Sir Mark Hendrick, MP for Preston
Mark Hendrick has been an MP since 2000.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2010 to 2013 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Panel of Chairs | 2024 to 2025 | |
| Energy Security and Net Zero Committee | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Powers of Attorney Bill | 2023 | |
| Electricity and Gas Transmission (Compensation) Bill | 2023 | |
| Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill | 2022 | |
| Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill | 2022 | |
| European Statutory Instruments Committee | 2022 to 2024 | |
| Committees on Arms Export Controls | 2020 to 2021 |
Show the other 9
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Panel of Chairs | 2020 to 2024 | |
| International Trade Committee | 2020 to 2023 | |
| International Trade Committee | 2018 to 2019 | |
| Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee | 2016 to 2017 | |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 2015 to 2017 | |
| High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) | 2015 to 2016 | |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 2012 to 2015 | |
| International Development Committee | 2009 to 2010 | |
| European Scrutiny Committee | 2001 to 2004 |
Countries of interest
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.
Mark Hendrick has 2 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | The Football League Ltd - £900.00 | 24 Apr 2026 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to Japan between 06 March 2026 and 16 March 2026 | 24 Mar 2026 |
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.
Mark Hendrick asked 59 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
Mark Hendrick represents Preston. 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
Mark Hendrick won with 35% of the votes, and Michael Lavalette (Independent) came second with 22%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Hendrick | Labour | 14,006 | 35.0% |
| Michael Lavalette | Independent | 8,715 | 21.8% |
| James Elliot | Reform UK | 5,738 | 14.3% |
| Trevor Hart | Conservative | 5,212 | 13.0% |
| Neil Darby | Liberal Democrat | 3,195 | 8.0% |
| Isabella Metcalf-Riener | Green Party | 1,751 | 4.4% |
| Yousuf Bhailok | Independent | 891 | 2.2% |
| Joseph O'Meachair | Rejoin EU | 216 | 0.5% |
| David Brooks | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 145 | 0.4% |
| Derek Killeen | UK Independence Party | 124 | 0.3% |
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 Mark Hendrick took part in 121 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Mark Hendrick voted the same way as their party in 119 of the 119 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | Against | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | Against | Free vote |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 13 Jul | Immigration and asylum: the first main vote | For | 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% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 99% |
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