Lucy Powell
Labour (Co-op) MP for Manchester Central
Won with 50.8% · Majority: 13,797
The Verdict
Campaign season: 'I'll fight for you.' Parliament: votes as instructed. The gap between rhetoric and record is there for all to see.
Subject Grades
How Lucy scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 50.8% of the vote, majority of 13,797
Cost of Living
0 kept · 5 broke · 2 missed
6,250 households in fuel poverty locally (11.61%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
Local A&E: only 68.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
65% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
11.61% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 50.8% of the vote, majority of 13,797
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 6 broke · 2 missed
9,066 children in poverty in this constituency (41.3%)
Follow the Money
What Lucy 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 6,250 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 65% of their constituents rent
Voted to override humanitarian protections in the Border Security Bill
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £5k from BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Lt
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)(6 entries)£66k
Small Axe Communications Ltd
Name of donor: Small Axe Communications Ltd Address of donor: Office 1, The Warehouse, Anchor Quay, Penryn, Cornwall TR10 8GZ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: In kind donation of staff time, for communications and administrative services in relation to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. In addition to paid for services between 29 September 2025 and 24 October 2025, value £20,000 Date received: 29 September 2025 to 24 October 2025 Date accepted: 29 September 2025 Donor status: company, registration 07877552 (Registered 28 October 2025)
Ecotricity Group Ltd
Name of donor: Ecotricity Group Ltd Address of donor: Lion House, Rowcroft, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 3BY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £15,000 to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Date received: 24 September 2025 Date accepted: 24 September 2025 Donor status: company, registration 03521776 (Registered 10 October 2025)
Martin Taylor
Name of donor: Martin Taylor Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. Date received: 24 September 2025 Date accepted: 24 September 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 10 October 2025)
Ivy Business Centre Ltd
Name of donor: Ivy Business Centre Ltd Address of donor: Ivy Mill Crown Street, Failsworth, Manchester M35 9BG Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 for my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Date received: 10 October 2025 Date accepted: 10 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 08046145 (Registered 28 October 2025)
Sean Wadsworth
Name of donor: Sean Wadsworth Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £6,000 to my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Date received: 15 September 2025 Date accepted: 15 September 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 13 October 2025)
Theodore Caplan
Name of donor: Theodore Caplan Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 for my campaign to become the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Date received: 16 October 2025 Date accepted: 16 October 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 28 October 2025)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation(1 entry)£50k
Playscan Limited
Name of donor: Playscan Limited Address of donor: 222 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8EY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £50,000 donation made directly to the Labour Party for the provision of staff costs to support my role and office as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. Donor status: company, registration 01966393 (Registered 22 January 2026)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(2 entries)£5k
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd
Name of donor: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd 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 for me and a guest to the BRIT Awards, held in my constituency of Manchester Central and outside London for the first time in 50 years. The tickets included dinner and drinks, and an arena floor seat. These tickets were not available to buy and were by strict invitation only and extended to me as the constituency MP., value £5,016 Date received: 28 February 2026 Date accepted: 28 February 2026 Donor status: company, registration 01132389 (Registered 2 March 2026)
Sky UK Limited
Name of donor: Sky UK Limited Address of donor: Grant Way, Isleworth, Middlesex TW7 5QD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality at The Oval to watch the England v India cricket Test Match, value £432 Date received: 3 August 2025 Date accepted: 3 August 2025 Donor status: company, registration 2906991 (Registered 28 August 2025)
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 (a room in my London flat) Number of properties: 1 Location: London Interest held: from 1 June 2015 Rental income: from 1 June 2015 (Registered 4 September 2015)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Name of company or organisation: New Road Management Nature of business: A property management company Additional information: One sixth shareholder (Registered 13 December 2012; updated 2 June 2015 and 13 May 2021)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Lucy's Expenses
74 individual claims totalling £246,652.60 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(4 claims)£201,146.46
Payroll(1)£197,696.46
Pooled staffing services(3)£3,450.00
Office Costs(65 claims)£31,936.11
Rent(10)£22,000.00
Equipment - purchase(9)£3,052.90
Stationery & printing(15)£2,155.44
Software & applications(9)£1,651.84
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(4)£1,633.44
Parking(1)£545.92
Insurance - contents(1)£438.79
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(4)£238.80
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(3)£218.98
Subletting(9)£0.00
MP Travel(2 claims)£11,219.35
Rail(1)£11,202.40
Parking(1)£16.95
Miscellaneous(1 claim)£1,041.48
Removals(1)£1,041.48
Staff Travel(1 claim)£688.62
Rail(1)£688.62
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£620.58
Rail(1)£620.58
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Manchester Central: The Real Impact
The people Lucy 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