Karl Turner, MP for Kingston upon Hull East
Karl Turner has been an MP since 2010. Currently: Panel of Chairs.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office) | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Shadow Minister (Justice) (Ministry of Justice) | 2020 to 2021 | |
| Shadow Minister (Transport) (Department for Transport) | 2017 to 2020 | |
| Opposition Whip (Commons) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2016 to 2017 | |
| Shadow Attorney General (Attorney General's Office) | 2016 | |
| Shadow Minister (Justice) (Ministry of Justice) | 2015 to 2016 | |
| Shadow Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office) | 2014 to 2016 | |
| Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2013 to 2015 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Panel of Chairs | 2024 to now | Now |
| Pet Abduction Bill | 2024 | |
| Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] | 2023 | |
| Justice Committee | 2022 to 2024 | |
| Regulatory Reform | 2020 to 2021 | |
| Regulatory Reform | 2017 to 2019 | |
| Home Affairs Committee | 2012 to 2013 |
Show the other 1
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Committee | 2010 to 2013 |
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.
Karl Turner has 5 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | Director of Pelican Park Community Trust. This is an unpaid role. | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Employment and earnings | Guest Panellist - Hat Trick Productions Ltd | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment expected for services on 14 May 2026 - £1,500.00 | 10 Jun 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Neil Hudgell Limited - £3,000.00 | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Miscellaneous | Trustee of Pelican Park Community Trust. This is an unpaid role. | 2 Dec 2022 |
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.
Karl Turner asked 20 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.
82 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
Karl Turner represents Kingston upon Hull East. 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
Karl Turner won with 44% of the votes, and Neil Hunter (Reform UK) came second with 31%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Turner | Labour | 13,047 | 43.8% |
| Neil Hunter | Reform UK | 9,127 | 30.6% |
| Bob Morgan | Liberal Democrat | 3,252 | 10.9% |
| Kieran Persand | Conservative | 2,715 | 9.1% |
| Julia Brown | Green Party | 1,675 | 5.6% |
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 Karl Turner took part in 79 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Karl Turner voted the same way as their party in 65 of the 72 votes where parties gave instructions (90%), and went the other way in 7.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | Against | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | For | Free vote |
| 16 Jun | New rules: Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) | For | Same as party |
| 16 Jun | Cyber security: a proposed change | Against | n/a |
| 16 Jun | Cyber security: a proposed change | Against | n/a |
| 16 Jun | Cyber security: a proposed change | Against | n/a |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Times they voted against their party (7)
| Date | Vote | They voted | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr | New rules: Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) | For | Against |
| 28 Apr | New rules: Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) | For | Against |
| 14 Apr | Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords | For | Against |
| 14 Apr | Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords | For | Against |
| 14 Apr | Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords | For | Against |
| 14 Apr | Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords | For | Against |
| 7 Jan | Opposition debate: Jury trials | For | Against |
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25 | 100% | 76% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 66% |
| Jan 26 | 92% | 66% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 68% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 75% |
| Apr 26 | 54% | 75% |
| May 26 | 100% | 67% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 71% |
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