Sarah Russell, MP for Congleton
Sarah Russell has been an MP since 2024. Currently: Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill; Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill; Justice Committee.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill | 2026 to now | Now |
| Licensing Hours Extensions Bill | 2025 | |
| Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Bill | 2025 to now | Now |
| Justice Committee | 2024 to now | Now |
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.
Sarah Russell has 2 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and earnings | Consultant Solicitor - Fox Whitfield | 2 Aug 2024 |
| Miscellaneous | Member of the Executive Committee of the Fabian Society. This is an unpaid role. | 31 Jul 2024 |
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.
Sarah Russell asked 19 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.
54 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
Sarah Russell represents Congleton. 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
Sarah Russell won with 38% of the votes, and Fiona Bruce (Conservative) came second with 31%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Russell | Labour | 18,875 | 37.7% |
| Fiona Bruce | Conservative | 15,488 | 30.9% |
| Martin York | Reform UK | 8,245 | 16.4% |
| Paul Duffy | Liberal Democrat | 2,785 | 5.6% |
| Rob Moreton | Independent | 2,181 | 4.4% |
| Richard McCarthy | Green Party | 2,007 | 4.0% |
| Kay Wesley | Women's Equality Party | 544 | 1.1% |
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 Sarah Russell took part in 225 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Sarah Russell voted the same way as their party in 223 of the 223 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 | For | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | For | Free vote |
| 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 |
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