Ian Murray
Labour MP for Edinburgh South
Won with 53.3% · Majority: 17,251
94%
Party loyalty
1
Rebellions
18/36
Key votes
£278k
Expenses
The Verdict
Followed the party whip vote after vote, breaking the promises Labour made to voters. The campaign leaflets are collecting dust — the voting record tells a very different story.
Subject Grades
How Ian scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 53.3% of the vote, majority of 17,251
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Scrapping Jury TrialsBroke
Jury Trials: Voted Down Opposition ScrutinyBroke
Welfare & Benefits
0 kept · 6 broke · 3 missed
1,432 children in poverty in this constituency (9.5%)
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)Broke
Two-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingMissed
Two-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's StrengtheningBroke
Child Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed UpMissed
Carer's Allowance Reform BlockedBroke
Welfare Spending: Voted Down ScrutinyMissed
Welfare Cuts: Blocked Debate AgainBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for DisabledBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Rejected SafeguardsBroke
Cost of Living
0 kept · 5 broke · 2 missed
Winter Fuel Payment CutsBroke
Winter Fuel Payment: Voted to Enforce the CutBroke
Winter Fuel Payment: Voted Against It AgainBroke
Energy Costs: Blocked Opposition MotionMissed
Inheritance Tax on Family FarmsBroke
Employer National Insurance HikeBroke
Council Tax Rises: Approved Without ReferendumMissed
Environment
0 kept · 2 broke · 2 missed
Water Companies: Blocked Stronger Sewage RulesMissed
Water Companies: Rejected Tougher PenaltiesMissed
Sewage: Voted Down Cross-Party MotionBroke
Great British Energy: Rejected Lords ImprovementsBroke
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Border Security Bill: Blocked SafeguardsBroke
Immigration: Shut Down Opposition DebateBroke
Border Security Bill: Overrode Lords AgainMissed
Follow the Money
What Ian claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Total2024-25
£278k
Expenses
£278k
Expense Breakdown
£231k
Staffing
£28k
Office costs
£5k
Accommodation
£14k
Travel
The Broken Promise
£278kClaimed in parliamentary expenses
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners
£5kClaimed on accommodation
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 1,432 children live in poverty in their constituency
£278kPaid from the public purse
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Type of land/property: Residential property (flat) Number of properties: 1 Location: Edinburgh Interest held: from 1 September 2019 Rental income: from 6 June 2024 (Registered 18 October 2019; updated 2 August 2024)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Name of company or organisation: 100MPH Events Limited (dormant) Nature of business: Event management (Updated 31 July 2023)
8. Miscellaneous(5 entries)
Undisclosed
Director of IM Campaigns Ltd (dormant). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 2 June 2020 (Registered 31 July 2023)
Undisclosed
Director of 100MPH Events Limited (dormant). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 22 October 2001 (Registered 31 July 2023)
Undisclosed
Director of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (United Kingdom). Date interest arose: 12 July 2017 (Registered 31 July 2023)
Undisclosed
Trustee of McRaes Batallion Trust. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 1 May 2004 (Registered 2 August 2023)
Undisclosed
Trustee of the Royal Observatory Trust. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 1 October 2010 (Registered 2 August 2023)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Ian's Expenses
150 individual claims totalling £279,318.44 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
£110
1 claim
Newspapers, journals, magazines: £109.90
Family & Dependant Travel
£2k
2 claims
Air travel: £1,767.60
Rail: £232.50
Hotel Stays
£2k
2 claims
Hotel - UK Not London: £979.08
Hotel - London: £785.48
Flights
£8k
2 claims
Air travel: £6,713.68
Air travel: £1,767.60
Staffing
6 claims
£229k
Office Costs
110 claims
£31k
MP Travel
6 claims
£8k
Accommodation
19 claims
£6k
Staff Travel
7 claims
£3k
Dependant Travel
2 claims
£2k
Staffing(6 claims)£228,642.66
Payroll(1)£226,152.66
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£226,152.66
Pooled staffing services(3)£1,725.00
25 Feb 2025Parliamentary Research Services
£575.00
7 Feb 2025Parliamentary Research Services
£575.00
7 Feb 2025Parliamentary Research Services
£575.00
Training - staff(2)£765.00
11 Nov 2024Adobe Training Course - [***] [***]
£590.00
6 Mar 2025Filming with smartphone course for constituency engagement (for info see [***]
£175.00
Office Costs(110 claims)£31,142.33
Rent(1)£11,196.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£11,196.00
Utilities(22)£3,527.15
1 Oct 2025electricity for office for sept 25
£323.24
4 Sep 2025electricity of office for August
£258.96
21 Oct 2024Business Stream - Water
£242.89
6 Sep 2024business Stream - Water
£242.89
11 Nov 2024Business stream - Water Charges - constituency office
£229.90
24 Feb 2025Business stream - Water
£229.00
21 May 2025Water charges constituency office
£225.41
12 Aug 2025Business Stream - Water for Constituency
£222.99
3 Mar 2025electricity for office for feb 2025
£190.21
1 Feb 2025january electricity for office
£190.03
2 Dec 2024office electricity for NO 2024
£161.64
4 Nov 2024Office electricity for October 2024
£161.43
31 Mar 2025office electric for March 2025
£135.23
2 Jan 2025Office electricity for December 2024
£127.21
31 Oct 2025office electricity for Oct 25
£125.71
2 Oct 2024Office electricity for sept 24
£73.17
7 Aug 2024OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£71.00
1 Aug 2025office electriciy for july 2025
£67.86
30 Apr 2025office electric for April 2025
£65.86
2 Jun 2025office electricity for May 2025
£62.44
1 Sep 2024electriity for office
£60.11
2 Jul 2025office electricity
£59.97
Equipment - purchase(6)£3,328.39
18 Sep 2024Printer for constituency Office
£2,604.00
11 Mar 2025Desk and Chairs for constituency office
£345.00
11 Mar 2025Currys Receipt for purchase of fridge constituency office
£154.00
31 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-8379]
£92.40
18 Mar 2025WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK [200011725-9201]
£69.00
6 Apr 2025computer charger for work laptop
£63.99
Insurance - buildings(2)£2,364.79
17 Jul 2025buildings insurance for constituency office at 31 Minto Street
£1,206.42
5 Aug 2024Insurance Renewal
£1,158.37
Advertising and contact cards(6)£2,361.27
16 Sep 2024annual advertising of surgeries and office information
£550.00
9 Sep 2024advertising of surgery and office information
£514.80
22 Aug 2024advertising of surgeries
£514.80
25 Jul 2024advertising of advice sessions in edinburgh evening news online and paper
£514.80
2 May 2025Advert in Morningside & Brutnsfield Guide
£240.00
25 Feb 2025AGA PRINT LTD
£26.87
Stationery & printing(14)£1,731.43
2 Oct 2024XMA December 2024
£227.02
5 Jun 2025XMA July 2025
£203.82
5 Jun 2025XMA July 2025
£203.82
5 Jun 2025XMA July 2025
£203.82
5 Jun 2025XMA July 2025
£165.90
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£152.12
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£110.05
2 Oct 2024XMA December 2024
£91.60
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£82.21
14 Feb 2025constituency Office Stationery
£77.76
2 Oct 2024XMA December 2024
£68.42
27 Feb 2025XMA March 2025
£68.42
17 Dec 2024Quality Office Stationery for Constituency Office
£58.77
12 Feb 2025printer ink and paper
£17.70
Software & applications(12)£1,706.32
25 Jun 2025Annual software licence for caseworker system
£1,476.00
22 Nov 2024ADOBE.COM
£28.48
22 Dec 2024ADOBE
£28.48
22 Jan 2025ADOBE
£28.48
22 Mar 2025ADOBE.COM [200011725-5907]
£28.48
22 Feb 2025ADOBE.COM
£28.48
22 Nov 2024ADOBE.COM
£21.98
23 Sep 2024ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
£21.98
24 Jul 2024ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
£21.98
23 Oct 2024ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
£21.98
23 Aug 2024ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
£21.98
22 Nov 2024ADOBE.COM
£-21.98
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(8)£1,706.00
30 Jul 2024replacement of office Ian Murray MP signage on office building exterior.
£828.00
13 Aug 2025Replacement boiler in constituency office due to leak
£390.00
30 Jul 2024replacement of office window frosting ian murray MP graphics and frosting
£180.00
7 Aug 2025Call out charge for damaged boiler/water leak
£120.00
18 Nov 2025Repair to door locking mechanism in constituency office
£80.00
1 Oct 2024Window Cleaning
£40.00
16 Aug 2024Window Cleaning Constituency Office
£40.00
5 Aug 2024Fire Extinguisher Maintenance
£28.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(4)£1,134.03
6 Jun 2025BT Invoice -phones constituency office
£302.10
16 Sep 2025Bt Invoice
£301.41
28 Nov 2025Phones and internet in constituency Office
£296.71
5 Mar 2025BT constituency Phones
£233.81
Insurance - contents(2)£934.86
19 Sep 2025ERMG Office Insurance
£472.62
10 Sep 2024Office Insurance
£462.24
Website hosting and design(6)£468.02
20 Jul 2025DNH GODADDY [***]
£139.40
8 Jul 2025DNH GODADDY [***]
£95.99
20 Jul 2024DNH GO DADDY EUROPE GB
£93.47
21 Jul 2024DNH GO DADDY EUROPE GB
£71.95
7 Sep 2024DNH GODADDY [***]
£57.55
1 Dec 2024cost to hide registration details from websites
£9.66
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(10)£447.08
7 Apr 2025Constituency Office - Waste uplift & Recycling
£64.70
7 Aug 2025Recycling - Constituency Office
£55.25
8 Nov 2024Recycling in the constituency Office
£54.82
7 Aug 2024Recycling Constituency Office
£54.36
17 Jan 2025Waste removal from constituency office
£44.93
8 Oct 2024Recycling - Constituency Office
£39.55
17 Jan 2025Waste removal from constituency office
£36.41
6 Sep 2024Recycling Constituency Office
£35.50
14 Feb 2025changeworks recycling - constituency office
£35.50
14 Mar 2025changewaste Office recycling
£26.06
Cleaning services(8)£365.00
22 Jul 2024constituency office cleaning
£75.00
27 Mar 2025Constituency Office Window Cleaning
£45.00
5 Mar 2025Window Cleaning constituency Office
£45.00
28 Jan 2025window cleaning
£40.00
28 Jan 2025window cleaning
£40.00
28 Jan 2025window cleaning
£40.00
26 Jul 2024window cleaning
£40.00
28 Jan 2025Window cleaning
£40.00
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(6)£261.85
22 May 2025mobile for May 2025
£80.30
23 Dec 2024mobile for november
£67.75
30 Apr 2025mobile phone usage for April 2025 (80% claimed)
£56.72
25 Sep 2024mobile for Sept 2024
£32.52
25 Aug 2024mobile for august 2024
£21.56
18 Oct 2024Wifi in Hotel in Edinburgh
£3.00
Newspapers, journals, magazines(1)£109.90
16 Jul 2025NWD LTD NATIONAL WORL
£109.90
Postage & couriers(1)£52.37
30 Oct 2024Post office Westminster carriage of 5 boxes of stationery for constituency office
£52.37
Other(1)£-552.13
9 Oct 2024GE Repayment for Rent
£-552.13
MP Travel(6 claims)£8,026.59
Air travel(1)£6,713.68
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£6,713.68
Rail(1)£775.69
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£775.69
Mileage - car(1)£379.80
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£379.80
Vehicle hire cost(2)£115.02
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£78.02
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£37.00
Other public transport(1)£42.40
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£42.40
Accommodation(19 claims)£6,014.03
Council tax(1)£2,822.38
7 Apr 2025Council Tax for year 25/26
£2,822.38
Utilities(17)£2,769.08
7 Apr 2025water rates for year 25/26
£692.44
13 Mar 2025utilities for london accommodation
£150.57
13 Sep 2025utilities for sept 25
£150.57
13 Nov 2025utilities for oct 25
£150.57
13 Sep 2025utiltities for august 25
£150.57
13 Oct 2025utilities for oct 25
£150.57
13 May 2025dual fuel for April 2025
£150.57
15 Apr 2025london accommodation utilities for APril 2025
£150.57
13 Jun 2025utilities for london accommocation
£150.57
15 Jul 2025utilities for london accommodation
£150.57
13 Dec 2024utilities for london accommodation
£130.10
13 Nov 2024utilities for london accommodation
£130.10
13 Jan 2025London accommodation utilities for Dec 2024
£130.10
15 Feb 2025utilities for Jan 2025
£130.10
15 Sep 2024utilities for september 2024 (50% claim)
£67.78
13 Aug 2024utilities for august 2024
£67.78
12 Sep 2024utilities for august 2024
£65.55
Insurance - buildings(1)£422.57
9 Dec 2024buildings insurance for london accommodatio
£422.57
Staff Travel(7 claims)£3,492.73
Rail(2)£1,578.25
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,573.70
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£4.55
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£979.08
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
7 nights
£979.08
Hotel - London(1)£785.48
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
2 nights
£785.48
Subsistence(2)£133.02
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£81.42
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£51.60
Other public transport(1)£16.90
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£16.90
Dependant Travel(2 claims)£2,000.10
Air travel(1)£1,767.60
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,767.60
Rail(1)£232.50
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£232.50
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Edinburgh South: The Real Impact
The people Ian was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
1,432
Children in poverty
9.5% of children locally
4
broke
2
missed
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)KEY
Broke promiseTwo-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingKEY
Didn't show upTwo-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's Strengthening
Broke promiseChild Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed Up
Didn't show upUC & PIP Bill: Rejected Safeguards
Broke promiseUC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for Disabled
Broke promiseSources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024