
Sarah Edwards
Labour MP for Tamworth
Won with 35% · Majority: 1,382
The Verdict
Voted exactly as the whip instructed, every single time. The campaign leaflets promised change — the voting record delivered more of the same.
Subject Grades
How Sarah scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 35% of the vote, majority of 1,382
Cost of Living
0 kept · 4 broke · 3 missed
5,519 households in fuel poverty locally (13.08%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 64.6% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
30% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 2 broke · 2 missed
13.08% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 35% of the vote, majority of 1,382
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 6 broke · 2 missed
3,887 children in poverty in this constituency (21%)
Follow the Money
What Sarah claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 5,519 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 3,887 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 30% of their constituents rent
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£495
Edwin DeSilva
Name of donor: Edwin DeSilva Address of donor: Suite 8 Bourne Gate, 25 Bourne Valley Road, Poole, Dorset BH12 1DY Role Active Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Invitation to the SME Housebuilders innovation conference with hospitality and an overnight hotel stay, value £495 Date received: 2 October 2025 Date accepted: 2 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 15584308 (Registered 28 October 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Sarah's Expenses
118 individual claims totalling £238,373.37 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(2 claims)£181,998.73
Payroll(1)£181,598.73
Bought-in services(1)£400.00
Office Costs(85 claims)£28,082.99
Rent(1)£14,400.00
Stationery & printing(29)£3,699.36
Software & applications(10)£2,640.73
Equipment - purchase(9)£2,195.36
Utilities(15)£1,794.64
Website hosting and design(2)£1,488.40
Insurance - buildings(2)£568.76
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(2)£440.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(4)£248.00
Bought-in services(1)£165.00
Insurance - contents(1)£142.45
Postage & couriers(2)£109.90
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(1)£86.40
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(3)£64.74
Hospitality(3)£39.25
Accommodation(19 claims)£19,199.07
Rent(9)£15,761.64
Council tax(2)£2,807.73
Utilities(7)£478.92
Hotel - London(1)£150.78
Staff Travel(7 claims)£6,437.44
Rail(2)£5,244.56
Hotel - London(1)£983.00
Mileage - car(2)£125.89
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£61.99
Subsistence(1)£22.00
MP Travel(5 claims)£2,655.14
Rail(1)£1,890.11
Mileage - car(3)£645.03
Congestion charge & toll(1)£120.00
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Tamworth: The Real Impact
The people Sarah 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