Bill Esterson, MP for Sefton Central
Bill Esterson has been an MP since 2010. Currently: Liaison Committee (Commons); National Security Strategy (Joint Committee); Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Transport) (Department for Transport) | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Shadow Minister (Business and Industrial Strategy) (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) | 2021 to 2023 | |
| Shadow Minister (International Trade) (Department for Business and Trade) | 2016 to 2021 | |
| Shadow Minister (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Department for Business and Trade) | 2016 to 2020 | |
| Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills) (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) | 2015 to 2016 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | 2024 to now | Now |
| National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) | 2024 to now | Now |
| Energy Security and Net Zero Committee | 2024 to now | Now |
| Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] | 2024 | |
| Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill | 2022 | |
| Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] | 2022 | |
| Subsidy Control Bill | 2021 | |
| Treasury Committee | 2015 |
Show the other 4
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee | 2011 to 2013 | |
| Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee) | 2011 to 2012 | |
| Education Committee | 2010 to 2015 | |
| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | 2010 to 2011 |
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.
Bill Esterson has 5 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to China between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 2026 | 17 Jun 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | The Jockey Club - £2,000.00 | 11 May 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Finland between 26 October 2025 and 28 October 2025 | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Denmark between 22 October 2025 and 24 October 2025 | 13 Nov 2025 |
| Shareholdings | Shares in Bill Esterson Campaigns Ltd | 14 Oct 2016 |
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.
Bill Esterson asked 7 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.
97 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
Bill Esterson represents Sefton Central. 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
Bill Esterson won with 56% of the votes, and Marcus Bleasdale (Conservative) came second with 18%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Esterson | Labour | 26,772 | 56.4% |
| Marcus Bleasdale | Conservative | 8,490 | 17.9% |
| Nagender Chindam | Reform UK | 5,767 | 12.2% |
| Kieran Dams | Green Party | 3,294 | 6.9% |
| Gareth Lloyd-Johnson | Liberal Democrat | 2,630 | 5.5% |
| Ralph James | Independent | 496 | 1.0% |
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 Bill Esterson took part in 160 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Bill Esterson voted the same way as their party in 160 of the 160 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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