Mrs Sharon Hodgson, MP for Washington and Gateshead South
Sharon Hodgson has been an MP since 2005.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In government
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) (Department of Health and Social Care) | 2026 | |
| Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2009 to 2010 |
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Defence) (Ministry of Defence) | 2020 to 2021 | |
| Shadow Minister (Public Health) (Department of Health and Social Care) | 2018 to 2020 | |
| Shadow Minister (Public Health) (Department of Health) | 2016 to 2018 | |
| Shadow Minister (Education) (Department for Education) | 2015 to 2016 | |
| Shadow Minister (Equalities) (Government Equalities Office) | 2013 to 2015 | |
| Shadow Minister (Education) (Department for Education) | 2010 to 2013 | |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2010 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Members Estimate Committee | 2024 | |
| Restoration and Renewal Client Board | 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission | 2023 to 2024 | |
| House of Commons Commission | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Public Accounts Commission | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Members Estimate Committee | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Restoration and Renewal Client Board | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Finance Committee (Commons) | 2023 to 2024 |
Show the other 9
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Finance Committee (Commons) | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021) | 2021 | |
| Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill (2021) | 2021 | |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 2010 to 2015 | |
| Children, Schools and Families | 2007 to 2010 | |
| European Scrutiny Committee | 2005 to 2006 | |
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 2005 | |
| Regulatory Reform | 2005 to 2010 |
Political Interests
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Sharon Hodgson has 6 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | LACA The School Food People - £327.60 | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Royal Albert Hall - £592.00 | 21 Oct 2025 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | British Recorded Music Industry - £660.00 | 21 Oct 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | Director and Trustee of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role. | 20 Nov 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role. | 31 Oct 2024 |
| Family members employed | Alan Hodgson employed | – |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Sharon Hodgson asked 63 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
40 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Sharon Hodgson represents Washington and Gateshead South. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Labour
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Sharon Hodgson won with 48% of the votes, and Paul Donaghy (Reform UK) came second with 29%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Hodgson | Labour | 17,682 | 47.8% |
| Paul Donaghy | Reform UK | 10,769 | 29.1% |
| Shaun Parsons | Conservative | 4,654 | 12.6% |
| Michal Chantkowski | Green Party | 1,687 | 4.6% |
| Ciaran Morrissey | Liberal Democrat | 1,602 | 4.3% |
| Sharon McLafferty | Independent | 627 | 1.7% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Sharon Hodgson took part in 187 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Sharon Hodgson voted the same way as their party in 187 of the 187 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep | Social housing: an attempt to block it | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 7 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 99% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this