Andrew Gwynne
Independent
Gorton and Denton
M
Andrew Gwynne is no longer a Member, but was most recently the Independent MP for Gorton and Denton, and left the Commons on 23 January 2026.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£5,917
/ £93,904 annual
23 days served · left on 23 Jan 2026
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£5,917
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
55
53 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
2 overseas trips
· 2024-07-01 → 2025-03-31
Total overseas travel cost
£7,609
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 53
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-07 | Dame Andrea Leadsom | To discuss Start for Life | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-02-07 | Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah | To discuss air quality | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-02-04 | Sharon Hodgson MP and constituent | To discuss Words Matter | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-02-04 | Mark Ferguson MP, Cure Usher Syndrome, Great Ormond Street | To discuss usher syndrome | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-02-03 | North West London Integrated Care Board, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To discuss healthcare for the Grenfell Community | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-02-03 | Alcohol Health Alliance | To discuss reducing alcohol harms | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-01-30 | Parent Infant Foundation | To discuss early years policy | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-01-27 | Macmillan, Cancer Research UK, Cancer 52 | To discuss cancer strategy | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-01-27 | The Beat Goes On, Cardiac Risk in the Young | To discuss screening and diagnosis of cardiac risk in young people | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-01-22 | Mayor Coppard, Steven Pleasance | To discuss public health initiatives in South Yorkshire | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-01-20 | HIV Action Implementation Steering Group | To discuss the HIV Action Plan | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-01-17 | Greater Manchester Public Health Leadership Group | To discuss local government and public health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-01-15 | Smoking and Health APPG, Action on Smoking and Health | To discuss the Tobacco and Vapes Bill | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-01-13 | Lord Ara Darzi | To discuss the Fleming Centre | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2025-01-08 | Chartered Trading Standards | To discuss tobacco and vapes enforcement | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2024-12-16 | Dr Ed Day | To discuss drugs policy. | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2024-12-16 | Chartered Institute of Housing | To discuss housing and public health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2024-12-10 | Local Government Association, Association of Directors of Public Health | To discuss public health policy. | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2024-12-10 | United States Chamber of Commerce, Abbott, Becton Dickinson, Boston Scientific, Intuitive Surgical, Johnson & Johnson, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Pfizer, PhRMA, Zimmer Biomet, Brown-Forman, Transunion, Office for Life Sciences | To discuss opportunities to support Health and Growth Missions | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2024-12-09 | Dr Cordelle Ofori, James Mallion Helen Gollins | To discuss public health in Greater Manchester | department-of-health-and-social-care |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-12 → 2024-11-14 |
Doha, Qatar; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Flight
|
To attend the World Innovation Summit for Health and the 4th Global High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance | £2,660 |
| 2024-10-28 → 2024-10-28 |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Flight
|
To attend the G20 | £4,949 |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → 2026-01-23
Gorton and Denton
2010-05-06 → 2024-05-30
Denton and Reddish
2005-05-05 → 2010-05-06
Denton and Reddish
Party history
2025-02-08 → 2026-01-23
Independent
2005-05-05 → 2025-02-08
Labour
Government posts
2024-07-09 → 2025-02-08
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Opposition posts
2023-09-06 → 2024-05-30
Shadow Minister (Social Care)
2021-12-04 → 2023-09-06
Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
2018-01-09 → 2020-04-06
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
2017-06-14 → 2018-01-09
Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
2017-06-14 → 2020-04-06
Co-National Campaign Coordinator
2017-02-11 → 2017-06-14
Campaigns and Elections Chair
2016-10-07 → 2017-06-14
Shadow Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
2011-10-07 → 2016-06-28
Shadow Minister (Health)
2010-10-08 → 2011-10-07
Shadow Minister (Transport)
Committee memberships
2005-07-12 → 2010-01-18
Procedure Committee
2007-11-14 → 2007-11-18
Crossrail Bill
2020-05-11 → 2022-03-07
Home Affairs Committee
2021-09-22 → 2021-10-27
Education (Careers Guidance in Schools) Bill
2021-11-24 → 2021-12-07
Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill
2021-12-01 → 2021-12-08
Animal (Penalty Notices) Bill
2024-05-08 → 2024-05-15
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
2024-12-18 → 2025-01-30
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
No contact details recorded.
APPGs (2026) · 7 active officership(s) · 12 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Road Freight and Logistics
Subject Group
|
Officer | Pagefield Communications | 4 | 2025-05-22 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Banning Trophy Hunting
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 12 | 2024-11-01 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Children’s Parliament
Subject Group
|
Officer | — | 4 | 2025-02-17 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Conservation, Places and People
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Institute of Historic Bulilding Conservation | 5 | 2024-01-10 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ovarian Cancer
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Target Ovarian Cancer | 9 | 2024-07-11 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Thrombosis
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Thrombosis UK | 4 | 2024-05-26 |
|
Historic Counties All-Party Parliamentary Group
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | — | 7 | 2025-03-04 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
/appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder
there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against
the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Voting record (2026)
20 / 22
2 missed (9%) of 22 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£538
9% of £5,917 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£8,537
9% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£296
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
-18.4 pp
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral
Commons votes · 2026
22 divisions
11 Aye(50.0%)
9 No(40.9%)
2 didn't vote(9.1%)
2026-01-21
Aye
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
via Nicholas Dakin
373–106
Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
via Nicholas Dakin
316–194
Pass
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
via Nicholas Dakin
195–317
Fail
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
via Nicholas Dakin
191–326
Fail
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
via Nicholas Dakin
347–184
Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
via Nicholas Dakin
347–185
Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
via Nicholas Dakin
344–182
Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
via Nicholas Dakin
319–127
Pass
2026-01-14
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
via Nicholas Dakin
301–110
Pass
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
via Nicholas Dakin
172–334
Fail
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9
via Nicholas Dakin
181–335
Fail
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part
via Nicholas Dakin
344–173
Pass
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25
via Nicholas Dakin
187–351
Fail
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24
via Nicholas Dakin
184–331
Fail
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part
via Nicholas Dakin
348–167
Pass
2026-01-12
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
via Nicholas Dakin
188–341
Fail
2026-01-12
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part
via Nicholas Dakin
344–181
Pass
2026-01-12
Aye
Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part
via Nicholas Dakin
324–180
Pass
2026-01-12
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
via Nicholas Dakin
167–350
Fail
Source: Commons Votes API. Tellers count toward their lobby's total. "Didn't vote"
covers MPs recorded as not voting (typically excluding tellers and the Speaker).
Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
MPs who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
4 bills
4 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disability Equality Training (Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Drivers) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2016-06-29 | |
| Apprenticeships and Skills (Public Procurement Contracts) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2013-06-19 | |
| Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2009-12-16 | |
| Rentcharges (Notification) Bill | Sponsored | 2nd reading | 2009-10-28 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.