
Peter Dowd
Labour MP for Bootle
Won with 68.7% · Majority: 21,983
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.
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
6,216 households in fuel poverty locally (13.45%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 71.5% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
13.45% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 68.7% of the vote, majority of 21,983
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 5 broke · 3 missed
5,560 children in poverty in this constituency (29%)
Follow the Money
What Peter claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Registered Interests
4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£340
Italy (Rome)
Paid by: (1) Italian IPU Group (2) All Party Parliamentary Group for Italy (3) Italian Parliament
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.
Staffing(14 claims)£200,736.62
Payroll(1)£164,846.00
Bought-in services(12)£31,290.62
Pooled staffing services(1)£4,600.00
Office Costs(138 claims)£32,815.61
Rent(1)£14,500.43
Utilities(43)£4,443.86
Insurance - buildings(2)£1,881.31
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(16)£1,854.10
Business rates(1)£1,800.00
Stationery & printing(16)£1,797.42
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(6)£1,342.48
Equipment - purchase(21)£1,230.67
Cleaning services(11)£1,209.60
Software & applications(4)£1,095.86
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(2)£544.00
Equipment - hire(2)£396.40
Website hosting and design(3)£364.80
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(7)£203.93
TV licence(1)£169.50
Subletting(1)£0.00
Other(1)£-18.75
Accommodation(44 claims)£22,119.27
Hotel - London(44)£22,119.27
MP Travel(7 claims)£9,217.94
Rail(2)£7,256.30
Air travel(1)£863.99
Parking(1)£767.50
Other public transport(1)£183.40
Mileage - car(1)£86.75
Railcard(1)£60.00
Staff Travel(2 claims)£4,407.65
Hotel - London(1)£3,923.30
Rail(1)£484.35
Miscellaneous(1 claim)£1,176.00
Removals(1)£1,176.00
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£585.55
Rail(1)£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