Mary Creagh
Labour MP for Coventry East
Won with 49.5% · Majority: 11,623
The Verdict
A voting record so loyal to the party whip it could be automated. Unfortunately, the whip's instructions bore no resemblance to the party's promises.
Subject Grades
How Mary scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 49.5% of the vote, majority of 11,623
Welfare & Benefits
0 kept · 6 broke · 3 missed
9,540 children in poverty in this constituency (34.5%)
Cost of Living
0 kept · 5 broke · 2 missed
9,057 households in fuel poverty locally (19.25%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 75.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
47% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 2 broke · 2 missed
19.25% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Won with 49.5% of the vote, majority of 11,623
Follow the Money
What Mary 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 — including 9,057 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 9,540 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 47% of their constituents rent
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £500 from Coventry City Football Club Ltd
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(3 entries)£1k
Coventry City Football Club Ltd
Name of donor: Coventry City Football Club Ltd Address of donor: Sky Blue Lodge, Leamington Road, Ryton On Dunsmore, Coventry CV8 3FL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket in the Directors Box to the final game of the season against Middlesbrough, value £500 Date received: 3 May 2025 Date accepted: 3 May 2025 Donor status: company, registration 07612487 (Registered 20 May 2025)
Coventry City Football Club Ltd
Name of donor: Coventry City Football Club Ltd Address of donor: Sky Blue Lodge, Leamington Road, Ryton on Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket in the Director's Box to Coventry v Leicester, value £500 Date received: 17 January 2026 Date accepted: 17 January 2026 Donor status: company, registration 07612487 (Registered 19 January 2026)
Women Dentists' Network
Name of donor: Women Dentists' Network Address of donor: Private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Dinner, gift and overnight accommodation for me and my husband at the Belfry Hotel Sutton Coldfield, value £384 Date received: 22 March 2025 Date accepted: 22 March 2025 Donor status: unincorporated association (Registered 10 April 2025)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Name of company or organisation: Westwood Strategies Limited Nature of business: Sustainability advisory (Registered 31 July 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Mary's Expenses
189 individual claims totalling £194,573.89 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(6 claims)£130,421.03
Payroll(1)£125,959.03
Bought-in services(3)£3,636.00
Training - staff(2)£826.00
Office Costs(146 claims)£44,366.66
Equipment - purchase(16)£11,617.99
Stationery & printing(69)£6,914.68
Service charge & ground Rent(5)£4,179.21
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(4)£3,298.90
Postage & couriers(4)£3,269.92
Recruitment Services &Costs(4)£3,237.77
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Software & applications(12)£2,691.88
Business rates(2)£1,947.26
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(9)£1,379.58
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£618.00
Rent(1)£488.36
Cleaning services(2)£287.70
Website hosting and design(2)£253.20
Training - staff(1)£250.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(3)£202.00
Newspapers, journals, magazines(3)£195.63
TV licence(2)£169.50
Hospitality(1)£164.65
Insurance - contents(2)£127.45
Advertising and contact cards(1)£50.00
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£22.98
Accommodation(26 claims)£16,393.19
Rent(9)£11,359.59
Council tax(2)£3,809.01
Utilities(7)£628.64
Hotel - UK Not London(3)£494.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(5)£101.95
MP Travel(7 claims)£2,332.65
Rail(2)£1,791.63
Mileage - car(2)£394.69
Other public transport(2)£96.28
Parking(1)£50.05
Staff Travel(3 claims)£852.78
Rail(1)£643.43
Hotel - London(1)£199.00
Mileage - car(1)£10.35
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£207.58
Rail(1)£207.58
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Coventry East: The Real Impact
The people Mary 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