labour MP for Wrexham, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

§ 01Voting record.465 divisions · most recent 23 Mar 2026

By issue — what do they vote on most?

Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.

Taxation89
Economy87
Employment51
Crime & Policing46
Education35
Welfare and Benefits30
Constitution and Democracy29
Housing24

Source · The Public Whip · Hansard

Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.

Moments where the whip was free, or where Ranger broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 02Speeches.273 contributions · 71 debates · 13,261 words

Words spoken, by topic.

Economy & Jobs11,160
Local Government5,939
Social Care4,314
Culture Community3,810
Education2,986
Transport2,700
Cost of Living1,277
Lab avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP

Source · Hansard

Recent contributions.

9 Feb 2026

Asylum Seekers: Hotels

Government must reform asylum strategy and improve local authority engagement to restore public confidence after Conservative failures.

95 words·Read
21 Jan 2026

Railways: Funding

Welsh Labour bus fare initiatives (£1 and £2 caps) combined with new routes demonstrate effective two-Government cooperation on transport infrastructure.

99 words·Read
11 Dec 2025

Economic Growth

Seeking Government support for hospitality and beer/pubs sectors to revitalise high streets and protect local jobs in Wrexham.

117 words·Read
14 Sept 2025

Antisocial Behaviour

Welcomes North Wales police work on antisocial behaviour and seeks reassurance on police recruitment and training to build community confidence.

88 words·Read
Showing 4 of 273·All 273 speeches
§ 03Committees & roles.1 current appointment

Current memberships.

Select, joint and other committees Ranger currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.

CommitteeRoleType
Welsh Affairs CommitteeMemberSelect

Source · UK Parliament Committees API

What this means.

Committee member

Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Ranger sits on one.

§ 04Written questions.43 tabled · 43 answered · 12 Nov 2024 → 22 Apr 2026

Top departments asked.

DepartmentQsShare
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero511.6%
Home Office49.3%
Department for Education49.3%
Department for Transport49.3%
Department for Work and Pensions49.3%
Department of Health and Social Care37.0%
Department for Culture, Media and Sport37.0%
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs37.0%

Most recent.

22 Apr 2026·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered

Whether the Government will be represented at the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels.

It has not proved possible to respond to my hon. Friend in the time available before Prorogation.

15 Apr 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to protect small bird keepers in relation to avian flu regulations.

Steps being taken by the Government to protect small bird keepers from disproportionate impacts of avian influenza regulations, include: Psittacines (including parrots and budgerigars) and passerines (including canaries and finches) which a…read full →

10 Mar 2026·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered

Whether he plans to review how shared care arrangements are reflected in the child maintenance and benefits systems for separated parents; and what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support available to parents who share custody of their children on an equal or near-equal basis but are not designated as the main carer for the purposes of benefit eligibility.

The Government recognises that shared care arrangements can play an important role in supporting children to maintain relationships with both parents after separation. In the child maintenance system, shared care is reflected in the mainten…read full →

11 Feb 2026·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered

Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to support dairy farmers.

The Government paid more than £2.6 billion to British farmers, including those in the dairy sector in 2024-25, the most funding in a single financial year since we left the EU. This included funding toward Environmental Land Management sche…read full →

Showing 4 of 43·All 43 written questions
§ 05Register & expenses.1 declared interests · £139k claimed FY 24_25

Register of interests.

Councillor, Offa Community Council. This is an unpaid role.
Councillor, Offa Community Council. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 16 July 2024)

Source · Members API · Last amended 16 Aug 2024

IPSA expenses.

Category£Share
Staffing94,35367.8%
Accommodation21,66015.6%
Office Costs14,34610.3%
MP Travel6,5824.7%
Staff Travel2,2221.6%
Total · 67 claims139,164100%
Showing 5 of 67·All 67 IPSA claims

Source · IPSA · FY 24_25

§ 06This week in Westminster.Order paper · refreshed daily

Nothing tabled for Ranger on the published Order Paper this week.

§ 07Electoral history.1 contest · 2024, 2024
YearConstituencyVotesShareResult
2024Wrexham15,83639.2%Won

2024 — full result, Wrexham.

CandidateVotes%
Andrew RangerWONLab15,83639.2

Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Wrexham

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 19 Jun 2026
SpeechesHansard · 13,261 words
9 Sept 2024 → 2 Jun 2026
Written QsMembers API
43 tabled · 43 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
RegisterMembers API
1 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£139,164 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
DCLEAPIL