Who is the MP for Manchester Central?

Rt Hon Lucy Powell MP · Labour (Co-op)

Lucy Powell (Labour (Co-op)) is the Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, and has been in the House of Commons since 15 November 2012.

2024 General Election in Manchester Central

Result: Lab Hold. Turnout was 46.6% (39,725 votes from 85,204 electors). The majority was 13,797, or 34.7% of votes cast.

Current roles

• Secretary of State for Education (Department for Education), since 20 July 2026

Lucy Powell on parliament.uk

Everything below opens Parliament's own published record. Nothing here is scored or ranked.

• How they have voted
• What they have said in the Commons (Hansard)
• Written questions they have asked
• Register of Members' Financial Interests
• Contact details
• Manchester Central constituency page

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Is Manchester Central your constituency?

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Data from UK Parliament's Members API, under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Page built 24 September 2026.