
Emma Lewell
Labour MP for South Shields
Won with 41.1% · Majority: 6,653
The Verdict
Occasionally remembered what they promised. More often, remembered what the whip told them. The voting record captures both.
Subject Grades
How Emma scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Cost of Living
0 kept · 4 broke · 3 missed
4,423 households in fuel poverty locally (10.27%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 75% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
10.27% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 41.1% of the vote, majority of 6,653
Welfare & Benefits
3 kept · 5 broke · 1 missed
4,833 children in poverty in this constituency (31.2%)
Follow the Money
What Emma claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Registered Interests
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£400
The Great Run Company /Film Nova
Name of donor: The Great Run Company /Film Nova Address of donor: Tyne Bridge House, Bottle Bank, Gateshead, NE8 2AR Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hospitality and VIP access to event for the Member of Parliament and one guest, value £400 Date received: 7 September 2025 Date accepted: 7 September 2025 Donor status: company, registration 03300783 (Registered 10 September 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(10 entries)
Undisclosed
Honorary member of the Catholic Union. (Registered 15 September 2015)
Undisclosed
A patron of the Social Care Worker of the Year Awards. Date interest arose: 1 July 2016 (Registered 18 July 2016)
Undisclosed
A patron of the Every Child Leaving Care Matters organisation. Date interest arose: 1 January 2016 (Registered 18 July 2016)
Undisclosed
Deputy Convenor of the Catholic Legislators Network. Date interest arose: 12 July 2017 (Registered 19 July 2017)
Undisclosed
Chair of the Labour Friends of Kosovo group Date interest arose: 23 July 2024 (Registered 2 August 2024)
Undisclosed
Unpaid Board Member, Sea Change Cafe, South Shields (Sea Change Cafe is a Community Interest Company) Date interest arose: 23 March 2023 (Registered 2 August 2024)
Undisclosed
Attendee of the Royal College of Defence Studies Global Strategy Programme '25 Date interest arose: 16 July 2024 Date interest ended: 18 July 2025 (Registered 2 August 2024)
Undisclosed
Member of the Advisory Council, Sea Power Laboratory at the Council on Geostrategy. This is an unpaid role Date interest arose: 22 October 2024 (Registered 22 October 2024)
Undisclosed
Patron of NAIRO - National Association of Independent Reviewing Officers. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 15 May 2019 Date interest ended: 9 September 2025 (Registered 22 October 2024; updated 10 September 2025)
Undisclosed
Patron of Forward Assist - a military veterans charity Date interest arose: 1 January 2018 (Registered 22 October 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Emma's Expenses
172 individual claims totalling £306,437.20 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(1 claim)£227,309.32
Payroll(1)£227,309.32
Office Costs(105 claims)£34,516.58
Rent(1)£12,643.85
Business rates(10)£3,429.30
Stationery & printing(21)£2,919.83
Equipment - purchase(11)£2,156.83
Bought-in services(1)£2,000.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(17)£1,815.79
Website hosting and design(2)£1,800.00
Service charge & ground Rent(3)£1,388.65
Equipment - hire(7)£1,213.26
Software & applications(3)£1,039.00
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(4)£1,020.54
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(4)£977.31
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(9)£968.20
Insurance - contents(2)£726.01
Advertising and contact cards(1)£292.00
Postage & couriers(2)£278.95
Insurance - buildings(1)£202.88
TV licence(2)£169.50
Cleaning services(2)£80.00
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(1)£56.00
Other(1)£-661.32
Accommodation(46 claims)£24,378.52
Hotel - London(46)£24,378.52
MP Travel(6 claims)£12,297.21
Rail(3)£11,702.22
Air travel(1)£397.99
Other public transport(1)£195.00
Parking(1)£2.00
Staff Travel(8 claims)£5,734.66
Rail(1)£3,453.07
Hotel - London(1)£1,245.00
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£713.45
Mileage - car(2)£159.71
Subsistence(1)£117.53
Parking(1)£40.00
Other public transport(1)£5.90
Miscellaneous(6 claims)£2,200.91
Removals(3)£1,338.41
Moving Fees(3)£862.50
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
South Shields: The Real Impact
The people Emma 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