Rebecca Long Bailey
Labour MP for Salford
Won with 53.2% · Majority: 15,101
The Verdict
Did the bare minimum of independent voting to avoid being called a complete pushover. The record suggests that bar was set very low.
Subject Grades
How Rebecca scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
6,047 households in fuel poverty locally (11.2%)
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
63% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
11.2% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 53.2% of the vote, majority of 15,101
Welfare & Benefits
4 kept · 5 broke
7,351 children in poverty in this constituency (34%)
Follow the Money
What Rebecca 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 6,047 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 7,351 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 63% of their constituents rent
Voted to override humanitarian protections in the Border Security Bill
Registered Interests
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)(5 entries)£78k
National Union of Journalists
Name of donor: National Union of Journalists Address of donor: 72 Acton Street, London WC1X 9NB Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The administration and coordination of the NUJ Parliamentary Group of which I am the Co-Chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd between 22 October 2025 to 21 October 2026, value £19,606 Date received: 22 October 2025 to 21 October 2026 Date accepted: 22 October 2025 Donor status: trade union (Registered 19 November 2025)
Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
Name of donor: Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union Address of donor: Stanborough House, Great North Road, Stanborough, Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the BFAWU Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd, value £19,440 Date received: 30 October 2025 to 29 October 2026 Date accepted: 30 October 2025 Donor status: trade union (Registered 19 November 2025)
National Union of Journalists (NUJ)
Name of donor: National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Address of donor: 72 Acton Street, London WC1X 9NB Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: the administration and coordination of the NUJ Parliamentary Group of which I am the Co-Chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd between 22 October 2024 to 21 October 2025, value £18,672 Date received: 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 Date accepted: 22 October 2024 Donor status: trade union (Registered 8 November 2024)
Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
Name of donor: Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union Address of donor: Stanborough House, Great North Road, Stanborough, Welwyn Garden City AL8 7TA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Administration and coordination of the BFAWU Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd, value £18,516 Date received: 29 October 2024 to 28 October 2025 Date accepted: 29 October 2024 Donor status: trade union (Registered 8 November 2024)
Key Cities (Network)
Name of donor: Key Cities (Network) Address of donor: Salford City Council, Salford Civic Centre, Chorley Road, Swinton, Salford M27 5FJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Estimated amount for services in kind comprising the administration and coordination to re-establish the Key Cities APPG of which I was previously the Co-Chair, value £1,667 Date received: 5 January 2026 to 10 February 2026 Date accepted: 5 January 2026 Donor status: other (special interest group - key cities network is a special interest group of the Local Government Association (company number of the LGA 11177145) comprising 24 statutory local urban city authorities and administered by Salford City Council) (Registered 28 January 2026)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Rebecca's Expenses
149 individual claims totalling £252,676.45 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(2 claims)£207,341.44
Payroll(1)£205,341.44
Bought-in services(1)£2,000.00
Office Costs(136 claims)£24,712.93
Rent(1)£6,600.94
Utilities(39)£4,410.41
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(20)£3,845.36
Cleaning services(16)£2,872.48
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(11)£2,800.16
Stationery & printing(17)£1,970.95
Pooled staffing services(1)£1,150.00
Software & applications(9)£861.12
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(9)£396.03
Insurance - contents(1)£315.88
Insurance - buildings(10)£277.00
Equipment - purchase(1)£120.00
Other(1)£-907.40
Accommodation(8 claims)£14,448.00
Rent(8)£14,448.00
MP Travel(1 claim)£4,040.30
Rail(1)£4,040.30
Staff Travel(2 claims)£2,133.78
Rail(1)£1,307.43
Hotel - London(1)£826.35
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Salford: The Real Impact
The people Rebecca 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