9th SME4Labour Annual Excellence Awards ยท 2026

Britain's Builders โ€” The Winners

Celebrating excellence across the Labour movement and small business community

16 categories ยท 28 winners ยท London ยท 22 June 2026

Labour Peer of the Year

2 winners

The voices carrying small business into the upper chamber.

Lord Peter John OBE

Baroness Shama Shah

Rising Star of the Year

2 winners

The newest intake making an early mark for Britain's builders.

Johanna Baxter MP

Mike Tapp MP

Backbencher of the Year

2 winners

The unglamorous work of the back benches โ€” questions, bills, campaigns.

Kate Osborne MP

Lee Barron MP

Labour MP of the Year

3 winners

Members who turned up for builders, in the chamber and the constituency.

Sharon Hodgson MP

Chi Onwurah MP

Lucy Rigby MP

Cabinet Member of the Year

2 winners

Senior ministers shaping the conditions every SME operates in.

John Healey MP

Jonathan Reynolds MP

Labour Councillor of the Year

2 winners

Closest of all to builders โ€” the loan, the market hall, the relief.

Cllr Stephen Cowan

Cllr Anthony Okereke

Labour London Assembly Member of the Year

1 winner

Holding City Hall to account for London's small businesses.

Marina Ahmad AM

Labour Scottish Parliament Member of the Year

1 winner

Making the case for Scotland's small businesses at Holyrood.

Paul Sweeney MSP

Labour Metro Mayor of the Year

2 winners

Building regional economies from the ground up.

Andy Burnham โ€” Mayor of Greater Manchester

Steve Rotheram โ€” Mayor of the Liverpool City Region

Entrepreneur of the Year

2 winners

Who took the risk, made the payroll, and built something real.

Hatice Beton

Pete Bowyer

CLP of the Year

2 winners

The movement's foundations โ€” organising and listening in communities.

Liverpool Riverside CLP

Manchester Central CLP

Socialist Society of the Year

1 winner

Bringing expertise and conscience to the movement.

Scientists for Labour

SME Business / Trade Association of the Year

2 winners

Turning thousands of frustrations into one clear ask.

Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)

Road Haulage Association

Trade Union of the Year

1 winner

Organising the skilled workforce every business depends on.

ASLEF

Labour Friends Group of the Year

2 winners

Building bridges across communities and borders.

Labour Asians Society

Labour Friends of NATO

Labour Council of the Year

1 winner

Turning local government into local growth.

Liverpool City Council

Cllr Liam Robinson