13 Facts About Bill Esterson

William Roffen Esterson was born on 27 October 1966 and is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Sefton Central since 2010.

Bill Esterson was Shadow Minister for Roads from 2023 to 2024, and was Shadow Minister for Small Business from 2015 to 2020.

Bill Esterson attended Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School in Rochester, Kent.

Bill Esterson holds a joint degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from the University of Leeds.

When Medway Council was created in 1997, Bill Esterson was elected to represent Town Ward.

Bill Esterson represented Town Ward until 2003, when boundary changes were implemented.

Bill Esterson was a councillor for St Margaret's and Borstal ward on Rochester-upon-Medway City Council which was dissolved to form Medway Council.

Bill Esterson contributed to the Hillsborough debate in the House of Commons on 17 October 2011 by reading directly the words of a bereaved father.

In January 2015, Esterson proposed a bill which would introduce compulsory labelling of alcoholic drinks warning about potential dangers from drinking during pregnancy.

Bill Esterson was made Shadow Minister for Small Business following Jeremy Corbyn's election as Leader of the Labour Party in September 2015.

Bill Esterson endorsed Keir Starmer in the 2020 Labour Party leadership election.

Bill Esterson became Shadow Minister for Business and Industry as part of Starmer's shadow cabinet reshuffle.

In November 2024, Esterson voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, which proposes to legalise assisted suicide.