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Peter Dowd

Peter Dowd

Labour MP for Bootle

Won with 68.7% · Majority: 21,983

93%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
27/36
Key votes
£243k
Expenses

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 Peter scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.

Education

1 kept · 0 broke

A

Won with 68.7% of the vote, majority of 21,983

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Follow the Money

What Peter claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.

Total2024-25
£243k
Expenses
£243k

Expense Breakdown

£182k
Staffing
£30k
Office costs
£16k
Accommodation
£14k
Travel

Registered Interests

4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£340
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Italy (Rome)

Paid by: (1) Italian IPU Group (2) All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy (3) Italian Parliament

£340

Name of donor: (1) Italian IPU Group (2) All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy (3) Italian Parliament Address of donor: (1) Protocol Office, Chamber of Deputies, Piazza del Parlamento 24, 00186 Rome (2) House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA (3) Camera de Deputati, Palazzo Montecitorio - Piazza Montecitorio 00186, Rome Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): (1) Lunch for myself (£47.76), tour of the Colosseum for myself and a guest (£113.20), value £160.96 (2) Meals for myself and a guest (£158.78), transport for myself and a guest (£45.83), value £204.61 (3) Presentation of symbolic, parliamentary items exchanged between me, as co Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy, and the various senior Italian Select Committee Chairs we met (estimated value £340), value £340 Destination of visit: Italy (Rome) Dates of visit: 5 October 2025 to 11 October 2025 Purpose of visit: As co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy, the Group received an invite from the Chair of the British Friendship Group. The visit to the Italian Parliament was organised by the Italian Inter Parliament Union. The Group met with over 40 senior Italian MPs and Senators (including Chairs of Italian Parliamentary Select Committees) in both Houses of the Italian Parliament, as well as undertaking meetings with representatives of the British expat community and at the British School at Rome. (Registered 4 November 2025)

Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)

Every Penny: Peter's Expenses

207 individual claims totalling £271,058.64 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.

TV, Newspapers & Subscriptions
£170
1 claim
TV licence: £169.50
Family & Dependant Travel
£586
1 claim
Rail: £585.55
Hotel Stays
£26k
45 claims
Hotel - London: £22,119.27
Hotel - London: £3,923.30
Flights
£864
1 claim
Air travel: £863.99
Staffing
14 claims
£201k
Office Costs
138 claims
£33k
Accommodation
44 claims
£22k
MP Travel
7 claims
£9k
Staff Travel
2 claims
£4k
Miscellaneous
1 claim
£1k
Dependant Travel
1 claim
£586
Staffing(14 claims)£200,736.62
Payroll(1)£164,846.00
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£164,846.00
Bought-in services(12)£31,290.62
28 Jan 2025Constituency Support
£6,000.00
7 Oct 2025Constituency support and administration assistance
£5,500.00
7 Apr 2025Research & policy analysis assistance [200011568-2] [200011782-351]
£5,250.00
28 Aug 2025Invoice costs
£5,250.00
23 Jul 2025Administrative services
£4,500.00
20 May 2025Adminstration and constituency support
£3,225.00
24 Mar 2025Administration assistance [200011568-3] [200011781-294]
£525.00
21 Oct 2024Admin/Constituency Support [200011168-3]
£360.00
30 Apr 2025Bought in services
£300.00
22 Aug 2024Constituency Support [200011168-2]
£144.00
31 Mar 2025Administration Assistance [200011782-353]
£140.62
22 Sep 2025Interpreter/translation fees
£96.00
Pooled staffing services(1)£4,600.00
24 Mar 2025Parliamentary Research
£4,600.00
Office Costs(138 claims)£32,815.61
Rent(1)£14,500.43
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£14,500.43
Utilities(43)£4,443.86
10 Apr 2025E.ON NEXT
£256.27
25 Apr 2025WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£226.84
20 Feb 2025E.ON NEXT
£225.81
17 Jan 2025E.ON NEXT
£193.17
23 Jul 2024E.ON NEXT
£193.01
10 Apr 2025E.ON NEXT
£184.70
17 Jan 2025E.ON NEXT
£178.58
26 Sep 2024E.ON NEXT
£175.73
17 Dec 2024E.ON NEXT
£155.34
21 Mar 2025E.ON NEXT [200011725-6452]
£148.19
17 Dec 2024E.ON NEXT
£140.96
17 Jun 2025E.ON NEXT
£139.00
28 Oct 2024E.ON NEXT
£136.04
19 Aug 2025E.ON NEXT
£133.56
22 Jul 2025E.ON NEXT
£131.47
18 Feb 2025E.ON NEXT
£128.64
9 Sep 2025E.ON NEXT
£127.06
10 Apr 2025E.ON NEXT
£121.65
26 Nov 2024E.ON NEXT
£112.96
8 May 2025E.ON NEXT
£97.77
9 Sep 2025WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£68.26
17 Jun 2025WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£68.26
19 Aug 2025WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£68.26
22 Jul 2025WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£66.53
14 May 2025WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£66.53
9 Oct 2025WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£66.53
23 Jul 2024E.ON NEXT
£64.90
8 May 2025E.ON NEXT
£60.35
17 Jun 2025E.ON NEXT
£58.34
26 Sep 2024E.ON NEXT
£56.19
20 Feb 2025WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£49.11
26 Nov 2024WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£49.11
17 Jan 2025WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£49.11
26 Sep 2024WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£49.11
22 Aug 2024WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£49.11
9 Oct 2024WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£47.66
23 Jul 2024WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£47.66
17 Dec 2024WATER PLUS.CO.UK
£47.66
28 Oct 2024E.ON NEXT
£45.03
10 Mar 2025WATER PLUS.CO.UK [200011725-4372]
£44.74
22 Aug 2024E.ON NEXT
£40.55
26 Nov 2024E.ON NEXT
£39.76
22 Aug 2024E.ON NEXT
£34.35
Insurance - buildings(2)£1,881.31
22 Oct 2025WRIGHTSURE INSURANCE S
£957.68
24 Oct 2024WWW.WRIGHTSURE.COM
£923.63
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(16)£1,854.10
29 Jul 2024BT BUSINESS BILL
£216.55
23 Aug 2024BT BUSINESS BILL
£214.75
26 Sep 2024BT BUSINESS BILL
£188.28
24 Oct 2024WWW.FOCUS-GRP.CO.UK
£143.28
28 Oct 2025WWW.FOCUS-GRP.CO.UK
£107.70
17 Sep 2025WWW.FOCUS-GRP.CO.UK
£107.70
2 Jan 2025WWW.FOCUS-GRP.CO.UK
£97.57
26 Nov 2024WWW.FOCUS-GRP.CO.UK
£95.95
21 Jan 2025WWW.FOCUS-GRP.CO.UK
£91.66
21 Mar 2025WWW.FOCUS-GRP.CO.UK [200011725-6454]
£89.96
20 Feb 2025WWW.FOCUS-GRP.CO.UK
£83.95
27 Jun 2025WWW.FOCUS-GRP.CO.UK
£83.95
23 Jul 2025WWW.FOCUS-GRP.CO.UK
£83.95
16 May 2025WWW.FOCUS-GRP.CO.UK
£83.95
19 Aug 2025WWW.FOCUS-GRP.CO.UK
£83.95
29 Apr 2025WWW.FOCUS-GRP.CO.UK
£80.95
Business rates(1)£1,800.00
1 Apr 2025Business rates
£1,800.00
Stationery & printing(16)£1,797.42
16 Sep 2024KPD - Toner
£559.10
24 Mar 2025Ink cartridges [200011781-296]
£511.09
27 Mar 2025stationery printing services
£132.00
4 Dec 2024Letterhead printing
£114.00
7 Mar 2025NATIONAL PEN PROMOTION [200011725-4241]
£97.79
10 Apr 2025NATIONAL PEN PROMOTION
£97.79
5 Mar 2025printing costs
£96.00
20 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£95.52
15 Jan 2025SP SHOP.PARLIAMENT.UK
£19.80
31 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£15.07
2 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£11.04
2 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£11.04
2 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£11.04
2 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£11.04
7 Feb 2025THEWORKS.CO.UK
£10.00
31 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£5.10
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(6)£1,342.48
23 Jul 2025UK SAFETY MANAGEME
£448.54
9 Sep 2024Electrical PAT testing
£372.34
6 Jun 2025Roller shutters repair
£192.00
22 Jul 2024FRANCOTYP-POSTALIA LTD
£166.80
12 Dec 2024Fire Extinquisher Service
£82.80
18 Feb 2025Annual Gas service
£80.00
Equipment - purchase(21)£1,230.67
2 Oct 2025K P D CONSUMABLES LTD
£559.13
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£107.86
7 Mar 2025TFP LTD [200011725-4240]
£98.37
4 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£79.54
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£78.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£55.20
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£42.43
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£37.73
27 Mar 2025WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK [200011725-9472]
£27.95
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£22.13
31 Mar 2025ASDA STORES [200011725-10761]
£21.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£19.55
19 Aug 2024IT equipment
£19.00
19 Aug 2024IT Equipment
£19.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£15.30
17 Mar 2025HOME BARGAINS/STRAND [200011725-4730]
£7.99
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£6.91
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£5.57
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£4.27
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£2.28
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.46
Cleaning services(11)£1,209.60
9 Oct 2024SEFTON ICON CARD
£266.60
3 Jun 2025Cleaning services
£238.00
4 Oct 2025Cleaning September
£153.00
3 Aug 2025Cleaning
£102.00
23 Jul 2025Cleaning June
£102.00
1 Sep 2025August cleaning
£102.00
3 Nov 2025Cleaning Invoice
£102.00
13 Feb 2025Windows
£36.00
15 Nov 2024Cleaning
£36.00
11 Sep 2024Window cleaning
£36.00
14 Jan 2025Cleaning services
£36.00
Software & applications(4)£1,095.86
30 Dec 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£720.00
8 Apr 2025ZOOM.COM 888-799-9666
£155.88
24 Jul 2024CANVA [***]
£109.99
24 Jul 2025CANVA [***]
£109.99
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(2)£544.00
16 May 2025WWW.SEFTON.GOV.UK (ICO
£272.00
31 Oct 2025WWW.SEFTON.GOV.UK (ICO
£272.00
Equipment - hire(2)£396.40
29 Apr 2025SHARP BUSINESS SYSTEMS
£202.79
28 Oct 2024Copier (quarterly)
£193.61
Website hosting and design(3)£364.80
12 Apr 2025SQSP [***]
£244.80
20 May 2025SQSP [***]
£100.80
28 Mar 2025SQSP [***] [200011725-8480]
£19.20
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(7)£203.93
1 Oct 2024October mobile bill 95%
£34.50
1 Sep 2024Mobile bill September 95%
£33.86
1 Nov 2024MP Mobile
£30.46
1 Aug 2024Mobile charges
£27.46
17 Jan 2025MP Mobile
£26.54
23 Aug 2024MP Mobile costs
£26.39
1 Jan 2025MP Mobile
£24.72
TV licence(1)£169.50
21 Mar 2025TVLICENSING.CO.UK [200011725-6453] [200011782-52]
£169.50
Subletting(1)£0.00
9 May 2025Office Sublet FY25/26
£0.00
Other(1)£-18.75
9 Oct 2024GE Repayment for Rent
£-18.75
Accommodation(44 claims)£22,119.27
Hotel - London(44)£22,119.27
20 Jun 2025[***][***][***]
4 nights
£880.00
14 Mar 2025[***][***][***] [200011725-4087]
4 nights
£850.00
7 Dec 2024[***][***][***]
4 nights
£840.00
30 Jun 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£675.00
3 Apr 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£660.00
12 Jun 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£660.00
15 May 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£660.00
17 Jul 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£660.00
30 Oct 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£660.00
23 Oct 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£660.00
2 Jun 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£660.00
18 Jul 2024Parliamentary business
3 nights
£650.07
20 Mar 2025[***][***][***] [200011725-7548]
3 nights
£630.00
20 Dec 2024MP Parliament stay
3 nights
£630.00
16 Jan 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£630.00
11 Mar 2025[***][***][***] [200011725-3974]
3 nights
£630.00
6 Feb 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£630.00
27 Feb 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£630.00
9 Jan 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£630.00
5 Sep 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£630.00
6 Nov 2025parliamentary business
3 nights
£597.00
7 Jul 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£570.00
19 May 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£570.00
22 Jul 2024[***]
2 nights
£565.20
14 Oct 2025[***][***][***]
2 nights
£552.00
24 Apr 2025[***][***][***]
2 nights
£440.00
26 Mar 2025Parliamentary business
2 nights
£420.00
30 Jan 2025[***][***][***]
2 nights
£420.00
23 Jan 2025[***][***][***]
2 nights
£420.00
12 Feb 2025[***][***][***]
2 nights
£420.00
10 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£420.00
16 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£420.00
11 Sep 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£420.00
27 Nov 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£420.00
10 Dec 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£390.00
6 Nov 2024[***][***][***]
1 night
£249.00
21 Mar 2025[***][***][***] [200011725-6455]
1 night
£220.00
16 Sep 2025[***][***][***]
1 night
£220.00
25 Jun 2025[***][***][***]
2 nights
£220.00
8 May 2025[***][***][***]
1 night
£220.00
20 Jun 2025London stay
1 night
£220.00
30 Oct 2024parliamentary business
1 night
£210.00
15 Aug 2025Part repayment of claim 60318634:3
£0.00
17 Dec 2024[***][***][***]
£-39.00
MP Travel(7 claims)£9,217.94
Rail(2)£7,256.30
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£6,792.75
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£463.55
Air travel(1)£863.99
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£863.99
Parking(1)£767.50
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£767.50
Other public transport(1)£183.40
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£183.40
Mileage - car(1)£86.75
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£86.75
Railcard(1)£60.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£60.00
Staff Travel(2 claims)£4,407.65
Hotel - London(1)£3,923.30
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
23 nights
£3,923.30
Rail(1)£484.35
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£484.35
Miscellaneous(1 claim)£1,176.00
Removals(1)£1,176.00
13 Mar 2025CROWN WORKSPACE [200011722-1] [200011725-4668]
£1,176.00
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£585.55
Rail(1)£585.55
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£585.55

Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

Bootle: The Real Impact

The people Peter 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