Paula Barker
Labour MP for Liverpool Wavertree
Won with 58% · Majority: 16,304
The Verdict
Did the bare minimum of independent voting to avoid being called a complete pushover. The record suggests that bar was set very low.
Subject Grades
How Paula scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Cost of Living
0 kept · 4 broke · 3 missed
7,843 households in fuel poverty locally (17.58%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 71.5% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
50% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
17.58% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 58% of the vote, majority of 16,304
Welfare & Benefits
3 kept · 5 broke · 1 missed
5,514 children in poverty in this constituency (33.4%)
Follow the Money
What Paula claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 5,514 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 50% of their constituents rent
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £1k from Silverstone Circuit
Registered Interests
4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£7k
Taiwan
Paid by: Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Name of donor: Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Address of donor: 2 Ketagalan Blvd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City 100202 Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £5388.12, hotel £825.00, local transportation £282.00, meals £250.00, value £6,745.12 Destination of visit: Taiwan Dates of visit: 24 May 2025 to 30 May 2025 Purpose of visit: A Labour Friends of Taiwan delegation to meet with politicians, academics and trade union officials along with some visits to historical sites. (Registered 17 June 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£1k
Silverstone Circuit
Name of donor: Silverstone Circuit Address of donor: The Jimmy Brown Centre, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester NN12 8TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I attended F1 qualifying at Silverstone on Friday 4 July 2025 with my son. We were in the Directors Box and received hospitality tickets, food & drink, value £1,400 Date received: 4 July 2025 Date accepted: 4 July 2025 Donor status: company, registration 00882843 (Registered 23 July 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Paula's Expenses
130 individual claims totalling £323,753.44 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)£235,426.92
Payroll(1)£235,426.92
Office Costs(104 claims)£33,033.16
Rent(1)£11,487.21
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(16)£8,736.71
Utilities(8)£3,501.23
Advertising and contact cards(2)£2,426.90
Software & applications(17)£1,730.58
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(17)£1,519.23
Equipment - purchase(11)£1,410.07
Stationery & printing(11)£949.55
Bought-in services(1)£900.00
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(3)£724.40
TV licence(1)£169.50
Moving Fees(2)£120.00
Cleaning services(1)£87.26
Newspapers, journals, magazines(9)£63.00
Postage & couriers(2)£17.70
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£8.99
Other(1)£-819.17
Accommodation(15 claims)£30,522.62
Rent(1)£28,602.95
Council tax(1)£1,101.94
Utilities(13)£817.73
Staff Travel(5 claims)£13,662.91
Rail(2)£6,594.59
Hotel - London(1)£5,185.18
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£1,866.14
Subsistence(1)£17.00
MP Travel(4 claims)£10,550.25
Rail(3)£9,787.75
Parking(1)£762.50
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£557.58
Rail(1)£557.58
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Liverpool Wavertree: The Real Impact
The people Paula 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