LabourREPORT
Josh MacAlister

Josh MacAlister

Labour MP for Whitehaven and Workington

Won with 53% · Majority: 13,286

94%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
32/36
Key votes
£224k
Expenses

The Verdict

Reliable, consistent, predictable — a model of party discipline. Less impressive when you consider what they were disciplined into voting for.

Subject Grades

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

Education

1 kept · 0 broke

A

Won with 53% of the vote, majority of 13,286

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Follow the Money

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

Total2024-25
£255k
Expenses
£224k
Donations
£32k

Expense Breakdown

£152k
Staffing
£30k
Office costs
£17k
Accommodation
£25k
Travel

Registered Interests

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation(1 entry)£20k

Lord (David) Sainsbury

£20k

Name of donor: Lord (David) Sainsbury Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 15 July 2025)

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)(2 entries)£12k

Cressida Pollock and Danny Luhde-Thompson

£10k

Name of donor: Cressida Pollock and Danny Luhde-Thompson Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Date received: 11 July 2025 Date accepted: 11 July 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 15 July 2025)

Ben Kingsley

£2k

Name of donor: Ben Kingsley Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Approx. 24 hours of in kind support on development of Private Members Bill - further drafting work, attending meetings with other relevant legal experts and with public officials, to finalise the draft Bill in advance of its second reading debate, value £1,900 Date received: 1 January 2025 to 7 March 2025 Date accepted: 1 January 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 10 March 2025)

8. Miscellaneous(2 entries)

Undisclosed

Mountain Rescue Team Member. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 5 July 2024 (Registered 23 July 2024)

Undisclosed

Volunteer Member of the Council of Management of The Lionel Cooke Memorial Fund Ltd (a funding body supporting Labour causes). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 1 January 2025 (Registered 7 January 2025)

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

Every Penny: Josh's Expenses

223 individual claims totalling £250,301.94 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
£601
11 claims
Hospitality: £601.16
Hotel Stays
£12k
2 claims
Hotel - London: £11,306.63
Hotel - UK Not London: £295.46
Staffing
13 claims
£156k
Office Costs
188 claims
£48k
Staff Travel
9 claims
£19k
Accommodation
10 claims
£17k
MP Travel
2 claims
£6k
Miscellaneous
1 claim
£4k
Staffing(13 claims)£156,369.89
Payroll(1)£139,249.37
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£139,249.37
Bought-in services(2)£12,500.00
12 Mar 2025Production of an industrial plan for West Cumbria for use by Josh MacAlister MP in his work as a constituency MP and in Parliament to secure investment and jobs in Whitehaven and Workington
£9,000.00
5 Jun 2025Design of industrial plan report
£3,500.00
Training - staff(9)£4,575.00
23 Jul 20252 x training sessions for 4 staff
£1,025.00
5 Mar 2025Caseworker development programme
£900.00
17 Oct 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£750.00
29 Oct 2024Caseworker training for 4 staff
£375.00
29 Oct 2024Caseworker training for 4 staff
£375.00
29 Oct 2024Caseworker training for 4 staff
£375.00
29 Oct 2024Caseworker training for 4 staff
£375.00
14 Nov 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£250.00
8 Apr 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£150.00
Working From Home Allowance(1)£45.52
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£45.52
Office Costs(188 claims)£47,546.87
Stationery & printing(67)£9,372.80
5 Aug 2025South Whitehaven letter and survey
£660.48
6 Oct 2025XMA October 2025
£608.57
7 Feb 2025XMA March 2025
£574.46
6 May 202510,000 x Letterhead Paper
£492.00
18 Mar 2025Letterhead paper
£492.00
5 Aug 202510,000 letterheads
£492.00
5 Mar 202510,000 letterheads
£429.60
17 Oct 202410,000 x letterheads
£429.60
11 Oct 2024AMAZON [***]
£332.74
10 Apr 2025XMA May 2025
£306.22
10 Apr 2025XMA May 2025
£306.22
10 Apr 2025XMA May 2025
£287.23
26 Jun 2025Printing of industrial plan for West Cumbria
£240.00
16 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£219.60
29 May 2025XMA June 2025
£203.82
29 May 2025XMA June 2025
£203.82
29 May 2025XMA June 2025
£203.82
13 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£197.76
13 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£197.76
13 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£197.76
9 Apr 2025XMA May 2025
£169.20
29 May 2025XMA June 2025
£165.90
13 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£163.92
16 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£138.00
16 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£138.00
10 Apr 2025XMA May 2025
£102.07
22 May 2025Banner June 2025
£100.80
7 Feb 2025XMA March 2025
£100.34
7 Feb 2025XMA March 2025
£100.34
7 Feb 2025XMA March 2025
£100.34
30 Jan 2025XMA February 2025
£98.90
12 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£98.88
12 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£98.88
12 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£98.88
7 Feb 2025XMA March 2025
£82.73
7 Jan 2025XMA February 2025
£81.96
12 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£81.96
11 Dec 2024Safer Phones Bill posters
£48.00
4 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£44.16
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£38.50
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£34.66
13 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£33.61
4 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£32.71
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£29.47
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£25.78
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£21.02
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£20.92
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£19.13
13 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£15.86
20 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£14.77
4 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£11.86
4 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£11.86
20 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£10.13
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£7.54
11 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£6.77
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£6.06
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£4.39
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£4.39
4 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£4.32
4 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£3.38
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£2.57
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£1.49
4 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£1.49
4 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£1.34
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.01
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£1.01
30 Jan 2025XMA February 2025
£-81.96
Equipment - purchase(19)£9,131.13
14 Sep 2024IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£4,275.00
18 Sep 2024IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£1,135.00
4 Nov 2024IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£895.00
6 Nov 2024AMAZON [***]
£597.49
18 Nov 2024AMAZON [***]
£396.00
19 Sep 2024WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK
£336.95
26 Sep 2024WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK
£196.99
19 Sep 2024WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK
£170.00
27 Sep 2024WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK
£160.00
13 Jun 2025Banner July 2025
£141.29
7 Jul 2025Video recording equipment for constituency and parliamentary activity
£134.50
7 Jul 2025Video recording equipment for constituency and parliamentary activity
£125.72
19 Sep 2024AMAZON [***]
£110.96
13 Jun 2025Banner July 2025
£104.69
25 Jul 2024AMAZON [***]
£94.98
13 Jun 2025Banner July 2025
£94.08
17 Oct 2024AMAZON [***]
£74.51
8 Nov 2024WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK
£57.98
16 Oct 2024WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK
£29.99
Rent(9)£5,438.33
18 Mar 2025No description
£833.33
16 Jan 2025No description
£833.33
18 Feb 2025No description
£833.33
19 Nov 2024No description
£833.33
17 Dec 2024No description
£833.33
17 Sep 2024[***] - Rent for 16/09/2024 - 15/10/2024 -
£800.00
17 Oct 2024No description
£800.00
22 Oct 2024[***]
£66.66
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-394.98
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(24)£4,167.10
5 Mar 2025No description
£1,093.00
1 Oct 2024No description
£540.00
4 Dec 2024No description
£340.80
7 Mar 2025No description
£293.00
18 Nov 2024No description
£262.80
25 Oct 2024No description
£234.00
28 Feb 2025No description
£180.00
1 Nov 2024No description
£163.00
28 Jul 2025No description
£150.00
3 Oct 2024No description
£130.00
31 Jan 2025No description
£100.00
17 Jul 2025No description
£100.00
8 Mar 2025No description
£100.00
10 Oct 2025No description
£75.00
14 Jun 2025No description
£65.00
4 Feb 2025No description
£56.00
30 Nov 2024No description
£50.00
9 Nov 2024No description
£50.00
11 Jul 2025No description
£50.00
14 Apr 2025No description
£50.00
16 Nov 2024No description
£25.00
28 Sep 2024No description
£22.50
23 Nov 2024No description
£21.00
18 Feb 2025No description
£16.00
Business rates(1)£4,003.06
4 Oct 2025Business Rates for Constituency office 2025/26
£4,003.06
Utilities(6)£2,252.59
17 Mar 2025Office electricity bill Sept 24 - March 25 [200011782-277]
£1,141.03
26 May 2025Electricity bill for constituency office
£347.15
17 Jun 2025Constituency office energy bill
£264.31
6 Nov 2025Office electricity bill
£264.13
4 Jul 2025Electricity bill for constituency office June 2025
£160.36
6 Oct 2025E.ON NEXT
£75.61
Software & applications(2)£2,040.00
23 Jul 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
23 Jul 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(8)£2,025.18
7 Mar 2025BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B [200011725-2199]
£493.38
6 Oct 2025BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B
£420.80
12 Nov 2024BT BUSINESS BILL
£355.49
5 Jul 2025Phone and internet bill for constituency office June 2025
£179.85
3 Jun 2025Office phone and internet bill
£158.56
3 Apr 2025Office phone and internet bill March 2025
£157.43
3 May 2025Office phones and internet
£151.30
5 Nov 2025Office landline and internet bill
£108.37
Advertising and contact cards(5)£1,842.60
17 Jul 2025Gazebo for use at community events
£1,056.00
12 Dec 2024A Frame Boards and posters
£321.60
5 Mar 2025Promotion counter
£282.00
5 Mar 2025Pull-up banner
£102.00
24 Oct 2024Professional MP photographs
£81.00
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(12)£1,537.93
15 Nov 2024Office signage
£804.00
6 Dec 2024Handyman construction of office furniture
£200.00
22 May 2025Building fire safety check
£200.00
13 Dec 2024Constituency office cleaning
£150.00
20 Mar 2025Flag poles for the Westminster office
£84.99
18 Jan 2025Office Cleaning and Hygiene Equipment
£30.68
28 Oct 2024Office keys
£18.00
5 Feb 2025Set of Office Keys for Staff Member
£18.00
30 Sep 2024Office cleaning equipment
£14.44
21 Mar 2025Toilet door lock and sign
£10.59
13 Jan 2025Office Cleaning equipment
£4.48
26 Feb 2025Black Bin Bags for Waste Disposal
£2.75
Bought-in services(1)£1,476.00
15 Jun 2025Annual Caseworker subscription
£1,476.00
Cleaning services(16)£1,471.09
12 Mar 2025Office cleaning and hygiene supplies
£333.59
27 Nov 2024New office deep clean
£180.00
12 Mar 2025Office cleaning
£125.00
14 Mar 2025Office cleaning
£112.50
18 Jun 2025Constituency office cleaning
£60.00
3 Jun 2025Cleaning of constituency office
£60.00
11 Sep 2025Office cleaning
£60.00
14 Aug 2025Office cleaning
£60.00
24 Oct 2025Office cleaning
£60.00
24 Sep 2025Office cleaning
£60.00
29 Jul 2025Office cleaning
£60.00
20 May 2025Office cleaning
£60.00
3 Jul 2025Constituency office cleaning
£60.00
14 Nov 2025Office cleaning
£60.00
29 Apr 2025Office cleaning
£60.00
6 May 2025Office cleaning
£60.00
Moving Fees(1)£1,200.00
24 Oct 2024LEGL BURNETTS SOLICITO
£1,200.00
Hospitality(11)£601.16
15 May 2025Lunch for ´Respect Mirehouse´ Day
£370.00
5 Mar 2025Sundries for surgeries
£66.00
16 Nov 2024THE GATHER CAFE
£54.00
27 Nov 2024Sundries for public meeting (tea and coffee)
£39.00
7 Jan 2025Sundries for Advice Surgeries/Coffee Mornings/Drop ins
£33.27
28 Feb 2025Replenishment of Tea and Coffee for Visitors to Office - staff reimbursement
£20.25
1 Feb 2025Purchase of sugar bowl and milk jug for Constituency Office
£6.50
28 Sep 2024Sundries for advice surgeries
£5.49
4 Feb 2025Sundries for Advice Surgeries/Coffee Mornings/Drop ins
£2.85
26 Feb 2025Milk for Visitors to Office
£1.90
13 Feb 2025Milk for Visitors to Office - staff reimbursement
£1.90
Insurance - contents(1)£290.53
12 Mar 2025HISCOX [200011725-5037]
£290.53
Postage & couriers(1)£274.90
8 Aug 2025MP Freepost
£274.90
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(2)£260.00
6 Oct 2025Office waste collection
£130.00
3 Jul 2025Bin collection Apr-Jun 2025
£130.00
Website hosting and design(2)£162.47
11 Oct 2024CARGO
£132.87
12 Oct 2024DNH 123REG [***]
£29.60
Staff Travel(9 claims)£18,503.52
Hotel - London(1)£11,306.63
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
54 nights
£11,306.63
Rail(2)£4,695.70
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£4,561.95
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£133.75
Mileage - car(3)£1,669.86
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£804.51
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£772.65
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£92.70
Subsistence(1)£332.77
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£332.77
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£295.46
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
2 nights
£295.46
Parking(1)£203.10
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£203.10
Accommodation(10 claims)£17,472.88
Rent(8)£16,834.13
11 Feb 2025No description
£2,491.67
12 Nov 2024No description
£2,491.67
10 Dec 2024No description
£2,491.67
10 Oct 2024No description
£2,491.67
2 Sep 2024Josh MacAlister - [***] - First Month´s Rent -
£2,491.67
11 Mar 2025No description
£2,491.67
9 Jan 2025No description
£2,491.67
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-607.56
Council tax(1)£498.58
5 Mar 20252024-2025 council tax
£498.58
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(1)£140.17
24 Mar 2025Broadband internet costs
£140.17
MP Travel(2 claims)£6,097.30
Rail(1)£5,453.30
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£5,453.30
Parking(1)£644.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£644.00
Miscellaneous(1 claim)£4,311.48
Business rates(1)£4,311.48
20 Nov 2025BR for 2024/25
£4,311.48

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

Whitehaven and Workington: The Real Impact

The people Josh 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