Mary Glindon
Labour · Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
FULL PROFILEMary Glindon is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend, first elected in 2010. She is 69 years old. As a long-serving backbencher without ministerial appointment, they have more freedom to vote independently.
Ideology
Voting Behaviour
Key Interests
Social welfare and Universal Credit · Energy poverty and fuel efficiency · Transport safety and infrastructure · Kurdish and Middle Eastern affairs · Consumer protection and gambling regulation
Positions
Universal Credit — Opposes government reforms
strong
Immigration — Opposes stricter controls
strong
EU relations — Pro-integration and cooperation
strong
Energy poverty — Supports increased government funding
moderate
Kurdish rights — Supportive of Kurdish causes
moderate
Transport safety — Advocates for improved public transport safety
moderate
Gambling regulation — Supports stricter controls on betting industry
moderate
Criminal justice — Concerned about harsh sentencing
weak
Notable Rebellions
2025-07-09 — Consistently voted against government welfare reforms, opposing cuts to Universal Credit and PIP
2022-03-30 — Voted against government amendment on health policy
2024-12-03 — Voted against proportional representation reform
Reasoning Style
Constituency-focused and pragmatic, with strong emphasis on local issues affecting North Tyneside. Combines evidence-based questioning of government policies with principled opposition to measures she sees as harmful to working-class communities.
Background
Mary Glindon was brought up in Tyneside and raised her family there before entering Parliament, representing her local community as a long-serving Labour MP since 2010.