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:[1]

2019-2024 Parliament

As of December 2023, the membership of the committee was as follows:[2][3][4]

Changes since 2019

2017–2019 Parliament

The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.[5][6]

Changes 2017–2019

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Date Outgoing Member
& Party
Constituency New Member
& Party
Constituency Source
11 December 2017 New seat Jo Platt MP (Labour and Co-op) Leigh Hansard
5 February 2018 Fiona Onasanya MP (Independent) Peterborough Matt Western MP (Labour) Warwick and Leamington Hansard
23 July 2018 Mike Amesbury MP (Labour) Weaver Vale Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP (Labour) Slough Hansard
Jo Platt MP (Labour and Co-op) Leigh Teresa Pearce MP (Labour) Erith and Thamesmead
20 May 2019 Liz Twist MP (Labour) Blaydon Mohammad Yasin MP (Labour) Bedford Hansard
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2015–2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 13 July 2015.[7][8]

Changes 2015–2017

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2010–2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.[9][10]

Changes 2010–2015

Chair of the Select Committee

More information Chair, Party ...
Chair Party Constituency First elected Method
Clive Betts Labour Sheffield South East
(Sheffield Attercliffe 1992–2010)
10 June 2010 Elected by the House of Commons[11]
Phyllis Starkey Labour Milton Keynes South West 28 June 2006 Elected by the Select Committee[12]
Previously as Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Select Committee
Phyllis Starkey Labour Milton Keynes South West 14 July 2005 Elected by the Select Committee[12]
Andrew Bennett Labour Denton and Reddish 23 July 2002 Elected by the Select Committee[13]
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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.[14] Elections are held at the beginning of a parliament or in the event of a vacancy.[15]

More information 30 January 2020, Candidate ...
30 January 2020[16]
Candidate 1st round
Votes  %
Clive Betts Unopposed
Not redistributed
Valid votes
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More information 12 July 2017, Candidate ...
12 July 2017[17]
Candidate 1st round
Votes  %
Clive Betts 335 59.4
David Lammy 229 40.6
Not redistributed
Valid votes 564
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More information 17 June 2015, Candidate ...
17 June 2015[18]
Candidate 1st round
Votes  %
Clive Betts Unopposed
Not redistributed
Valid votes
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More information 9 June 2010, Candidate ...
9 June 2010[11]
Candidate 1st round
Votes  %
Clive Betts 279 50.3
Nick Raynsford 276 49.7
Not redistributed
Valid votes 555
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See also

References

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