About Alan Campbell

Alan Campbell represents the people who live in Tynemouth, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

What you can do

• Find out more about this MP, including:
  • Committees and groups they are part of.
  • Voting record summary or a list of recent votes.
  • Declared financial interests.
  • Recent speeches and questions
  • Signatures (open letters and EDMs)
• Write to your MP, or find out about your other local representatives on WriteToThem.com.
• Find out more about Tynemouth on the Local Intelligence Hub.

Profile

Labour MP for Tynemouth

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @alancampbellmp
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (since 5 Sep 2025)

Other offices held in the past

• Chief Whip ( 5 Jul 2024 to 5 Sep 2025)
• Shadow Chief Whip (Commons) ( 9 May 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 9 May 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Crime Reduction) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury ( 5 May 2006 to 5 Oct 2008)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• PPS (Rt Hon Adam Ingram, Minister of State), Ministry of Defence (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Neville Trotter
• Irene Ward
• Grace Colman
• Alexander Russell
• Charles Percy
• Herbert Craig
• Frederick Harris
• Richard Donkin

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Small Charitable Donations and Childcare Payments Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Crime and Security Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (15 out of 16)
• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Offender Management Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• UK Borders Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
• Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (4 out of 5)
• Extradition Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)