Housing, Communities and Local Government 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:^[1]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Florence Eshalomi MP (Chair)	Labour	Vauxhall and Camberwell Green
	Lewis Cocking MP	Conservative	Broxbourne
	Chris Curtis MP	Labour	Milton Keynes North
	Lee Dillon MP	Liberal Democrats	Newbury
	Maya Ellis MP	Labour	Ribble Valley
	Will Forster MP	Liberal Democrats	Woking
	Naushabah Khan MP	Labour	Gillingham and Rainham
	Andrew Lewin MP	Labour	Welwyn Hatfield
	Gagan Mohindra MP	Conservative	South West Hertfordshire
	Joe Powell MP	Labour	Kensington and Bayswater
	Sarah Smith MP	Labour	Hyndburn

Changes since 2024

Date	Outgoing Member & Party		Constituency	→	New Member & Party		Constituency	Source
7 April 2025		Mike Amesbury MP (Independent)	Runcorn and Helsby	→		Andrew Lewin MP (Labour)	Welwyn Hatfield	Hansard

2019-2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 27 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.^[2][3]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Clive Betts MP (Chair)	Labour	Sheffield South East
	Bob Blackman MP	Conservative	Harrow East
	Ian Byrne MP	Labour	Liverpool West Derby
	Brendan Clarke-Smith MP	Conservative	Bassetlaw
	Ben Everitt MP	Conservative	Milton Keynes North
	Paul Holmes MP	Conservative	Eastleigh
	Rachel Hopkins MP	Labour	Luton South and South Bedfordshire
	Daniel Kawczynski MP	Conservative	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	Abena Oppong-Asare MP	Labour and Co-op	Erith and Thamesmead
	Mary Robinson MP	Conservative	Cheadle
	Mohammad Yasin MP	Labour	Bedford

Changes 2019-2024

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

2017–2019 Parliament

The chair was elected on 12 July 2017, with the members of the committee being announced on 11 September 2017.^[4][5]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Clive Betts MP (Chair)	Labour	Sheffield South East
	Mike Amesbury MP	Conservative	Weaver Vale
	Bob Blackman MP	Conservative	Harrow East
	Helen Hayes MP	Labour	Dulwich and West Norwood
	Kevin Hollinrake MP	Conservative	Thirsk and Malton
	Fiona Onasanya MP	Labour	Peterborough
	Andrew Lewer MP	Conservative	Northampton South
	Mark Prisk MP	Conservative	Hertford and Stortford
	Mary Robinson MP	Conservative	Cheadle
	Liz Twist MP	Labour	Blaydon

Changes 2017–2019

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

2015–2017 Parliament

The chair was elected on 18 June 2015, with members being announced on 13 July 2015.^[6][7]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Clive Betts MP (Chair)	Labour	Sheffield South East
	Bob Blackman MP	Conservative	Harrow East
	Jo Cox MP	Labour	Batley and Spen
	Helen Hayes MP	Labour	Dulwich and West Norwood
	Kevin Hollinrake MP	Conservative	Thirsk and Malton
	Julian Knight MP	Conservative	Solihull
	David Mackintosh MP	Conservative	Northampton South
	Mark Prisk MP	Conservative	Hertford and Stortford
	Angela Rayner MP	Labour	Ashton-under-Lyne
	Mary Robinson MP	Conservative	Cheadle
	Alison Thewliss MP	Scottish National Party	Glasgow Central

Changes 2015–2017

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

2010–2015 Parliament

The chair was elected on 10 June 2010, with members being announced on 12 July 2010.^[8][9]

Member		Party	Constituency
	Clive Betts MP (Chair)	Labour	Sheffield South East
	Heidi Alexander MP	Labour	Lewisham East
	Bob Blackman MP	Conservative	Harrow East
	Clive Efford MP	Labour	Eltham
	George Freeman MP	Conservative	Mid Norfolk
	Mike Freer MP	Conservative	Finchley and Golders Green
	Steve Gilbert MP	Liberal Democrats	St Austell and Newquay
	George Hollingbery MP	Conservative	Meon Valley
	James Morris MP	Conservative	Halesowen and Rowley Regis
	Toby Perkins MP	Labour	Chesterfield
	Chris Williamson MP	Labour	Derby North

Changes 2010–2015

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

Chair of the Select Committee

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[10]
	Phyllis Starkey	Labour	Milton Keynes South West	28 June 2006	Elected by the Select Committee[11]
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[11]
	Andrew Bennett	Labour	Denton and Reddish	23 July 2002	Elected by the Select Committee[12]

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.^[13] Elections are held at the beginning of a parliament or in the event of a vacancy.^[14]

30 January 2020[15]
Candidate		1st round
		Votes	%
	Clive Betts	Unopposed
Not redistributed
Valid votes

12 July 2017[16]
Candidate		1st round
		Votes	%
	Clive Betts	335	59.4
	David Lammy	229	40.6
Not redistributed
Valid votes		564

17 June 2015[17]
Candidate		1st round
		Votes	%
	Clive Betts	Unopposed
Not redistributed
Valid votes

9 June 2010[10]
Candidate		1st round
		Votes	%
	Clive Betts	279	50.3
	Nick Raynsford	276	49.7
Not redistributed
Valid votes		555

See also

• Levelling-up policy of the Boris Johnson government
• Parliamentary Committees of the United Kingdom