LabourREPORT
Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Labour MP for Washington and Gateshead South

Won with 47.8% · Majority: 6,913

91%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
22/36
Key votes
£283k
Expenses

The Verdict

Nearly perfect attendance in the lobby. If only that dedication extended to keeping the promises that got them elected.

Subject Grades

How Mrs scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.

Education

1 kept · 0 broke

A

Won with 47.8% of the vote, majority of 6,913

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Follow the Money

What Mrs claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.

Total2024-25
£284k
Expenses
£283k
Gifts
£2k

Expense Breakdown

£225k
Staffing
£23k
Office costs
£24k
Accommodation
£11k
Travel

Registered Interests

4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£3k
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United States (Washington D.C.)

Paid by: Labour Friends of Israel

£3k

Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel Address of donor: BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, and meals (value £2,500), value £2,500 Destination of visit: United States (Washington D.C.) Dates of visit: 22 February 2025 to 26 February 2025 Purpose of visit: Delegation to Washington DC. Meetings with US politicians and civil servants. Attending AIPAC Congressional Summit 2025. (Registered 3 March 2025)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(3 entries)£2k

British Recorded Music Industry

£660

Name of donor: British Recorded Music Industry Address of donor: Unit 4/4A, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend the Mercury Prize Awards 2025. The tickets included entry to the event, two seats at the BPI table, food and drink, value £660 Date received: 16 October 2025 Date accepted: 16 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01132389 (Registered 21 October 2025)

Royal Albert Hall

£592

Name of donor: Royal Albert Hall Address of donor: Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the opening night of the Grand Sumo Tournament 2025 held in the Royal Albert Hall, value £592 Date received: 15 October 2025 Date accepted: 15 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01539294 (Registered 21 October 2025)

LACA Ltd

£522

Name of donor: LACA Ltd Address of donor: 11-13 The Quad, Sovereign Way, Chester, Cheshire CH1 4QP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation and meals at the LACA Main Event 2025 alongside Parliamentary Assistant, value £522 Date received: 8 July 2025 to 10 July 2025 Date accepted: 8 July 2025 Donor status: company, registration 6795804 (Registered 1 August 2025)

8. Miscellaneous(2 entries)

Undisclosed

Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 16 October 2024 Date interest ended: 4 March 2026 (Registered 31 October 2024; updated 4 March 2026)

Undisclosed

Director and Trustee of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 13 November 2024 (Registered 20 November 2024)

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses(1 entry)

Undisclosed

Name: Alan Hodgson Relationship: Spouse Role: Office Manager Working pattern: Full time

Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)

Every Penny: Mrs's Expenses

102 individual claims totalling £279,765.84 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.

TV, Newspapers & Subscriptions
£175
1 claim
TV licence: £174.50
Hotel Stays
£1k
3 claims
Hotel - London: £696.99
Hotel - UK Not London: £289.96
Hotel - UK Not London: £258.30
Flights
£848
2 claims
Air travel: £848.12
Staffing
2 claims
£225k
Accommodation
21 claims
£24k
Office Costs
58 claims
£20k
MP Travel
12 claims
£9k
Staff Travel
9 claims
£3k
Staffing(2 claims)£224,704.28
Payroll(1)£224,512.82
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£224,512.82
Working From Home Allowance(1)£191.46
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£191.46
Accommodation(21 claims)£24,093.66
Rent(1)£20,740.47
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£20,740.47
Utilities(19)£2,050.56
1 Apr 2025THAMES WATER
£1,001.40
4 Nov 20252025 11 04 dual fuel bill London accommodation
£87.64
2 Aug 20242024 08 03 dual fuel bill London accommodation
£62.33
2 Aug 20242024 08 02 Dual fuel for London accommodation
£62.33
2 Sep 20242024 09 02 dual fuel bill London accommodation
£62.33
2 Oct 20242024 10 02 dual fuel for London accommodation
£62.33
4 Mar 20252025 03 03 dual fuel bill London accomm
£59.35
4 Nov 20242024 11 04 dual fuel London accommodation
£59.35
3 Feb 20252025 02 03 dual fuel
£59.35
2 Jan 20252025 01 02 dual fuel London accommodation
£59.35
2 Dec 20242024 12 02 dual fuel London accommodation
£59.35
2 Oct 20252025 10 02 dual fuel bill London accomm
£59.35
2 Sep 20252025 09 02 dual fuel bill London accommodation
£59.35
2 Jun 20252025 06 02 dual fuel London accommodation
£59.35
2 Apr 20252025 04 02 dual fuel London accommodation
£59.35
4 Aug 20252025 08 04 dual fuel bill London accommodation
£59.35
2 May 20252025 05 02 dual fuel London accommodation
£59.35
2 Jul 20252025 07 02 Dual fuel bill for London accommodation
£59.35
19 Sep 2024Repayment of claim 60252846:1
£0.00
Council tax(1)£1,302.63
1 Apr 2025LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB
£1,302.63
Office Costs(58 claims)£19,839.91
Rent(1)£12,000.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£12,000.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(4)£2,206.71
23 Apr 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£567.89
9 Jul 20252025 07 09 BT landline bill for office
£566.04
15 Jan 20252025 01 15 BT bill constituency office
£536.77
14 Oct 20242024 10 14 telephone bill constituency office line rental
£536.01
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£1,560.00
24 Jul 20242024 07 24 personnel recruitment
£1,560.00
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(17)£1,471.58
9 Oct 20252025 10 09 telephone and line rental
£548.87
19 May 20252025 05 19 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£73.43
17 Oct 20252025 10 17 mobile phone MP - claimed at 80% for parli business usage
£65.43
19 Aug 20252025 08 19 Mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£64.51
19 Nov 20252025 11 19 Mobile phone MP - claimed at 80% for parli business usage
£62.91
19 Nov 20242024 11 19 Mobile Phone MP Claimed at 80% for Parli business usage
£61.16
18 Dec 20242024 12 18 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usgae
£61.16
17 Jul 20252025 07 17 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£56.96
17 Aug 20242024 08 17 mobile phone bill MP - claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£55.24
17 Oct 20242024 10 17 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£55.14
19 Mar 20252025 03 19 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£54.90
17 Apr 20252025 04 17 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£54.43
17 Jan 20252025 01 17 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£53.20
17 Sep 20252025 09 17 mobile phone MP - claimed at 80% for parli business usage
£53.07
18 Jun 20252025 06 18 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£52.51
19 Feb 20252025 02 19 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£49.33
18 Sep 20242024 09 18 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£49.33
Stationery & printing(9)£1,316.47
8 Jul 2025XMA August 2025
£203.82
8 Jul 2025XMA August 2025
£203.82
8 Jul 2025XMA August 2025
£203.82
18 Nov 20252025 11 18 stationery purchase
£171.04
8 Jul 2025XMA August 2025
£165.90
25 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£150.00
25 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£150.00
19 Sep 20242024 09 17 stationery purchase - toner
£52.09
7 Jan 20252025 01 07 stationery purchase
£15.98
Software & applications(2)£936.00
20 Jan 20252025 01 20 annual caseworker software subscription
£720.00
15 Sep 20242024 09 15 software subscription
£216.00
Insurance - contents(1)£310.00
11 Jun 20252025 06 11 office contents insurance
£310.00
Equipment - purchase(14)£309.71
18 Jul 20252025 07 18 equipment purchase
£75.01
11 Oct 20242024 10 11 equipment purchase
£49.99
12 Sep 20242024 09 12 equipment purchase
£39.98
8 Oct 20242024 10 08 equipment purchase
£33.18
23 Jul 20242024 07 22 equipment purchase
£29.99
16 Oct 20242024 10 16 equipment purchase
£13.99
22 Jan 20252025 01 22 equipment purchase
£13.29
3 Mar 20252025 03 02 equipment purchase
£11.69
10 Oct 20242024 10 10 equipment purchase
£9.95
13 Mar 20252025 03 13 equipment purchase
£9.49
4 Feb 20252025 02 04 equipment purchase - Key cutting for office
£7.00
11 Mar 2025equipment purchase
£5.45
12 Mar 2025equipment purchase
£5.45
31 Oct 20242024 10 31 equipment purchase
£5.25
TV licence(1)£174.50
18 Jun 20252025 06 18 TV Licence for constituency office
£174.50
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(1)£153.68
25 Jun 20252025 06 25 shredding for constituency office
£153.68
Cleaning services(3)£61.44
30 Aug 20242024 08 30 cleaning materials
£28.60
11 Mar 20252025 03 11 cleaning materials purchase
£19.95
20 Jul 20242024 07 20 cleaning materials
£12.89
Postage & couriers(3)£30.04
17 Jul 20242024 07 19 postage
£13.74
29 Oct 20242024 10 29 postage
£8.35
31 Jul 20242024 07 31 postage
£7.95
Other(1)£-690.22
9 Oct 2024GE Repayment for Rent
£-690.22
MP Travel(12 claims)£8,540.78
Rail(2)£6,878.58
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£6,835.80
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£42.78
Air travel(2)£848.12
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£694.16
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£153.96
Mileage - car(2)£292.28
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£255.60
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£36.68
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£258.30
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
2 nights
£258.30
Other public transport(2)£192.30
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£145.55
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£46.75
Congestion charge & toll(1)£40.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£40.00
Parking(2)£31.20
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£17.20
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£14.00
Staff Travel(9 claims)£2,587.21
Rail(2)£1,074.83
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,046.35
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£28.48
Hotel - London(1)£696.99
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
5 nights
£696.99
Mileage - car(2)£296.64
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£261.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£35.64
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£289.96
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
4 nights
£289.96
Subsistence(1)£191.49
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£191.49
Other public transport(1)£30.90
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£30.90
Parking(1)£6.40
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£6.40

Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

Washington and Gateshead South: The Real Impact

The people Mrs 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