Melanie Onn
Labour MP for Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
Won with 41.9% · Majority: 4,803
The Verdict
The whip's office must love this one. Never a moment of doubt, never a flicker of independence, never a vote that matched what was promised on the campaign trail.
Subject Grades
How Melanie scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 41.9% of the vote, majority of 4,803
Cost of Living
0 kept · 5 broke · 2 missed
9,431 households in fuel poverty locally (18.81%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 71.5% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
18.81% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 41.9% of the vote, majority of 4,803
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 6 broke · 2 missed
8,669 children in poverty in this constituency (41.1%)
Follow the Money
What Melanie 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 9,431 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 8,669 children live in poverty in their constituency
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
8. Miscellaneous(6 entries)
Undisclosed
Elected parliamentary representative on Labour Party National Executive Committee, Date interest arose: 1 September 2024 (Registered 4 December 2024)
Undisclosed
Co-Chair of the Commission for Carbon Competitiveness (a small group of MPs, former MPs and industry experts researching and producing reports on industrial competitiveness). Hanover Communications is appointed by the Commission to provide Secretariat duties, but Commissioners are not part of a formal contractual arrangement and do not appoint Hanover. Date interest arose: 14 October 2024 (Registered 4 December 2024; updated 18 March 2025)
Undisclosed
Trustee of Youth Charity, Shalom based in the East Marsh of Grimsby. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 1 February 2020 (Registered 4 December 2024)
Undisclosed
Director of Grimsby Community Energy (cooperative model, principal aims to increase take up of community ownership of electricity generation, increase renewable sources of energy, deliver community benefit through lower bills and grants for sustainable or environmentally positive community projects). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 30 October 2022 (Registered 4 December 2024)
Undisclosed
Executive Committee member of the British American Parliamentary Group. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 17 December 2024 (Registered 8 January 2025)
Undisclosed
Co-Chair for 'Pathways to Net Zero' and project bringing together energy businesses and parliamentarians to discuss energy related policy. Sponsoring meetings, lunches, dinners & receptions in House of Commons/Westminster. Supported by Palace Yard communications. Date interest arose: 30 January 2025 (Registered 18 March 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Melanie's Expenses
125 individual claims totalling £209,363.21 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)£156,627.70
Payroll(1)£156,627.70
Office Costs(107 claims)£27,073.90
Equipment - purchase(17)£5,516.05
Rent(8)£5,190.00
Moving Fees(3)£4,040.00
Software & applications(10)£3,806.94
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Stationery & printing(31)£2,620.71
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(16)£1,593.72
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(7)£371.40
Postage & couriers(2)£226.98
Advertising and contact cards(3)£199.24
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(2)£157.98
Utilities(2)£146.25
Website hosting and design(1)£105.44
Cleaning services(1)£60.00
Hospitality(2)£32.20
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(1)£6.99
Accommodation(9 claims)£14,797.19
Rent(8)£14,602.19
Hotel - London(1)£195.00
MP Travel(4 claims)£6,008.19
Rail(1)£5,304.54
Hotel - London(1)£420.00
Mileage - car(1)£262.80
Parking(1)£20.85
Staff Travel(3 claims)£4,763.06
Rail(1)£2,928.06
Hotel - London(1)£1,654.00
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£181.00
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£93.17
Rail(1)£93.17
Claims Rejected by IPSA (1)
These are expenses Melanie tried to claim but IPSA refused to pay.
Office Costs — Advertising and contact cards
TRADEPRINT.CO.UK
Reason: Not claimable
5 Nov 2024
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes: The Real Impact
The people Melanie 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