Bridget Phillipson
Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South
Won with 47.1% · Majority: 7,169
The Verdict
Their record shows a pattern: follow the whip on the big votes, show independence on the small ones. The net result isn't great for promise-keeping.
Subject Grades
How Bridget scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 1 broke · 1 missed
Won with 47.1% of the vote, majority of 7,169
Cost of Living
0 kept · 3 broke · 4 missed
4,800 households in fuel poverty locally (10.32%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
38% of constituents rent their home
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Won with 47.1% of the vote, majority of 7,169
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 4 broke · 4 missed
5,196 children in poverty in this constituency (28.6%)
Follow the Money
What Bridget 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 4,800 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 5,196 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 38% of their constituents rent
Voted to override humanitarian protections in the Border Security Bill
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)(12 entries)£94k
Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury)
Name of donor: Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury) Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign. Date received: 3 October 2025 Date accepted: 3 October 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 28 October 2025)
Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury )
Name of donor: Baron Sainsbury of Turville (David Sainsbury ) Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign. Date received: 17 October 2025 Date accepted: 17 October 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 28 October 2025)
Francesca Perrin
Name of donor: Francesca Perrin Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign. Date received: 6 October 2025 Date accepted: 6 October 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 28 October 2025)
Jim Murphy
Name of donor: Jim Murphy Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign Date received: 16 October 2025 Date accepted: 16 October 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 12 November 2025)
Paul Callaghan
Name of donor: Paul Callaghan Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Purchased on my behalf from the Labour Party access to campaign technology for telephoning members as part of my Labour Deputy Leadership campaign, value £6,000 Date received: 12 September 2025 Date accepted: 12 September 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 2 October 2025)
89up Ltd
Name of donor: 89up Ltd Address of donor: 64-68 Pentonville Road, London N1 9PR Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Staff time for designing and updating a website and associated functionality to support my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party, plus associated website service costs, value £5,268.97 Date received: 11 September 2025 to 3 October 2025 Date accepted: 11 September 2025 Donor status: company, registration 06886828 (Registered 6 October 2025)
Iain Simpson
Name of donor: Iain Simpson Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign. Date received: 7 October 2025 Date accepted: 7 October 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 23 October 2025)
Paul Callaghan
Name of donor: Paul Callaghan Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Purchased on my behalf from the Labour Party access to campaign technology for sending a text message to members as part of my Labour Deputy Leadership campaign, value £4,000 Date received: 12 September 2025 Date accepted: 12 September 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 6 October 2025)
Labour First
Name of donor: Labour First Address of donor: Labour First, 3rd Floor 86-90 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NE. Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Staffing support for my Labour deputy leadership bid, plus emails sent and calls made, which were supportive of my deputy leadership campaign, value £3,923 Date received: 6 October 2025 to 23 October 2025 Date accepted: 6 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 10694816 (Registered 23 October 2025)
Fast Foster & Company Ltd
Name of donor: Fast Foster & Company Ltd Address of donor: 124 Finchley Road, London NW3 5JS Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 via Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, for my deputy leadership campaign. Date received: 14 October 2025 Date accepted: 27 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 15235147 (Registered 28 October 2025)
Culture Quarter Ventures Ltd
Name of donor: Culture Quarter Ventures Ltd Address of donor: The Dun Cow, 9 High Street West, Sunderland SR1 3HA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation of venue space for launch event for my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party, including hire fee for space, technical staffing and equipment, front of house staffing, cleaning costs and refreshment cost, value £1,531.20 Date received: 13 September 2025 Date accepted: 13 September 2025 Donor status: company, registration 10441014 (Registered 6 October 2025)
89Up Ltd
Name of donor: 89Up Ltd Address of donor: 64-68 Pentonville Road, London N1 9PR Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Staff time for designing and updating a website and associated functionality to support my campaign for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party, plus associated website service costs (estimated), value £1,500 Date received: 4 October 2025 to 25 October 2025 Date accepted: 4 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 06886828 (Registered 31 October 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
I am the beneficiary of the work of Bridget Phillipson Campaigns Ltd, which is a private company limited by guarantee without share capital. Date interest arose: 18 September 2025 (Registered 6 October 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Bridget's Expenses
219 individual claims totalling £283,643.60 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(22 claims)£234,592.17
Payroll(1)£220,817.17
Bought-in services(21)£13,775.00
Office Costs(145 claims)£33,285.14
Rent(1)£11,833.28
Stationery & printing(40)£7,528.48
Bought-in services(11)£7,425.00
Postage & couriers(21)£1,606.68
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(12)£1,256.56
Software & applications(3)£989.76
Cleaning services(20)£489.87
Utilities(11)£474.36
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(8)£460.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(4)£425.00
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(4)£416.48
Equipment - hire(3)£385.87
Insurance - contents(1)£321.62
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(2)£256.74
Hospitality(2)£10.44
Equipment - purchase(1)£10.00
Other(1)£-605.00
Accommodation(39 claims)£7,232.46
Utilities(23)£3,200.47
Council tax(1)£2,644.91
Insurance - buildings(1)£786.71
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(14)£600.37
MP Travel(5 claims)£5,034.62
Rail(1)£3,691.69
Mileage - car(2)£1,264.38
Other public transport(2)£78.55
Staff Travel(6 claims)£2,417.80
Rail(1)£1,086.10
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£706.94
Mileage - car(2)£447.27
Subsistence(1)£175.33
Congestion charge & toll(1)£2.16
Dependant Travel(2 claims)£1,081.41
Rail(1)£1,059.56
Other public transport(1)£21.85
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Houghton and Sunderland South: The Real Impact
The people Bridget 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