
Sarah Champion
Labour MP for Rotherham
Won with 45.1% · Majority: 5,490
The Verdict
Between what was promised and what was voted for, there's a gap you could park a manifesto in. The public record shows a near-perfect record of following the whip.
Subject Grades
How Sarah scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Cost of Living
0 kept · 5 broke · 2 missed
7,617 households in fuel poverty locally (15.96%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 73.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Environment
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
15.96% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
8,163 children in poverty in this constituency (37.2%)
Follow the Money
What Sarah 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 7,617 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 8,163 children live in poverty in their constituency
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £1k from Silverstone
Registered Interests
4. Visits outside the UK(4 entries)£21k
Taiwan
Paid by: MOFA Taiwan
Name of donor: MOFA Taiwan Address of donor: 50 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W 0EB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£4,130), hotel (approx. £1,404), local transportation (approx £552) and food (approx. £861) (the costs are for me and my partner), value £6,947 Destination of visit: Taiwan Dates of visit: 15 February 2025 to 22 February 2025 Purpose of visit: To lead an APPG Taiwan cross party delegation as Co-Chair of the APPG (Registered 5 March 2025)
Qatar
Paid by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar Address of donor: Embassy of the State of Qatar in London, 1 South Audley Street, London W1U 4FB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£3200), hotel (approx. £1400), local transportation (approx £500) and food (approx. £600), value £5,700 Destination of visit: Qatar Dates of visit: 19 May 2025 to 23 May 2025 Purpose of visit: Attending the Bloomberg Qatar Economic Forum 2025 and to meet with Ministers and associated organisations to discuss Qatar’s leading role in peace negotiations and humanitarian issues globally. (Registered 3 June 2025)
Qatar (Doha)
Paid by: Doha Forum Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the state of Qatar
Name of donor: Doha Forum Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the state of Qatar Address of donor: Al Mirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha Qatar Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£5233) and accommodation (£405), value £5,638 Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha) Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025 Purpose of visit: To attend the Doha Forum on Diplomacy, Dialogue and Diversity and meetings with Qatari ministers to discuss Conflict Resolution. (Registered 17 December 2025)
Jersey and Guernsey
Paid by: (1) Government of Jersey (2) States of Guernsey
Name of donor: (1) Government of Jersey (2) States of Guernsey Address of donor: (1) 2 Queen Annes Gate Buildings, Dartmouth Street SW1H 9BP (2) Sir Charles Frossard House, La Charotterie, Guernsey GY1 1FH Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Flights (£210), hotel (approx. £740), local transportation (approx £750) and food (approx. £700), value £2,400 (2) Flights (£435), local transportation (approx £480) and food (approx. £116), value £1,031 Destination of visit: Jersey and Guernsey Dates of visit: 24 June 2025 to 30 June 2025 Purpose of visit: Orientation and research trip as Chair of APPG Channel Islands, with Senior Researcher (Registered 8 July 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£1k
Silverstone
Name of donor: Silverstone Address of donor: The Jimmy Brown Centre, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester NN12 8TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for myself and my partner to the British Grand Prix Saturday qualifier, value £1,400 Date received: 5 July 2025 Date accepted: 5 July 2025 Donor status: company, registration 00882843 (Registered 9 July 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Membership of Advisory Board of the SOAS China Institute (SCI). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 25 April 2025 Date interest ended: 24 April 2028 (Registered 6 May 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Sarah's Expenses
198 individual claims totalling £292,272.70 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(14 claims)£229,329.63
Payroll(1)£229,135.33
Bought-in services(1)£143.45
Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs(12)£50.85
Accommodation(12 claims)£27,251.58
Rent(1)£25,858.67
Council tax(1)£762.88
Utilities(9)£390.03
Moving Fees(1)£240.00
Office Costs(153 claims)£24,002.43
Rent(1)£6,622.92
Stationery & printing(35)£5,498.52
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(25)£3,056.76
Equipment - purchase(16)£2,040.24
Software & applications(11)£1,960.04
Recruitment Services &Costs(2)£1,335.12
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(18)£1,198.66
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(4)£629.67
Website hosting and design(5)£492.36
Newspapers, journals, magazines(11)£433.05
Utilities(9)£428.51
Hospitality(7)£197.36
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(7)£156.82
Advertising and contact cards(1)£60.00
Other(1)£-107.60
MP Travel(10 claims)£7,519.82
Rail(2)£6,587.09
Mileage - car(2)£281.23
Other public transport(2)£250.00
Parking(2)£198.20
Railcard(1)£178.30
Congestion charge & toll(1)£25.00
Staff Travel(9 claims)£4,169.24
Rail(2)£2,746.25
Hotel - London(1)£1,201.00
Subsistence(1)£90.44
Parking(1)£86.49
Mileage - car(3)£33.96
Other public transport(1)£11.10
Claims Rejected by IPSA (1)
These are expenses Sarah tried to claim but IPSA refused to pay.
Office Costs — Equipment - purchase
AMAZON [***]
Reason: Not claimable
12 Nov 2024
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Rotherham: The Real Impact
The people Sarah 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