Mary Kelly Foy
Labour MP for City of Durham
Won with 47.1% · Majority: 11,757
85%
Party loyalty
4
Rebellions
26/36
Key votes
£287k
Expenses
The Verdict
A few moments of conscience scattered among a sea of whipped votes. The occasional rebellion is there, but the overall pattern is clear.
Subject Grades
How Mary scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Cost of Living
0 kept · 4 broke · 3 missed
4,908 households in fuel poverty locally (11.54%)
Winter Fuel Payment CutsMissed
Winter Fuel Payment: Voted to Enforce the CutMissed
Winter Fuel Payment: Voted Against It AgainBroke
Energy Costs: Blocked Opposition MotionMissed
Inheritance Tax on Family FarmsBroke
Employer National Insurance HikeBroke
Council Tax Rises: Approved Without ReferendumBroke
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 75% 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 DebateBroke
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
37% of constituents rent their home
Renters' Rights: Stripped Lords ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Affordability ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Tenancy StandardsBroke
Environment
0 kept · 2 broke · 2 missed
11.54% of local households in fuel poverty
Water Companies: Blocked Stronger Sewage RulesMissed
Water Companies: Rejected Tougher PenaltiesMissed
Sewage: Voted Down Cross-Party MotionBroke
Great British Energy: Rejected Lords ImprovementsBroke
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 · 3 broke
Won with 47.1% of the vote, majority of 11,757
Rail Nationalisation: Rejected Lords ProtectionsBroke
Railways Bill: Blocked Opposition ImprovementsBroke
Youth Unemployment: Blocked DebateBroke
Welfare & Benefits
3 kept · 4 broke · 2 missed
3,310 children in poverty in this constituency (22.9%)
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)Missed
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 DisabledKept
UC & PIP Bill: Rejected SafeguardsKept
Follow the Money
What Mary claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Total2024-25
£287k
Expenses
£287k
Expense Breakdown
£222k
Staffing
£25k
Office costs
£26k
Accommodation
£13k
Travel
The Broken Promise
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Mary's Expenses
113 individual claims totalling £291,565.97 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.
Hospitality & Late Nights
£26
2 claims
Hospitality: £25.50
TV, Newspapers & Subscriptions
£79
1 claim
Newspapers, journals, magazines: £79.00
Hotel Stays
£5k
2 claims
Hotel - London: £4,373.62
Hotel - UK Not London: £555.00
Staffing
3 claims
£222k
Accommodation
14 claims
£29k
Office Costs
80 claims
£27k
Staff Travel
10 claims
£9k
MP Travel
1 claim
£4k
Miscellaneous
5 claims
£207
Staffing(3 claims)£221,609.72
Payroll(1)£216,966.22
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£216,966.22
Pooled staffing services(1)£4,600.00
25 Feb 2025Parliamentary Research Services
£4,600.00
Training - staff(1)£43.50
7 Oct 2024REAL CLEAR
£43.50
Accommodation(14 claims)£29,062.00
Rent(1)£25,744.62
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£25,744.62
Council tax(2)£1,808.32
4 Jun 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£1,808.32
31 Oct 2024Partial Repayment-LAMBETH INTERNET-60192950
£0.00
Utilities(6)£1,404.06
8 May 2025THAMES WATER
£761.96
29 Jan 2025THAMES WATER
£347.76
19 Sep 2024THAMES WATER
£115.92
19 Jul 2024THAMES WATER
£115.92
1 Aug 2024August electricity costs
£31.25
2 Sep 2024September electricity costs
£31.25
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(5)£105.00
7 Oct 2024October broadband costs
£21.00
10 Sep 2024London broadband cost
£21.00
6 Aug 2024London broadband cost
£21.00
7 Dec 2024December broadband costs
£21.00
7 Nov 2024November broadband costs
£21.00
Office Costs(80 claims)£27,207.09
Rent(1)£18,972.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£18,972.00
Software & applications(5)£1,391.30
17 Feb 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£720.00
12 Feb 2025CANVA [***]
£381.90
11 Aug 2024CANVA [***]
£127.04
17 Dec 2024QR-CODE-GENERATOR.COM
£98.84
11 Aug 2025CANVA [***]
£63.52
Stationery & printing(18)£1,085.92
10 Sep 2024Printing costs for 6 month period
£477.15
3 Mar 2025Print costs for constituency office
£130.82
26 Jun 2025Commercial July 2025
£100.01
3 Dec 2024VIKING
£86.79
25 Mar 2025Print costs for constituency office
£53.07
26 Nov 2024Print costs for November 2024
£52.05
24 Oct 2024Print costs for October 2024
£36.19
31 Dec 2024Print costs for December 2024
£33.76
18 Jan 2025Commercial February 2025
£26.52
26 Sep 2024Copier printing costs Sept 2024
£26.48
18 Jan 2025Commercial February 2025
£14.64
19 Jul 2024Stationery was removed during dissolution unexpectedly by House staff, we´ve had to repurchase
£13.71
7 Jan 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£13.18
18 Jan 2025Commercial February 2025
£13.08
30 Jul 2024Commercial August 2024
£9.42
17 Jul 2024Stationery was removed during dissolution unexpectedly by House staff, we´ve had to repurchase
£6.40
18 Jan 2025Commercial February 2025
£5.83
10 Jan 2025AMZNMKTPLACE
£-13.18
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(11)£937.90
28 Mar 2025GIFFGAFF [200011725-10386]
£469.00
29 Mar 2025GIFFGAFF [200011725-9096]
£269.00
28 Aug 2024Mobile handset cost Aug 2024
£26.37
28 Jan 2025Mobile monthly purchase cost [200011781-535]
£26.37
29 Jul 2024Mobile handset cost July 2024
£26.37
28 Oct 2024Mobile handset cost Oct 2024
£26.37
30 Sep 2024Sept device plan cost
£26.37
28 Feb 2025Mobile monthly purchase cost [200011781-529]
£26.37
30 Sep 2024Mobile handset cost Sep 2024
£26.37
28 Mar 2025Mobile monthly purchase cost [200011781-532]
£15.31
22 Jan 2025[***] [***] [***] Claim line 60261156-6 is a duplicate of 60256176-2.
£0.00
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(2)£930.00
29 Jun 2025Construction of office furniture, collection of new furniture, repair of cupboards in office and disposal of old and broken items to tip
£480.00
3 May 2025Office maintenance various tasks ahead of end of lease
£450.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(9)£822.00
8 Jun 2025Landline charges x 4 lines in constituency, May 2025
£126.00
26 Feb 2025Constituency office phone lines - Feb [200011781-525]
£96.00
26 Mar 2025Constituency office phone lines - Mar [200011781-526]
£96.00
13 Feb 2025Office phone lines Durham, Feb 2025
£96.00
26 Dec 2024Broadband and phone lines
£96.00
5 Mar 2025Constituency office phone lines and boradband March 2025
£96.00
8 Aug 2025Constituency office landline costs for July 2025
£72.00
8 Sep 2025Constituency office landline costs for August 2025
£72.00
8 Jul 2025Constituency office landline costs for June 2025
£72.00
Equipment - hire(4)£679.20
28 Mar 2025Constituency Office Copier
£214.80
19 Oct 2024Hire costs Dec 24 to Feb 25
£154.80
20 Jul 2024Hire costs Aug to Nov 2024
£154.80
19 Apr 2025Quarterly hire for MDF copier
£154.80
Equipment - purchase(3)£663.00
16 Jun 2025ARGOS
£345.00
26 May 2025IKEA LTD 143 GATESHEAD
£203.00
16 Jun 2025ARGOS
£115.00
Training - MP(1)£540.00
9 Sep 2024REAL CLEAR
£540.00
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(17)£442.33
29 Jul 2024Mobile contract costs July 2024
£51.15
28 Oct 2024Mobile contract costs Oct 2024
£51.15
30 Sep 2024Mobile contract costs Sep 2024
£51.15
30 Sep 2024Sept contract usage costs
£51.10
28 Aug 2024Mobile contract costs Aug 2024
£51.10
28 Jan 2025Mobile costs Jan 2025 [200011781-533]
£42.10
28 Feb 2025Mobile costs Feb 2025 [200011781-527]
£42.10
28 Mar 2025Mobile costs Mar 2025 [200011781-530]
£24.45
29 Mar 2025GIFFGAFF [200011725-9097]
£10.00
29 Mar 2025GIFFGAFF [200011725-9098]
£10.00
28 Jan 2025Mobile costs Jan 2025 - cover [200011781-534]
£9.00
28 Feb 2025Mobile costs Feb 2025 - cover [200011781-528]
£9.00
18 Nov 2024Mobile phone bill Nov to Dec
£8.70
18 Dec 2024Mobile Phone Bill Dec to Jan 2025
£8.70
18 Aug 2024Mobile phone bill August to September
£8.70
18 Jul 2024Mobile phone bill July to August
£8.70
28 Mar 2025Mobile costs Mar 2025 - cover [200011781-531]
£5.23
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(2)£432.00
23 Jun 2025Handsets purchased following constituency office move
£360.00
23 Jun 2025VAT on the items
£72.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(3)£129.00
6 Sep 2025No description
£75.00
29 Sep 2024No description
£30.00
21 Nov 2024No description
£24.00
Newspapers, journals, magazines(1)£79.00
1 Feb 2025THENORTHERNE ONLINE
£79.00
Website hosting and design(1)£77.94
31 Jan 2025CALVIN BONE DESIGN
£77.94
Hospitality(2)£25.50
26 Sep 2024Items bought for use at pensioner coffee morning hosted by MP
£13.25
11 Oct 2024Constituency advice event - snacks and refreshment
£12.25
Staff Travel(10 claims)£9,129.32
Hotel - London(1)£4,373.62
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
21 nights
£4,373.62
Rail(2)£3,759.94
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£3,756.14
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£3.80
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£555.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
3 nights
£555.00
Subsistence(2)£319.90
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£298.11
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£21.79
Mileage - car(2)£74.16
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£58.32
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£15.84
Other public transport(1)£37.55
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£37.55
Parking(1)£9.15
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£9.15
MP Travel(1 claim)£4,350.84
Rail(1)£4,350.84
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£4,350.84
Miscellaneous(5 claims)£207.00
Removals(5)£207.00
24 Apr 2025HILLTOP DURHAM VEHICLE
£188.00
24 Apr 2025HILLTOP DURHAM VEHICLE
£138.00
9 Apr 2025VEHICLE LEASE DIRECT
£69.00
28 Apr 2025VEHICLE LEASE DIRECT
£-50.00
25 Apr 2025VEHICLE LEASE DIRECT
£-138.00
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
City of Durham: The Real Impact
The people Mary was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
3,310
Children in poverty
22.9% of children locally
1
broke
3
kept
2
missed
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)KEY
Didn't show upTwo-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
Kept promiseUC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for Disabled
Kept promise4,908
Fuel poor households
11.54% of households locally
1
broke
3
missed
37%
Constituents who rent
20.3% private, 16.3% social
3
broke
8,218
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
3
broke
88
Asylum seekers housed locally
4.4% of constituents born outside UK
2
broke
1
missed
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024