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Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee

UK House of Commons select committee

Summary

UK House of Commons select committee

The Housing and Communities Committee (formerly the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee) is a select committee of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to examine the work, the expenditure, administration and policies of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and its associated public bodies.

Membership

Membership of the committee is as follows:

Member	Constituency
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Florence Eshalomi MP (Chair)	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Lewis Cocking MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Andrew Cooper MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Chris Curtis MP	Labour
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Lee Dillon MP	Liberal Democrats
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Maya Ellis MP	Labour
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Will Forster MP	Liberal Democrats
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Andrew Lewin MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Gagan Mohindra MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Sarah Smith MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Sean Woodcock MP	Labour

Changes since 2024

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
nowrap	7 April 2025	Independent politician}}"		Mike Amesbury MP (Independent)	Runcorn and Helsby	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Andrew Lewin MP (Labour)
27 October 2025	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Naushabah Khan MP (Labour)	Gillingham and Rainham	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Sean Woodcock MP (Labour)
Joe Powell MP (Labour)	Kensington and Bayswater	Andrew Cooper MP (Labour)	Mid Cheshire

2019-2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 27 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.

Member	Constituency
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Clive Betts MP (Chair)	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Bob Blackman MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Ian Byrne MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Brendan Clarke-Smith MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Ben Everitt MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Paul Holmes MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Rachel Hopkins MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Daniel Kawczynski MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Abena Oppong-Asare MP	Labour and Co-op
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Mary Robinson MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Mohammad Yasin MP	Labour

Changes 2019-2024

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
20 July 2020	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Daniel Kawczynski MP (Conservative)	Shrewsbury and Atcham	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Ian Levy MP (Conservative)
22 February 2021	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Abena Oppong-Asare MP (Labour)	Erith and Thamesmead	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Florence Eshalomi MP (Labour and Co-op)
Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Paul Holmes MP (Conservative)	Eastleigh	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Andrew Lewer MP (Conservative)	Northampton South
19 October 2021	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Ian Levy MP (Conservative)	Blyth Valley	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Matt Vickers MP (Conservative)
8 February 2022	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Rachel Hopkins MP (Labour)	Luton South	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Kate Hollern MP (Labour)
29 March 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Brendan Clarke-Smith MP (Conservative)	Bassetlaw	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Darren Henry MP (Conservative)
21 June 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Matt Vickers MP (Conservative)	Stockton South	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Sara Britcliffe MP (Conservative)
25 October 2022	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Sara Britcliffe MP (Conservative)	Hyndburn	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Natalie Elphicke MP (Conservative)
Darren Henry MP (Conservative)	Broxtowe	Paul Holmes MP (Conservative)	Eastleigh
29 November 2022	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Florence Eshalomi MP (Labour and Co-op)	Vauxhall	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Nadia Whittome MP (Labour)
11 December 2023	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Paul Holmes MP (Conservative)	Eastleigh	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Tom Hunt MP (Conservative)
14 May 2024	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Natalie Elphicke MP (Labour)	Dover	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Steve Tuckwell MP (Conservative)

2017–2019 Parliament

The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.

Member	Constituency
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Clive Betts MP (Chair)	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Mike Amesbury MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Bob Blackman MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Helen Hayes MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Kevin Hollinrake MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Fiona Onasanya MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Andrew Lewer MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Mark Prisk MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Mary Robinson MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Liz Twist MP	Labour

Changes 2017–2019

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
11 December 2017	New seat	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Jo Platt MP (Labour and Co-op)	Leigh	Hansard
5 February 2018	Independent politician}}"		Fiona Onasanya MP (Independent)	Peterborough	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Matt Western MP (Labour)
23 July 2018	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Mike Amesbury MP (Labour)	Weaver Vale	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP (Labour)
Jo Platt MP (Labour and Co-op)	Leigh	Teresa Pearce MP (Labour)	Erith and Thamesmead
20 May 2019	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Liz Twist MP (Labour)	Blaydon	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Mohammad Yasin MP (Labour)

2015–2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 13 July 2015.

Member	Constituency
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Clive Betts MP (Chair)	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Bob Blackman MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Jo Cox MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Helen Hayes MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Kevin Hollinrake MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Julian Knight MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	David Mackintosh MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Mark Prisk MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Angela Rayner MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Mary Robinson MP	Conservative
Scottish National Party}}"	Alison Thewliss MP	Scottish National Party

Changes 2015–2017

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
26 October 2015	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Angela Rayner MP (Labour)	Ashton-under-Lyne	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"	Liz Kendall MP (Labour)
7 March 2016	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Jo Cox MP (Labour)	Batley and Spen	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"	Jim McMahon MP (Labour and Co-op)
31 October 2016	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Liz Kendall MP (Labour)	Leicester West	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"	Rushanara Ali MP (Labour and Co-op)
Jim McMahon MP (Labour and Co-op)	Oldham West and Royton	Melanie Onn MP (Labour)	Great Grimsby
18 April 2017	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Julian Knight MP (Conservative)	Solihull	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Christopher Chope MP (Conservative)

2010–2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.

Member	Constituency
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Clive Betts MP (Chair)	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Heidi Alexander MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Bob Blackman MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Clive Efford MP	Labour
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	George Freeman MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Mike Freer MP	Conservative
Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	Steve Gilbert MP	Liberal Democrats
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	George Hollingbery MP	Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)}}"	James Morris MP	Conservative
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Toby Perkins MP	Labour
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Chris Williamson MP	Labour

Changes 2010–2015

Date	Outgoing Member
& Party	Constituency	→	New Member
& Party	Constituency	Source
2 November 2010	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Toby Perkins MP (Labour)	Chesterfield	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"	Simon Danczuk MP (Labour)
Chris Williamson MP (Labour)	Derby North	David Heyes MP (Labour)	Ashton-under-Lyne
29 November 2010	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		George Freeman MP (Conservative)	Mid Norfolk	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Mark Pawsey MP (Conservative)
7 February 2011	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Clive Efford MP (Labour)	Eltham	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"	Steve Rotheram MP (Labour)
23 May 2011	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		Mike Freer MP (Conservative)	Finchley and Golders Green	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Heather Wheeler MP (Conservative)
7 November 2011	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Steve Rotheram MP (Labour)	Liverpool Walton	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"	Bill Esterson MP (Labour)
29 October 2012	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		George Hollingbery MP (Conservative)	Meon Valley	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"	John Stevenson MP (Conservative)
26 November 2012	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Heidi Alexander MP (Labour)	Lewisham East	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"	Andy Sawford MP (Labour and Co-op)
28 January 2013	Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"		Stephen Gilbert MP(Liberal Democrat)	St Austell and Newquay	→	Liberal Democrats (UK)}}"	John Pugh MP (Liberal Democrat)
25 February 2013	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Bill Esterson MP (Labour)	Sefton Central	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"	Mary Glindon MP (Labour)
4 November 2013	Labour Party (UK)}}"		Andy Sawford MP (Labour and Co-op)	Corby	→	Labour Party (UK)}}"	Chris Williamson MP (Labour)
23 June 2014	Conservative Party (UK)}}"		James Morris MP (Conservative)	Halesowen and Rowley Regis	→	Conservative Party (UK)}}"	Alec Shelbrooke MP (Conservative)

Chair of the Select Committee

Chair	Constituency	First elected	Method
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Florence Eshalomi	Labour	Vauxhall and Camberwell Green	11 September 2025
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Clive Betts	Labour	Sheffield South East	10 June 2010
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Phyllis Starkey	Labour	Milton Keynes South West	28 June 2006
''Previously as '''Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Select Committee'''''
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Phyllis Starkey	Labour	Milton Keynes South West	14 July 2005
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Andrew Bennett	Labour	Denton and Reddish	23 July 2002

Election results

From June 2010 chairs of select committees have been directly elected by a secret ballot of the whole House of Commons using the alternative vote system. Candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated and their votes redistributed until one remaining candidate has more than half of valid votes. Elections are held at the beginning of a parliament or in the event of a vacancy.

11 September 2024	1st round	Votes	%
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Florence Eshalomi	437	78.3
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Shaun Davies	121	21.7
Not redistributed

30 January 2020	Candidate	1st round	Votes	%	Valid votes
Labour Party (UK)}}"		Clive Betts	Unopposed
Not redistributed

12 July 2017	1st round	Votes	%
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Clive Betts	335	59.4
Labour Party (UK)}}"	David Lammy	229	40.6
Not redistributed

17 June 2015	Candidate	1st round	Votes	%	Valid votes
Labour Party (UK)}}"		Clive Betts	Unopposed
Not redistributed

9 June 2010	1st round	Votes	%
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Clive Betts	279	50.3
Labour Party (UK)}}"	Nick Raynsford	276	49.7
Not redistributed

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