Graham Stringer
Labour MP for Blackley and Middleton South
Won with 53.8% · Majority: 10,250
100%
Party loyalty
0
Rebellions
17/36
Key votes
£160k
Expenses
The Verdict
Their voting record suggests they may not have actually read their own manifesto. Either that, or they read it and decided it was fiction.
Subject Grades
How Graham scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Welfare & Benefits
0 kept · 1 broke · 8 missed
11,020 children in poverty in this constituency (40.5%)
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)Broke
Two-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingMissed
Two-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's StrengtheningMissed
Child Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed UpMissed
Carer's Allowance Reform BlockedMissed
Welfare Spending: Voted Down ScrutinyMissed
Welfare Cuts: Blocked Debate AgainMissed
UC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for DisabledMissed
UC & PIP Bill: Rejected SafeguardsMissed
Cost of Living
0 kept · 4 broke · 3 missed
6,337 households in fuel poverty locally (14.06%)
Winter Fuel Payment CutsBroke
Winter Fuel Payment: Voted to Enforce the CutBroke
Winter Fuel Payment: Voted Against It AgainBroke
Energy Costs: Blocked Opposition MotionBroke
Inheritance Tax on Family FarmsMissed
Employer National Insurance HikeMissed
Council Tax Rises: Approved Without ReferendumMissed
NHS & Health
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
Local A&E: only 68.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Mental Health Bill: Blocked Strengthening AmendmentsBroke
Mental Health Bill: Rejected Patient SafeguardsBroke
Mental Health Bill: Third Amendment Blocked Same DayBroke
Access to Primary Healthcare: Blocked DebateMissed
Housing
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
51% of constituents rent their home
Renters' Rights: Stripped Lords ProtectionsMissed
Renters' Rights: Rejected Affordability ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Tenancy StandardsBroke
Environment
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
14.06% of local households in fuel poverty
Water Companies: Blocked Stronger Sewage RulesBroke
Water Companies: Rejected Tougher PenaltiesBroke
Sewage: Voted Down Cross-Party MotionBroke
Great British Energy: Rejected Lords ImprovementsMissed
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Border Security Bill: Blocked SafeguardsBroke
Immigration: Shut Down Opposition DebateMissed
Border Security Bill: Overrode Lords AgainBroke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 53.8% of the vote, majority of 10,250
Rail Nationalisation: Rejected Lords ProtectionsBroke
Railways Bill: Blocked Opposition ImprovementsBroke
Youth Unemployment: Blocked DebateMissed
Follow the Money
What Graham claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Total2024-25
£160k
Expenses
£160k
Expense Breakdown
£113k
Staffing
£13k
Office costs
£19k
Accommodation
£15k
Travel
The Broken Promise
£160kClaimed in parliamentary expenses
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 6,337 fuel poor households in their own constituency
£19kClaimed on accommodation
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 11,020 children live in poverty in their constituency
£15kClaimed on travel and subsistence
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 51% of their constituents rent
Registered Interests
8. Miscellaneous(2 entries)
Undisclosed
Unremunerated trustee of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, an education charity. Date interest arose: 1 October 2015 (Registered 23 October 2015)
Undisclosed
Member (unpaid) of the Political Advisory Board of the Foundation for Independence, a pro-Brexit group. Date interest arose: 1 April 2020 (Registered 22 May 2020)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Name: Eleanor Carr Relationship: Spouse's daughter Role: Parliamentary Assistant Working pattern: Full time
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Graham's Expenses
122 individual claims totalling £170,981.23 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
£1k
11 claims
Newspapers, journals, magazines: £1,415.66
Hotel Stays
£30k
52 claims
Hotel - London: £29,584.50
Staffing
1 claim
£113k
Accommodation
52 claims
£30k
MP Travel
3 claims
£15k
Office Costs
66 claims
£13k
Staffing(1 claim)£113,306.41
Payroll(1)£113,306.41
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£113,306.41
Accommodation(52 claims)£29,584.50
Hotel - London(52)£29,584.50
23 Oct 2025hotel stay while at westminster 18-22 october 2025
5 nights
£1,100.00
16 May 2025hotel stay while at westminster 12-15 may 2025
4 nights
£880.00
21 Nov 2025hotel stay while at westminster 17-20 november 2025
4 nights
£880.00
29 Nov 2024hotel stay while at westminster 25-28 november 2024
4 nights
£840.00
20 Jun 2025hotel stay while at westminster
4 nights
£796.00
11 Sep 2025hotel stay while at westminster 8-10 September 2025
3 nights
£691.00
3 Jul 2025hotel stay while at westminster 30 june to 2 july 2025
3 nights
£677.50
10 Jul 2025hotel stay while at westtminster 7-9 july 2025
3 nights
£675.00
10 Nov 2025hotel stay while at westminster 27-29 october 2025
3 nights
£660.00
6 Nov 2025hotel stay while at westminster 3-5 november 2025
3 nights
£660.00
27 Nov 2025hotel stay while at westminster 24-26 november 2025
3 nights
£660.00
13 Nov 2025hotel stay while at westminster 10-12 november 2025
3 nights
£660.00
12 Dec 2024hotel stay while at westminster 9-11 december 2024
3 nights
£630.00
18 Jul 2024hotel while at westminster 15-17 july 2024
3 nights
£630.00
16 Jan 2025hotel stay while in westminster 13-15 january 2025
3 nights
£630.00
19 Dec 2024hotel stay while in Westminster 16-18 december 2024
3 nights
£630.00
10 Oct 2024hotel stay while at westminster 7-9 October 2024
3 nights
£630.00
5 Sep 2024hotel while at westminster 2-4 september 2024
3 nights
£630.00
24 Oct 2024hotel stay while at westminster 21-23 october 2024
3 nights
£630.00
14 Nov 2024hotel stay while at westminster 11-13 november 2024
3 nights
£630.00
20 Mar 2025hotel stay while at wesminster 17-19 March 2025
3 nights
£630.00
30 Jan 2025hotel stay while at westminster 27-29 january 2025
3 nights
£630.00
5 Dec 2024hotel stay while at westminster 2-4 december 2024
3 nights
£630.00
21 Nov 2024hotel stay while at westminster 18-20 november 2024
3 nights
£630.00
6 Mar 2025hotel stay while at westminster
3 nights
£630.00
12 Sep 2024hotel stay while at westminster
3 nights
£630.00
13 Feb 2025Hotel stay while at westminster 10-12 February 2025
3 nights
£630.00
27 Feb 2025hotel stay while at westminster
3 nights
£630.00
13 Mar 2025hotel stay while at wesminster 10-12 march 2025
3 nights
£630.00
6 Feb 2025Hotel stay while at westminster 3-5 February 2025
3 nights
£630.00
7 Nov 2024hotel stay while at Westminster 4-6-November 2024
3 nights
£630.00
23 Jan 2025hotel stay while at westminster 20-22 january 2025
3 nights
£630.00
17 Oct 2024hotel stay while at westminster 14-16 October 2024
3 nights
£630.00
3 Apr 2025hotel stay while at westminster 31 March to 2 April 2025
3 nights
£617.00
7 Apr 2025[***]
3 nights
£617.00
3 Jun 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£590.00
19 May 2025[***][***][***]
3 nights
£441.00
17 Sep 2025hotel stay while at westminster 15-16 september 2025
2 nights
£440.00
15 Oct 2025hotel stay while at westminster 13-14 october 2025
2 nights
£440.00
8 Jan 2025hotel stay while at westminster 6-7 january 2025
2 nights
£420.00
30 Oct 2024hotel stay while at Westminster 28-29 october 2024
2 nights
£420.00
26 Mar 2025hotel stay while at wesminster 24-25 March 2025
2 nights
£420.00
24 Apr 2025hotel stay while at westminster 22-24 april 2025
2 nights
£398.00
11 Jun 2025hotel while at westminster 9-10 June 2025
2 nights
£398.00
4 Jun 2025hotel while at westminster 2-3 June 2025
2 nights
£398.00
16 Jul 2025hotel stay while at westminster 14-15 july 2025
2 nights
£398.00
31 Aug 2024hotel while at westminster 29-30 july 2024
2 nights
£390.00
24 Aug 2024hotel while at westminster 22-23 july 2024
2 nights
£372.00
1 Oct 2024hotel stay 30 sept 2024 while at westminster
1 night
£210.00
10 Mar 2025hotel stay while at wesminster 9 March 2025
1 night
£199.00
22 Jul 2025hotel stay while at westminster 21 july 2025
1 night
£199.00
11 Jun 2025[***][***][***]
1 night
£-192.00
MP Travel(3 claims)£15,177.71
Rail(1)£12,656.91
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£12,656.91
Parking(1)£2,518.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£2,518.00
Other public transport(1)£2.80
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£2.80
Office Costs(66 claims)£12,912.61
Rent(1)£6,826.04
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£6,826.04
Stationery & printing(23)£2,478.13
14 Aug 2025Banner September 2025
£372.46
12 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£324.82
29 Aug 2024XMA September 2024
£201.64
29 Aug 2024XMA September 2024
£201.64
29 Aug 2024XMA September 2024
£201.64
12 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£199.54
12 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£199.54
12 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£199.54
14 Aug 2025Banner September 2025
£170.00
29 Aug 2024XMA September 2024
£164.14
6 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£43.15
6 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£40.51
6 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£32.62
6 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£18.37
6 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£15.95
18 Jan 2025Commercial February 2025
£14.86
18 Jan 2025Commercial February 2025
£14.79
18 Jan 2025Commercial February 2025
£14.79
18 Jan 2025Commercial February 2025
£14.78
18 Jan 2025Commercial February 2025
£14.78
6 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£13.73
6 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£2.70
6 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£2.14
Newspapers, journals, magazines(11)£1,415.66
9 Jul 2025FINANCIAL TIMES
£565.00
23 Jul 2025ECONOMIST GBP - GBP
£329.00
23 Jul 2024ECONOMIST GBP - GBP
£299.00
6 Nov 2024WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£60.31
11 Feb 2025THE SPECTATOR /18
£44.99
12 Nov 2024THE SPECTATOR /18
£44.99
13 Aug 2024THE SPECTATOR /18
£44.99
22 Oct 2024AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£15.00
2 Oct 2024WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£10.49
28 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£4.35
8 Nov 2024WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£-2.46
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(5)£803.30
12 May 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£169.33
11 Aug 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£166.00
12 Aug 2024BT BUSINESS BILL
£155.99
12 Nov 2024BT BUSINESS BILL
£155.99
13 Mar 2025BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-3820]
£155.99
Software & applications(1)£720.00
24 Oct 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£720.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(14)£620.00
10 Dec 2024No description
£50.00
17 Jan 2025No description
£50.00
7 Mar 2025No description
£50.00
20 Jun 2025No description
£50.00
12 Sep 2025No description
£50.00
25 Jul 2025No description
£50.00
7 Nov 2025No description
£50.00
10 Oct 2025No description
£50.00
4 Jul 2025No description
£50.00
4 Apr 2025No description
£50.00
20 Dec 2024No description
£30.00
8 Nov 2024No description
£30.00
21 Mar 2025No description
£30.00
19 Jul 2024No description
£30.00
Insurance - contents(1)£352.81
2 Dec 2024HIGOS INSURANCE
£352.81
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(7)£326.24
9 Oct 2024mobile september 2024
£54.16
8 Jan 2025mobile december 2024
£52.64
8 Sep 2024mobile august 2024
£43.98
8 Feb 2025moble use while on westminster business
£43.87
8 Aug 2024mobile use after return to parliament
£43.87
9 Dec 2024mobile november 2024
£43.86
8 Nov 2024mobile october 2024
£43.86
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(2)£24.98
14 Sep 2024mobile cable
£17.99
14 Sep 2024mobile charger
£6.99
Other(1)£-654.55
9 Oct 2024GE Repayment for Rent
£-654.55
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Blackley and Middleton South: The Real Impact
The people Graham was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
11,020
Children in poverty
40.5% of children locally
1
broke
5
missed
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)KEY
Broke promiseTwo-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingKEY
Didn't show upTwo-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's Strengthening
Didn't show upChild Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed Up
Didn't show upUC & PIP Bill: Rejected Safeguards
Didn't show upUC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for Disabled
Didn't show up6,337
Fuel poor households
14.06% of households locally
4
broke
51%
Constituents who rent
25.3% private, 26.1% social
2
broke
1
missed
17,357
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
3
missed
368
Asylum seekers housed locally
153 in hotels · 27.8% of constituents born outside UK
2
broke
1
missed
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024