LabourREPORT
Lewis Atkinson

Lewis Atkinson

Labour MP for Sunderland Central

Won with 42.2% · Majority: 6,073

94%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
32/36
Key votes
£221k
Expenses

The Verdict

Treated the party whip like a sat-nav and the manifesto like a suggestion box. The voting record tells you which one won.

Subject Grades

How Lewis scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.

Education

1 kept · 0 broke

A

Won with 42.2% of the vote, majority of 6,073

View all education votes →

Follow the Money

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

Total2024-25
£221k
Expenses
£221k

Expense Breakdown

£158k
Staffing
£28k
Office costs
£23k
Accommodation
£11k
Travel

Registered Interests

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital(1 entry)

Undisclosed

Name of company or organisation: Labour Networks Ltd (a dormant company) Nature of business: Communications with Labour Party members Interest held: until 2 September 2025 (Registered 3 August 2024; updated 2 September 2025)

8. Miscellaneous(2 entries)

Undisclosed

Vice Chair of Labour North Regional Executive Committee. (Registered 25 July 2024)

Undisclosed

Director of Labour Networks Ltd - a dormant, non-trading company. Date interest ended: 2 September 2025 (Registered 4 August 2024; updated 2 September 2025)

Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)

Every Penny: Lewis's Expenses

146 individual claims totalling £229,878.40 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
£38
2 claims
Hospitality: £38.41
TV, Newspapers & Subscriptions
£279
3 claims
TV licence: £169.50
Newspapers, journals, magazines: £109.90
Family & Dependant Travel
£80
1 claim
Rail: £80.38
Hotel Stays
£4k
7 claims
Hotel - London: £1,362.15
Hotel - London: £1,170.20
Hotel - UK Not London: £762.95
Hotel - London: £585.00
Staffing
4 claims
£158k
Office Costs
118 claims
£35k
Accommodation
14 claims
£25k
MP Travel
3 claims
£7k
Staff Travel
6 claims
£4k
Dependant Travel
1 claim
£80
Staffing(4 claims)£158,430.24
Payroll(1)£157,581.15
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£157,581.15
Training - staff(2)£525.00
13 Feb 2025KCL ESTORE LONDON
£450.00
27 Jan 2025HIVE SUPPORT LTD
£75.00
Working From Home Allowance(1)£324.09
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£324.09
Office Costs(118 claims)£35,236.98
Rent(11)£7,393.22
18 Oct 2024[***] - September and October´s Rent
£2,265.76
1 Apr 2025No description
£1,132.88
4 Mar 2025No description
£1,132.88
6 Jan 2025No description
£1,132.88
4 Feb 2025No description
£1,132.88
3 Dec 2024No description
£834.91
3 Dec 2024[***]
£297.97
12 Dec 2024[***]
£297.97
29 Oct 2024SUNDERLAND CC
£297.97
16 Dec 20246017777 [***] [***] - rent paid to the wrong supplier
£0.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-1,132.88
Postage & couriers(3)£5,809.35
17 Mar 2025Delivery of leaflets and contact details to constituents
£5,376.00
16 Dec 2024POST OFFICE COUNTER
£425.00
9 Jan 2025POST OFFICE COUNTER
£8.35
Software & applications(14)£4,662.88
18 Jun 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
13 Sep 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
13 Sep 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
3 Sep 2025VEED LIMITED
£228.00
7 Jun 2025VEED LIMITED
£157.54
30 Sep 2025OTTER.AI
£153.85
3 Sep 2024VEED LIMITED [200011781-360]
£131.18
3 Sep 2025CANVA [***]
£100.00
3 Sep 2024VEED LIMITED [200011782-149]
£96.82
31 Jan 2025VEED LIMITED [200011782-151]
£90.25
3 Sep 2024CANVA [***] [200011781-361]
£57.53
1 Nov 2025ADOBE ADOBE
£56.98
1 Oct 2025ADOBE ADOBE
£56.98
31 Jan 2025VEED LIMITED [200011781-362]
£17.75
Equipment - purchase(14)£3,569.99
10 Oct 2024IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£1,205.00
10 Oct 2024IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£873.00
9 Feb 2025WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£598.98
5 Apr 2025AMAZON [***]
£446.76
9 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£161.38
4 Feb 2025IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£159.00
15 Jul 2025AMAZON [***]
£115.00
10 Apr 2025ORDERWORK LTD
£96.00
15 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£43.98
25 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£39.45
4 Feb 2025AMAZON.CO.UK [***]
£37.47
25 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-10505]
£19.98
25 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-10504]
£3.99
24 Oct 2024IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£-230.00
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
3 Oct 2024Parliamentary Research Services
£3,000.00
Stationery & printing(13)£1,998.07
20 Oct 2025AMAZON [***]
£630.96
3 Dec 2024Card: 4pp A5 printed full colour both side on 350gsm silk * 600
£352.80
18 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-7182]
£239.99
29 Jul 2025Banner August 2025
£200.40
21 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£150.00
19 Feb 2025WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£141.53
29 Jul 2025Banner August 2025
£138.00
8 May 2025AMAZON [***]
£75.38
9 Sep 2025AMAZON [***]
£64.53
4 Oct 2024Paper for office use
£34.98
20 Feb 2025SHUTTERSTOCK IRELAND L
£22.80
8 Nov 2024Batteries for office use
£4.99
10 May 2025AMAZON [***]
£-58.29
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(12)£1,585.76
8 Apr 2025RESTORE DATASHRED [200011782-588]
£317.52
8 Apr 2025RESTORE DATASHRED
£317.52
27 Sep 2024THOMPSON WASTE
£300.00
20 Oct 2025RESTORE DATASHRED
£140.80
17 Feb 2025RESTORE DATASHRED
£119.86
9 Jun 2025RESTORE DATASHRED
£119.86
25 Nov 2024DATA SOLUTIONS 201
£97.39
25 Nov 2024DATA SOLUTIONS 201
£97.39
25 Nov 2024DATA SOLUTIONS 201
£91.88
25 Nov 2024DATA SOLUTIONS 201
£91.88
1 Sep 2025RESTORE DATASHRED
£89.32
2 Jun 2025RESTORE DATASHRED
£-197.66
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(17)£1,504.75
30 May 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£122.35
29 Jul 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£122.28
1 Sep 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£122.15
29 Sep 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£122.15
29 Apr 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£122.15
16 Jul 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£122.15
31 Mar 2025BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-10665]
£113.00
31 Jan 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£113.00
28 Feb 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£113.00
3 Jan 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£92.31
6 Feb 2025ARO - off-boarding
£71.16
16 Dec 2024BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B
£61.95
14 Nov 2024Dongle monthly rental
£45.00
17 Mar 2025ARO - December 2024
£42.30
1 Nov 2024ARO Oct24
£40.20
1 Oct 2024ARO Sept 24
£39.80
1 Sep 2024ARO Aug 24
£39.80
Insurance - contents(3)£1,394.10
10 Sep 2025IC INSURANCE SOLUTIONS
£666.12
4 Oct 2024IC INSURANCE SOLUTIONS [200011782-148]
£370.97
4 Oct 2024IC INSURANCE SOLUTIONS [200011781-359]
£357.01
Advertising and contact cards(3)£1,341.20
17 Mar 2025Leaflet pronting
£1,068.00
20 Feb 2025POST OFFICE COUNTER
£170.00
2 Dec 2024Cassette Stand supplied by Printing Services (North East) Limited
£103.20
Bought-in services(1)£1,200.00
31 Mar 2025Graphic Design Work [200011781-556]
£1,200.00
Cleaning services(9)£654.80
13 Dec 2024SUNDERLAND CC
£114.96
10 Feb 2025SUNDERLAND CC
£114.96
16 Jul 2025[***] [***]
£80.00
31 Mar 2025SUNDERLAND CC [200011725-10666]
£57.48
9 Jun 2025SUNDERLAND CC
£57.48
18 Aug 2025[***] [***]
£57.48
20 Oct 2025[***] [***]
£57.48
18 Aug 2025[***] [***]
£57.48
8 Apr 2025SUNDERLAND CC
£57.48
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(8)£411.50
17 Feb 2025No description
£130.00
15 Sep 2025No description
£74.00
10 Mar 2025[200011725-5608]
£44.00
10 Mar 2025[200011725-5606]
£42.00
3 Jan 2025No description
£40.00
29 Jan 2025No description
£37.50
10 Mar 2025[200011725-5609]
£22.00
10 Mar 2025[200011725-5607]
£22.00
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(2)£223.55
8 May 2025SOS annual maintenance
£217.80
10 Jan 2025POUNDLAND LTD - 1440
£5.75
TV licence(2)£169.50
2 Jan 2025TVLICENSING.CO.UK [200011782-152]
£113.31
2 Jan 2025TVLICENSING.CO.UK [200011781-363]
£56.19
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£150.00
21 May 2025Job Advert - NORTH EAST REGIONAL EMPLOYERS ORGANISATION
£150.00
Newspapers, journals, magazines(1)£109.90
18 Jul 2025NWD LTD NATIONAL WORL
£109.90
Hospitality(2)£38.41
25 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-10506]
£29.11
25 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-10507]
£9.30
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£20.00
4 Nov 2024Dongle purchase
£20.00
Accommodation(14 claims)£25,166.06
Rent(7)£22,078.77
6 Jan 2025No description
£3,750.00
3 Oct 20241st month rent on property as per submitted rental agreement
£3,750.00
5 Dec 2024No description
£3,750.00
6 Mar 2025No description
£3,750.00
6 Feb 2025No description
£3,750.00
5 Nov 2024No description
£3,750.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-421.23
Hotel - London(4)£1,362.15
10 Sep 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£780.00
18 Aug 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£568.06
29 Jul 2024[***] [***]
1 night
£209.09
19 Sep 2024[***][***][***]
£-195.00
Council tax(2)£1,355.23
5 Sep 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£762.00
8 Jan 2025Westminster Council Tax 24/25 for rented property
£593.23
Utilities(1)£369.91
5 Oct 2025Gas & Electricity 5th April - 4th September
£369.91
MP Travel(3 claims)£6,675.11
Rail(1)£6,009.11
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£6,009.11
Hotel - London(1)£585.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£585.00
Other public transport(1)£81.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£81.00
Staff Travel(6 claims)£4,289.63
Rail(2)£2,109.86
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,842.42
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£267.44
Hotel - London(1)£1,170.20
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
6 nights
£1,170.20
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£762.95
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
11 nights
£762.95
Subsistence(1)£235.62
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£235.62
Other public transport(1)£11.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£11.00
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£80.38
Rail(1)£80.38
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£80.38

Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

Sunderland Central: The Real Impact

The people Lewis 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