Chris Bryant
Labour MP for Rhondda and Ogmore
Won with 47.8% · Majority: 7,790
The Verdict
A voting record that would make any whip's office proud. Whether it makes their constituents proud is another question entirely.
Subject Grades
How Chris scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 47.8% of the vote, majority of 7,790
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
NHS & Health
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
High deprivation area — 31.8% child poverty rate
Immigration
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Won with 47.8% of the vote, majority of 7,790
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 4 broke · 4 missed
5,814 children in poverty in this constituency (31.8%)
Follow the Money
What Chris claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 5,814 children live in poverty in their constituency
Voted against welfare scrutiny and blocked protections for disabled benefit claimants
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
1. Employment and earnings(7 entries)£80k
United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE
Role, work or services: Writing and adapting a book Payer: United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE (Updated 8 July 2024) Payment: £50,000 Publication Advance Received on: 10 September 2025. Hours: 10 hrs. Ultimate payer: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP (Registered 11 September 2025)
United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE
Role, work or services: Writing and adapting a book Payer: United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE (Updated 8 July 2024) Payment: £10,000 Authored works commissioned for development. Work or services: Adaptation of authored works. Received on: 14 March 2025. Hours: Payment for adaptation of existing works. Ultimate payer: Mother Pictures (Television programming and broadcasting activities), Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London E2 7DD (Registered 17 March 2025)
United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE
Role, work or services: Writing and adapting a book Payer: United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE (Updated 8 July 2024) Payment: £10,000 for the rights to make a television series based on my book Received on: 25 February 2026. Hours: no additional hours. Ultimate payer: Mother Pictures Ltd, Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London E2 7DD (Registered 25 February 2026)
United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE
Role, work or services: Writing and adapting a book Payer: United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE (Updated 8 July 2024) Payment: £8,000 Payment for the option on making a drama out of my book. Received on: 1 May 2025. Hours: no hours entered. Ultimate payer: Pathé Pictures UK (Film and television production company), 6 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7TY (Registered 2 May 2025)
United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE
Role, work or services: Writing and adapting a book Payer: United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE (Updated 8 July 2024) Payment: £1,000 Work or services: Recording audiobook Received on: 21 August 2025. Hours: 14 hrs. Ultimate payer: Bloomsbury Publishing, Bloomsbury Publishing, 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP (Registered 26 August 2025)
ALCS (Authors Licensing and Collection Society), 6th Floor, International House, 1 St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1UN
Role, work or services: Author royalties Payer: ALCS (Authors Licensing and Collection Society), 6th Floor, International House, 1 St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1UN (Registered 26 September 2024) Payment: £281.08 Received on: 26 March 2025. Hours: No additional hours. (Registered 26 March 2025)
United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE
Role, work or services: Writing and adapting a book Payer: United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE (Updated 8 July 2024) Payment: £220 Received on: 6 November 2025. Hours: 2 hrs Edinburgh International Book Festival Session. Ultimate payer: Edinburgh International Book Festival, 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN (Registered 6 November 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(2 entries)£708
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Name of donor: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Address of donor: 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One night's accommodation for the Edinburgh Book Festival (£345) and dinner (£18.30), value £363.30 Date received: 19 August 2025 to 20 August 2025 Date accepted: 19 August 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01984336 (Registered 9 September 2025)
Edinburgh International Book Festival
Name of donor: Edinburgh International Book Festival Address of donor: 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One night's accommodation night for the Edinburgh International Book Festival, value £345 Date received: 20 August 2025 Date accepted: 20 August 2025 Donor status: company, registration SC079939 (Registered 9 September 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
A trustee of the Mabon Trust, which offers small grants to community projects, organisations, individuals and charities in the Rhondda. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 21 March 2021 (Registered 27 February 2023)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Chris's Expenses
85 individual claims totalling £279,853.61 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.
Staffing(12 claims)£239,094.04
Payroll(1)£231,949.64
Training - staff(9)£4,844.40
Pooled staffing services(2)£2,300.00
Office Costs(57 claims)£22,996.92
Rent(1)£10,800.00
Advertising and contact cards(9)£2,513.36
Software & applications(6)£2,246.93
Service charge & ground Rent(2)£1,875.06
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(14)£1,761.19
Pooled staffing services(1)£1,150.00
Stationery & printing(3)£943.55
Equipment - purchase(3)£906.71
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(11)£832.89
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(3)£475.00
TV licence(1)£174.50
Cleaning services(2)£11.03
Other(1)£-693.30
MP Travel(7 claims)£6,880.42
Rail(2)£4,037.25
Parking(1)£1,545.81
Mileage - car(2)£1,120.95
Congestion charge & toll(1)£105.00
Railcard(1)£71.41
Accommodation(1 claim)£6,870.00
Service charge & ground Rent(1)£6,870.00
Staff Travel(7 claims)£3,399.83
Hotel - London(1)£1,356.00
Rail(1)£1,234.94
Mileage - car(3)£338.40
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£315.00
Subsistence(1)£155.49
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£612.40
Rail(1)£612.40
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Rhondda and Ogmore: The Real Impact
The people Chris was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024