LabourREPORT
Sarah Edwards

Sarah Edwards

Labour MP for Tamworth

Won with 35% · Majority: 1,382

96%
Party loyalty
1
Rebellions
25/36
Key votes
£237k
Expenses

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.

Follow the Money

What Sarah claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.

Total2024-25
£238k
Expenses
£237k
Gifts
£495

Expense Breakdown

£184k
Staffing
£24k
Office costs
£20k
Accommodation
£9k
Travel

Registered Interests

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£495

Edwin DeSilva

£495

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.

Hospitality & Late Nights
£39
3 claims
Hospitality: £39.25
Hotel Stays
£1k
3 claims
Hotel - London: £983.00
Hotel - London: £150.78
Hotel - UK Not London: £61.99
Staffing
2 claims
£182k
Office Costs
85 claims
£28k
Accommodation
19 claims
£19k
Staff Travel
7 claims
£6k
MP Travel
5 claims
£3k
Staffing(2 claims)£181,998.73
Payroll(1)£181,598.73
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£181,598.73
Bought-in services(1)£400.00
24 Mar 2025editable templates for the constituency/Parliamentary team to use on social media. Content includes, but not exclusive to, promotion of advice surgeries, community events, work carried out in Parliament etc
£400.00
Office Costs(85 claims)£28,082.99
Rent(1)£14,400.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£14,400.00
Stationery & printing(29)£3,699.36
17 Mar 2025Printer ink
£629.35
17 Mar 2025Parliamentary letterheads
£513.00
17 Jul 2025Ink for office printer
£386.56
22 Jul 2024Banner August 2024
£222.29
13 Oct 2025Viking Order [***]
£203.98
22 Oct 2025Viking Order
£194.72
27 Oct 2025Printer Ink
£191.98
27 Jul 2025AMAZON [***]
£169.99
24 Jan 2025CARTRIDGE WORLD
£161.16
20 Aug 2025Ink for office printer
£124.99
3 Sep 2025Box files and post it notes
£118.82
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£112.56
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£110.40
29 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£99.37
18 Dec 2024AMAZON [***]
£94.97
26 Nov 2025Maps
£86.40
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£74.92
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£69.52
14 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£56.73
17 Oct 2025Viking Order [***]
£50.37
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£41.12
20 Feb 2025Extension cords for office
£26.46
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£25.50
29 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£10.76
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£9.78
15 Nov 2024Office supplies for constituency office
£6.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.90
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£0.73
7 Aug 2025Allocation of 60282678:4-6 to 60275777
£-94.97
Software & applications(10)£2,640.73
30 Oct 2025Caseworker MP
£1,476.00
15 Nov 2024Caseworker.mp fee for the year
£720.00
20 Dec 2024BUFFER PLAN
£177.63
11 Dec 2024GOOGLE PLAY APPS
£99.99
20 Dec 2024BUFFER PLAN
£59.21
20 Jul 2024AIRLANDLINE
£21.58
20 Dec 2024AIRLANDLINE
£21.58
20 Oct 2024AIRLANDLINE
£21.58
20 Aug 2024AIRLANDLINE
£21.58
20 Sep 2024AIRLANDLINE
£21.58
Equipment - purchase(9)£2,195.36
17 Apr 2025Office Furniture
£925.00
27 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-7738]
£582.51
17 Mar 2025Gimble and mikes
£247.00
23 Oct 2025Office Equipment
£210.00
17 Jul 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£124.00
2 Apr 2025Banner May 2025
£59.80
29 Nov 2024WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£32.98
29 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£10.79
29 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£3.28
Utilities(15)£1,794.64
18 Oct 2024Energy Bill for Constituency Office
£324.85
11 Feb 2025Energy bill for Constituency office
£283.68
2 Apr 2025E.ON NEXT
£163.52
27 Aug 2025Power bill for constituency office for June to Aug
£135.07
10 Jan 2025Office budget
£134.97
27 Nov 2024Nov energy bill for constituency office
£97.99
6 Aug 2024Energy Bill
£93.86
26 Sep 2024August EON Bill
£92.78
22 May 2025E.ON NEXT
£87.58
7 Nov 2025Electricity Bill
£85.89
4 Jun 2025Office Water Bill
£78.34
31 May 2025Office energy May
£61.20
6 Nov 2024Water Bill Constituency office
£52.42
26 Mar 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD [200011725-8719]
£52.03
3 Nov 2025Water Bill
£50.46
Website hosting and design(2)£1,488.40
7 Mar 2025Website design and first year hosting
£1,229.20
16 Jul 2025WIX.COM [***]
£259.20
Insurance - buildings(2)£568.76
6 Jun 2025Fire insurance for Constituency
£426.31
25 Mar 2025HOWDEN UK BROKERS LIMI [200011725-8215]
£142.45
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(2)£440.00
14 Apr 2025Installation of hot water system
£375.00
18 Nov 2025Electrician Call Out
£65.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(4)£248.00
11 Sep 2025No description
£108.00
7 Nov 2025No description
£60.00
13 Sep 2025No description
£50.00
24 Jan 2025No description
£30.00
Bought-in services(1)£165.00
17 Mar 2025Completing members tax self-assessment relating only to MP salary
£165.00
Insurance - contents(1)£142.45
2 Dec 2024Insurance for constituency office
£142.45
Postage & couriers(2)£109.90
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£85.00
26 Mar 2025Postage for stationery required in the constituency office.
£24.90
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(1)£86.40
6 Nov 2025Office Bin Collection
£86.40
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(3)£64.74
20 Mar 2025AIRLANDLINE [200011725-6377]
£21.58
20 Jan 2025AIRLANDLINE
£21.58
20 Nov 2024AIRLANDLINE
£21.58
Hospitality(3)£39.25
24 Jan 2025Catering for meeting with Police, Crime and Fire Commissioner
£26.85
20 Mar 2025Coffee and milk for resident meetings
£7.90
14 Mar 2025Catering for Constituency surgery, including suger for tea/coffee and snacks
£4.50
Accommodation(19 claims)£19,199.07
Rent(9)£15,761.64
27 Aug 2024Sarah Edwards-[***] -1st Rent
£2,200.00
1 Oct 2024No description
£2,200.00
28 Jan 2025No description
£2,200.00
27 Feb 2025No description
£2,200.00
28 Nov 2024No description
£2,200.00
30 Dec 2024No description
£2,200.00
27 Mar 2025No description
£2,200.00
29 Oct 2024No description
£2,200.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-1,838.36
Council tax(2)£2,807.73
4 Jun 2025Council Tax for full year
£1,791.12
21 Oct 2024Council Tax for 2024/25 paid in lump sum
£1,016.61
Utilities(7)£478.92
3 Aug 2025Flat energy bill August
£101.11
22 Oct 2024Power bill for Members London flat Oct 2024
£99.91
4 Sep 2025Flat Energy Bill
£74.64
21 Dec 2024London address energy bill Dec
£68.74
7 Jul 2025June Energy Bill
£67.00
28 Jan 2025London address energy bill Jan
£47.59
21 Dec 2024London address energy bill Feb (part)
£19.93
Hotel - London(1)£150.78
24 Jul 2024[***][***][***]
1 night
£150.78
Staff Travel(7 claims)£6,437.44
Rail(2)£5,244.56
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£4,975.42
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£269.14
Hotel - London(1)£983.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
5 nights
£983.00
Mileage - car(2)£125.89
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£107.10
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£18.79
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£61.99
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
1 night
£61.99
Subsistence(1)£22.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£22.00
MP Travel(5 claims)£2,655.14
Rail(1)£1,890.11
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,890.11
Mileage - car(3)£645.03
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£234.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£220.50
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£190.53
Congestion charge & toll(1)£120.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£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