Matthew Pennycook
Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich
Won with 56.2% · Majority: 18,366
The Verdict
You'd struggle to find a vote where this MP put their constituents ahead of the party line. The voting record speaks for itself.
Subject Grades
How Matthew scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 56.2% of the vote, majority of 18,366
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
4,018 households in fuel poverty locally (7.48%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 73.4% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
65% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
7.48% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 56.2% of the vote, majority of 18,366
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 6 broke · 2 missed
4,360 children in poverty in this constituency (19.7%)
Follow the Money
What Matthew claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Matthew's Expenses
34 individual claims totalling £215,988.29 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(5 claims)£200,892.97
Payroll(1)£200,867.72
Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs(4)£25.25
Office Costs(27 claims)£9,751.24
Bought-in services(2)£4,458.00
Website hosting and design(2)£2,522.79
Software & applications(10)£1,467.34
Newspapers, journals, magazines(5)£1,034.98
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(2)£162.00
Stationery & printing(2)£95.98
Hospitality(4)£10.15
Miscellaneous(2 claims)£5,344.08
Redundancy(1)£2,800.00
Payroll(1)£2,544.08
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Greenwich and Woolwich: The Real Impact
The people Matthew 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