Gerald Jones
Labour MP for Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Won with 44.8% · Majority: 7,447
94%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
31/36
Key votes
£278k
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 Gerald scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 44.8% of the vote, majority of 7,447
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Scrapping Jury TrialsBroke
Jury Trials: Voted Down Opposition ScrutinyBroke
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
Winter Fuel Payment CutsBroke
Winter Fuel Payment: Voted to Enforce the CutBroke
Winter Fuel Payment: Voted Against It AgainMissed
Energy Costs: Blocked Opposition MotionBroke
Inheritance Tax on Family FarmsBroke
Employer National Insurance HikeBroke
Council Tax Rises: Approved Without ReferendumBroke
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
High deprivation area — 28.6% child poverty rate
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 DebateBroke
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
35% of constituents rent their home
Renters' Rights: Stripped Lords ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Affordability ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Tenancy StandardsBroke
Environment
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
Water Companies: Blocked Stronger Sewage RulesMissed
Water Companies: Rejected Tougher PenaltiesMissed
Sewage: Voted Down Cross-Party MotionMissed
Great British Energy: Rejected Lords ImprovementsBroke
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Border Security Bill: Blocked SafeguardsBroke
Immigration: Shut Down Opposition DebateBroke
Border Security Bill: Overrode Lords AgainBroke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 44.8% of the vote, majority of 7,447
Rail Nationalisation: Rejected Lords ProtectionsBroke
Railways Bill: Blocked Opposition ImprovementsBroke
Youth Unemployment: Blocked DebateBroke
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
5,332 children in poverty in this constituency (28.6%)
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)Broke
Two-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingKept
Two-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's StrengtheningBroke
Child Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed UpMissed
Carer's Allowance Reform BlockedBroke
Welfare Spending: Voted Down ScrutinyBroke
Welfare Cuts: Blocked Debate AgainBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for DisabledBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Rejected SafeguardsBroke
Follow the Money
What Gerald claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Total2024-25
£278k
Expenses
£278k
Expense Breakdown
£216k
Staffing
£28k
Office costs
£26k
Accommodation
£6k
Travel
The Broken Promise
£278kClaimed in parliamentary expenses
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners
£26kClaimed on accommodation
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 5,332 children live in poverty in their constituency
£6kClaimed on travel and subsistence
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 35% of their constituents rent
£278kPaid from the public purse
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
A Trustee of a local charity, Phillipstown Residents and Community Association. Date interest arose: 11 May 2018 (Registered 9 March 2023)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Name: Tyrone Powell Relationship: Partner Role: Senior Parliamentary Assistant Working pattern: Full time (Registered 4 June 2015)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Gerald's Expenses
158 individual claims totalling £280,468.59 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
£211k
Office Costs
146 claims
£35k
Accommodation
1 claim
£26k
MP Travel
4 claims
£5k
Miscellaneous
1 claim
£3k
Staff Travel
5 claims
£531
Staffing(1 claim)£211,107.39
Payroll(1)£211,107.39
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£211,107.39
Office Costs(146 claims)£35,101.14
Advertising and contact cards(15)£5,519.84
8 Oct 2024Mclays
£1,198.64
22 Oct 2025Sign Flow Services
£720.00
11 Aug 2025Merthyr RFC
£700.00
15 Aug 2025Aberdare Town FC
£700.00
7 Jul 2025Merthyr Town FC
£600.00
16 Sep 2024Merthyr Town FC
£480.00
20 Nov 2024Treharris Athletic Club
£250.00
6 Oct 2025Treharris Athletic Western
£250.00
19 Nov 2025Labour Party
£165.60
4 Jun 2025Merthyr Tydfil Cricket Club
£150.00
25 Jul 2024LABOUR SHOP
£90.00
1 Mar 2025Parish Magazine
£75.00
23 Jul 2024CANVA [***]
£65.00
2 Aug 2024Merthyr Pride
£50.00
16 Jan 2025The Labour Party
£25.60
Rent(8)£5,466.69
1 Sep 2024Waxport
£2,451.90
13 Feb 2025No description
£600.00
20 Jan 2025[***]First Month’s Rent - [***] – Gerald Jones
£600.00
13 Mar 2025No description
£600.00
1 Jan 2025Business in Focus
£480.00
1 Dec 2024Business in Focus
£480.00
1 Mar 2025Business In Focus
£480.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-225.21
Service charge & ground Rent(16)£4,146.20
1 Sep 2024Waxport
£547.20
19 Sep 2025Business in Focus
£273.00
25 Nov 2025Business in Focus
£273.00
23 Apr 2025Business In Focus
£273.00
29 Aug 2025Business in Focus
£273.00
1 Aug 2025Business in Focus
£273.00
1 Jul 2025Business in Focus
£273.00
23 Oct 2025Business in Focus
£273.00
1 Apr 2025Business in Focus
£273.00
1 Mar 2025Business in Focus
£240.00
1 Jan 2025Business in Focus
£240.00
1 Dec 2024Business in Focus
£240.00
1 Mar 2025Business in Focus
£240.00
11 Jun 2025Business in Focus
£227.50
1 May 2025Business in Focus
£227.50
2 Jul 202560298893:7 is a duplicate of 60298508:2 Business In focus
£0.00
Equipment - hire(18)£3,838.52
22 Jan 2025Peac Solution
£648.00
10 Sep 2025Peac Solutions
£438.00
10 Jun 2025Peac Solutions
£438.00
11 Mar 2025Peac Solutions
£438.00
30 Aug 2024Pinnacle
£266.92
29 Nov 2024Pinnacle
£196.13
31 Dec 2024Pinnacle
£192.97
30 Sep 2024Pinnacle
£167.65
3 Mar 2025Zerographic
£156.60
30 Oct 2024Pinnacle
£151.55
2 Apr 2025Zerographic
£140.88
2 Jul 2025Zerographic
£121.37
20 Sep 2024Xerox
£119.53
3 Nov 2025Zerographic
£91.51
1 Oct 2025Zerographic
£86.22
2 Jun 2025Zerographic
£63.49
31 Jul 2024Pinnacle
£61.46
1 Sep 2025Zerographic
£60.24
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(16)£3,567.39
15 Jan 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£275.10
15 Jan 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£234.00
14 May 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£229.34
16 Jun 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£228.54
22 Apr 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£228.26
16 Sep 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£227.98
15 Oct 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£227.98
14 Jul 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£227.98
29 Aug 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£227.98
16 Sep 2024BT BUSINESS BILL
£217.94
14 Oct 2024BT BUSINESS BILL
£217.64
14 Nov 2024BT BUSINESS BILL
£217.43
16 Aug 2024BT BUSINESS BILL
£217.43
19 Jul 2024BT BUSINESS BILL
£217.43
18 Feb 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£213.08
31 Mar 2025BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-10314]
£159.28
Stationery & printing(25)£2,721.44
9 Jul 2025Banner August 2025
£294.00
2 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£219.60
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£207.60
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
9 Jun 2025Printing Annual report
£198.38
30 Jan 2025XMA February 2025
£189.53
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£166.94
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£165.90
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£108.19
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£108.19
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£108.19
28 Apr 2025The Labour Party
£68.00
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£65.99
7 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£42.53
4 Mar 2025The Labour Party
£29.00
28 Oct 2024The Labour Party
£25.60
18 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£20.26
18 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£18.88
2 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£18.88
7 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£18.88
2 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£16.80
7 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£8.40
7 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£6.43
Postage & couriers(2)£2,345.63
8 Oct 2024McLays
£1,958.13
2 Dec 2024Royal Mail
£387.50
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(4)£2,059.43
6 Jun 2025Business in Focus
£1,710.00
4 Jul 2025UK Safety Management (Electrical Appliance Testing)
£178.79
16 Jul 2025UKsafety Management (Pat Testing)
£170.64
11 Aug 2025Partiail repayment 60314590:4 - Electrical Appliance Testing
£0.00
Cleaning services(15)£1,284.00
4 Dec 2024Office cleanng contract
£165.00
5 Sep 2024Office cleaning contract
£165.00
4 Oct 2024Office cleaning contract
£132.00
4 Aug 2024Office cleaning contract
£132.00
14 Jan 2025Office Cleaning contract
£99.00
6 Sep 2025Office cleaning contract
£75.00
7 Jun 2025[***][***][***]
£75.00
6 Nov 2024Office Cleaning contract
£66.00
7 May 2025Office cleaning contract
£60.00
6 Nov 2025Office cleaning contract
£60.00
6 Mar 2025Office Cleaning Contract
£60.00
8 Apr 2025Office cleaning contract
£60.00
6 Aug 2025[***] [***]
£60.00
7 Feb 2025[***] Cleaning Services
£45.00
4 Sep 2024[***][***][***]
£30.00
Equipment - purchase(3)£1,049.30
1 Apr 2025BOF
£600.00
31 Jul 2024BOF
£430.80
21 Jan 2025B&M
£18.50
Software & applications(2)£867.71
15 Jan 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£720.00
30 Sep 2025KAPWING PRO PLAN
£147.71
Bought-in services(3)£681.60
12 Nov 2024RJM Solicitors
£240.00
11 Dec 2024Merthyr Self Storage
£236.60
16 Jul 2025PLANNING PORTAL
£205.00
Moving Fees(1)£630.00
24 Oct 2024Crownford House
£630.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(6)£511.80
6 Jun 2025No description
£160.00
10 Sep 2025No description
£105.00
15 Apr 2025No description
£96.80
17 Nov 2025No description
£90.00
21 Mar 2025No description
£60.00
7 May 2025Repayment of claim 60298893:9
£0.00
Insurance - contents(2)£391.55
21 Jul 2025Gallagher
£341.55
16 Dec 2024Gallagher
£50.00
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(8)£200.04
20 Sep 2024Elite Paper Solutions
£64.56
24 Jan 2025Elite Paper Solutions
£22.62
1 Nov 2024MTCBC
£18.81
1 Aug 2024MTCBC
£18.81
1 Sep 2024Merthyr Tydfil CBC
£18.81
1 Nov 2024MTCBC (Nov)
£18.81
1 Oct 2024MTCBC (Oct)
£18.81
1 Dec 2024Merthyr Tydfil CBC
£18.81
Business rates(1)£0.00
5 Mar 202524/25 Business rates partial refund of 60232703:2
£0.00
Other(1)£-180.00
9 Oct 2024GE Repayment for Rent
£-180.00
Accommodation(1 claim)£25,743.47
Rent(1)£25,743.47
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£25,743.47
MP Travel(4 claims)£5,285.24
Mileage - car(1)£3,766.50
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£3,766.50
Rail(2)£903.74
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£835.74
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£68.00
Congestion charge & toll(1)£615.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£615.00
Miscellaneous(1 claim)£2,700.00
Removals(1)£2,700.00
11 Dec 2024Merthyr Self Storage
£2,700.00
Staff Travel(5 claims)£531.35
Hotel - London(1)£195.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
1 night
£195.00
Rail(1)£179.57
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£179.57
Mileage - car(2)£133.72
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£104.72
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£29.00
Subsistence(1)£23.06
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£23.06
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare: The Real Impact
The people Gerald was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
5,332
Children in poverty
28.6% of children locally
4
broke
1
kept
1
missed
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)KEY
Broke promiseTwo-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingKEY
Kept promiseTwo-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's Strengthening
Broke promiseChild Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed Up
Didn't show upUC & PIP Bill: Rejected Safeguards
Broke promiseUC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for Disabled
Broke promise35%
Constituents who rent
15.8% private, 19.1% social
3
broke
55
Asylum seekers housed locally
4.9% of constituents born outside UK
3
broke
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024