# 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:
| Member | Party | Constituency |
| Florence Eshalomi MP (Chair) | Labour | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Mike Amesbury MP | Independent (elected as Labour) | Runcorn and Helsby |
| 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 |
| Gagan Mohindra MP | Conservative | South West Hertfordshire |
| Joe Powell MP | Labour | Kensington and Bayswater |
| Sarah Smith MP | Labour | Hyndburn |

## 2019-2024 Parliament

The chair was elected on 27 January 2020, with the members of the committee being announced on 2 March 2020.
| 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 |
| 22 February 2021 | Paul Holmes MP (Conservative) | Eastleigh | → | Andrew Lewer MP (Conservative) | Northampton South | Hansard |
| 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 |
| 25 October 2022 | Darren Henry MP (Conservative) | Broxtowe | → | Paul Holmes MP (Conservative) | Eastleigh | Hansard |
| 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.
| 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 | Outgoing Member & Party | Constituency | → | New Member & Party | Constituency | Source |
| 11 December 2017 | New seat | New seat | 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 |
| 23 July 2018 | | Jo Platt MP (Labour and Co-op) | Leigh | → | Teresa Pearce MP (Labour) | Erith and Thamesmead | Hansard |
| 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.
| 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 |
| 31 October 2016 | Jim McMahon MP (Labour and Co-op) | Oldham West and Royton | → | Melanie Onn MP (Labour) | Great Grimsby | Hansard |
| 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.
| 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 |
| 2 November 2010 | Chris Williamson MP (Labour) | Derby North | → | David Heyes MP (Labour) | Ashton-under-Lyne | Hansard |
| 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 | 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 |
| | Phyllis Starkey | Labour | Milton Keynes South West | 28 June 2006 | Elected by the Select Committee |
| 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 |
| | Andrew Bennett | Labour | Denton and Reddish | 23 July 2002 | Elected by the Select Committee |

### 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.
30 January 2020 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Clive Betts | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Not redistributed | Not redistributed | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | | |
12 July 2017 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Clive Betts | 335 | 59.4 |
| | David Lammy | 229 | 40.6 |
| Not redistributed | Not redistributed | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 564 | |
17 June 2015 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Clive Betts | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Not redistributed | Not redistributed | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | | |
9 June 2010 :
| Candidate | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round |
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Clive Betts | 279 | 50.3 |
| | Nick Raynsford | 276 | 49.7 |
| Not redistributed | Not redistributed | | |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 555 | |