Kevin Bonavia
Labour MP for Stevenage
Won with 41.4% · Majority: 6,618
93%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
27/36
Key votes
£183k
Expenses
The Verdict
Between what was promised and what was voted for, there's a gap you could park a manifesto in. The public record shows a near-perfect record of following the whip.
Subject Grades
How Kevin scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 41.4% of the vote, majority of 6,618
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Scrapping Jury TrialsBroke
Jury Trials: Voted Down Opposition ScrutinyBroke
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
3,342 households in fuel poverty locally (7.83%)
Winter Fuel Payment CutsBroke
Winter Fuel Payment: Voted to Enforce the CutBroke
Winter Fuel Payment: Voted Against It AgainBroke
Energy Costs: Blocked Opposition MotionBroke
Inheritance Tax on Family FarmsBroke
Employer National Insurance HikeMissed
Council Tax Rises: Approved Without ReferendumBroke
NHS & Health
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
Local A&E: only 78% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Mental Health Bill: Blocked Strengthening AmendmentsMissed
Mental Health Bill: Rejected Patient SafeguardsMissed
Mental Health Bill: Third Amendment Blocked Same DayMissed
Access to Primary Healthcare: Blocked DebateBroke
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
40% of constituents rent their home
Renters' Rights: Stripped Lords ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Affordability ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Tenancy StandardsBroke
Environment
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
7.83% of local households in fuel poverty
Water Companies: Blocked Stronger Sewage RulesMissed
Water Companies: Rejected Tougher PenaltiesMissed
Sewage: Voted Down Cross-Party MotionBroke
Great British Energy: Rejected Lords ImprovementsMissed
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Border Security Bill: Blocked SafeguardsBroke
Immigration: Shut Down Opposition DebateBroke
Border Security Bill: Overrode Lords AgainBroke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 41.4% of the vote, majority of 6,618
Rail Nationalisation: Rejected Lords ProtectionsBroke
Railways Bill: Blocked Opposition ImprovementsBroke
Youth Unemployment: Blocked DebateBroke
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 6 broke · 2 missed
3,549 children in poverty in this constituency (17.7%)
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)Broke
Two-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingKept
Two-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's StrengtheningMissed
Child Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed UpMissed
Carer's Allowance Reform BlockedBroke
Welfare Spending: Voted Down ScrutinyBroke
Welfare Cuts: Blocked Debate AgainBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for DisabledBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Rejected SafeguardsBroke
Follow the Money
What Kevin claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Total2024-25
£183k
Expenses
£183k
Expense Breakdown
£148k
Staffing
£29k
Office costs
£6k
Travel
The Broken Promise
£183kClaimed in parliamentary expenses
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 3,342 fuel poor households in their own constituency
£6kClaimed on travel and subsistence
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 40% of their constituents rent
£183kPaid from the public purse
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 16 October 2024 (Registered 5 November 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Kevin's Expenses
179 individual claims totalling £191,103.96 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.
TV, Newspapers & Subscriptions
£170
1 claim
TV licence: £169.50
Flights
£738
2 claims
Air travel: £737.90
Staffing
10 claims
£149k
Office Costs
158 claims
£36k
MP Travel
6 claims
£3k
Staff Travel
4 claims
£2k
Miscellaneous
1 claim
£150
Staffing(10 claims)£149,473.30
Payroll(1)£143,312.15
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£143,312.15
Training - staff(7)£3,153.20
15 Sep 2025PARLI-TRAINING
£570.30
15 Sep 2025PARLI-TRAINING
£570.30
3 Mar 2025PARLI-TRAINING [200011725-2891]
£570.00
8 Nov 2024PARLI-TRAINING
£504.00
8 Nov 2024PARLI-TRAINING
£438.60
21 Jan 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£250.00
6 Jan 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£250.00
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
3 Oct 2024Parliamentary Research Services
£3,000.00
Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs(1)£7.95
25 Oct 2024CHATEAU CAFE
£7.95
Office Costs(158 claims)£35,870.72
Rent(2)£6,335.15
27 Feb 2025[***]
£3,427.86
13 Jan 2025[***]Faster Payment Form - First Rent Payment - [***]
£2,907.29
Stationery & printing(34)£5,502.24
12 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£850.00
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£584.88
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£333.89
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£292.44
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
14 Aug 2024Banner October 2024
£171.59
3 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£170.39
14 Aug 2024Banner October 2024
£170.39
14 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£170.39
3 Jun 2025Banner July 2025
£170.39
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£166.94
14 Aug 2024Banner October 2024
£158.05
5 May 2025Banner June 2025
£152.38
31 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£150.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£150.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£138.00
22 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£138.00
12 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£82.50
25 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-10491]
£59.92
30 Sep 2024AMAZON [***]
£30.93
25 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-10492]
£23.22
28 Nov 2024AMAZON [***]
£17.99
28 Nov 2024AMAZON [***]
£17.87
14 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-5743]
£17.48
6 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£17.48
9 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£12.45
28 Nov 2024AMAZON [***]
£9.94
28 Nov 2024AMAZON [***]
£9.30
30 Sep 2024AMAZON [***]
£4.89
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(3)£5,218.79
13 Jan 2025for the construction of an interior glass office
£3,891.69
11 Feb 2025additions to glass office for size and security reasons
£1,052.30
18 Jun 2025to have the office TV wall mounted and the bracket see add information
£274.80
Equipment - purchase(54)£4,540.52
22 Jan 2025job lot of second hand office furniture to furnish new office
£1,000.00
19 Mar 2025FURNITURE@WORK LTD [200011725-9257]
£578.40
13 Jun 2025FURNITURE@WORK LTD
£475.20
17 Feb 2025NATL OFFICE FURNITURE
£398.52
20 Mar 2025PAY.AMAZON.COM [200011725-6027]
£198.23
1 Apr 2025AMZNBUSINESS [***]
£181.50
10 Mar 2025shelving and storage units for MP office [200011802-536]
£173.00
19 Feb 2025WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£169.99
10 Mar 20252 chairs for mp office for private meetings with constituents [200011908-1]
£109.00
5 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-2416]
£71.50
8 Apr 2025AMZNBUSINESS [***]
£68.48
12 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-5022]
£64.98
12 Mar 2025SIGNOMATIC.CO.UK [200011725-5021]
£64.48
28 Jan 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£55.65
28 Jan 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£55.64
25 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-10488]
£43.46
25 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£41.99
12 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-5020]
£40.15
26 Feb 2025WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£40.00
28 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-8038]
£38.94
24 Oct 2024AMAZON [***]
£38.84
14 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£35.99
4 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£35.46
19 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£31.99
11 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-6160]
£29.48
31 Oct 2024AMAZON [***]
£28.88
25 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-10489]
£28.24
26 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-10193]
£25.98
19 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-9255]
£21.97
9 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£21.11
16 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£20.97
16 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-7069]
£20.67
4 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£20.49
12 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-5018]
£19.91
5 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-2417]
£19.48
12 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-5019]
£19.47
17 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-4921]
£19.47
18 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£18.98
11 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£17.99
6 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-2305]
£17.93
19 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£16.99
30 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£15.98
11 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-6159]
£14.49
3 Nov 2024AMAZON [***]
£14.43
13 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-5250]
£13.59
16 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-7068]
£13.47
19 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-9258]
£13.38
4 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-3540]
£12.99
31 Oct 2024AMAZON [***]
£12.79
19 Mar 2025AMZNBUSINESS [***] [200011725-9256]
£12.45
4 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-3539]
£10.74
25 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-10490]
£10.55
17 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-4920]
£8.99
26 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-10192]
£7.27
Service charge & ground Rent(7)£4,155.29
11 Mar 2025service charge for Osprey house including electricity charges from march 2025 for 3 months supply
£921.78
1 Sep 2025service charge for constituency office Osprey house
£905.17
2 Jun 2025this is for service charges for ground floor right Osprey house Stevenage constituency office
£905.17
9 Jan 2025service charge for constituency office
£667.32
11 Mar 2025service charge for rookery court from march 2025 to sept 2025 for 6 months supplysupply
£316.76
1 Sep 2025service charge for [***] [***] constituency office car parking court
£316.76
9 Jan 2025service charge [***] [***] [***] Parking area
£122.33
Bought-in services(2)£2,040.00
12 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
12 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
Moving Fees(1)£1,890.00
9 Jan 2025solicitors fees
£1,890.00
Software & applications(3)£1,494.24
15 Jul 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
23 Nov 2024AMZNB2BPRIME [***]
£114.00
31 Dec 2024AMZNB2BPRIME
£-95.76
Advertising and contact cards(22)£1,068.43
6 Sep 2024AGA PRINT LTD.
£259.76
2 Aug 2024adverts and leaflets for surgery dates and public meeting
£121.33
16 Aug 2024leaflets and ads for surgery dates and public meeting
£80.88
6 Jan 2025digital advertising
£60.00
27 Aug 2025AGA PRINT LTD
£56.16
6 Jan 2025Advertising MP´s surgery
£49.82
9 Apr 2025digital advertising for MP online surgery for March 2025 [200011802-540]
£49.21
3 Mar 2025digital advertising for stevenage surgeries x2 for march 2025 [200011802-539]
£49.05
25 Feb 2025digital adverts for surgery dates
£36.22
28 Feb 2025digital advert updating public on casework progress of MP [200011802-537]
£35.35
31 Oct 2024schools christmas competition
£34.42
11 Oct 2024AGA PRINT LTD
£31.20
31 Oct 2024knebworth advice surgery
£30.00
31 Oct 2024rail campaign
£25.00
10 Mar 2025digital advertising for village surgery in Knebworth march 2025 [200011802-538]
£25.00
31 Oct 2024local rail campaign
£25.00
31 Oct 2024rail campaign
£25.00
3 Dec 2024digital adverts to advertise time and venue of MP´S surgeries
£16.85
31 Oct 2024promoting local footbsll
£15.00
31 Oct 2024school christmas competition
£15.00
6 Jan 2025digital ads promoting MP´s work in the constituency
£14.97
25 Feb 2025digital adverts for village surgery
£13.21
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(13)£1,031.17
15 Aug 2024No description
£160.00
27 May 2025No description
£117.94
19 Feb 2025No description
£107.53
4 Nov 2025No description
£86.25
12 Jun 2025No description
£78.62
7 Feb 2025No description
£71.69
9 Oct 2024No description
£71.69
16 Nov 2024No description
£71.69
7 Aug 2024No description
£59.40
19 Aug 2024No description
£59.40
28 Mar 2025No description
£50.00
24 Mar 2025No description
£48.96
21 Aug 2024No description
£48.00
Utilities(2)£680.95
2 Jun 2025electricity bill for ground floor right Osprey house Stevenage constituency office
£345.06
1 Sep 2025electricity bill for constituency office Osprey house
£335.89
Insurance - buildings(2)£515.35
27 May 2025premium for the buildings insurance supplied through the landlord
£382.00
9 Jan 2025insurance for constituency office
£133.35
Postage & couriers(1)£500.00
31 Mar 2025first and second class stamps to send out information to constituents by post [200011802-535]
£500.00
Insurance - contents(1)£220.49
24 Apr 2025contents insurance for constituency office through Howdens
£220.49
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(1)£180.20
3 Aug 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£180.20
TV licence(1)£169.50
15 Mar 2025TVLICENSING.CO.UK [200011725-5752]
£169.50
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£125.00
1 Sep 2024WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£125.00
Removals(1)£117.40
16 Jan 2025this was to collect the job lot of office furniture from storage facility
£117.40
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(1)£50.00
31 Jan 2025the removal of rubbish mostly cardboard resulting from moving offices
£50.00
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(6)£36.00
7 Feb 2025GIFFGAFF
£6.00
7 Jan 2025GIFFGAFF
£6.00
7 Mar 2025GIFFGAFF [200011725-2736]
£6.00
7 Nov 2024GIFFGAFF
£6.00
8 Oct 2024GIFFGAFF
£6.00
7 Dec 2024GIFFGAFF
£6.00
MP Travel(6 claims)£3,345.09
Rail(2)£2,309.72
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,908.84
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£400.88
Air travel(2)£737.90
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£553.66
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£184.24
Hotel - European(1)£209.92
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
1 night
£209.92
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£87.55
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
2 nights
£87.55
Staff Travel(4 claims)£2,264.85
Rail(1)£2,177.59
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£2,177.59
Mileage - car(2)£73.46
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£62.02
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£11.44
Parking(1)£13.80
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£13.80
Miscellaneous(1 claim)£150.00
Removals(1)£150.00
24 Jan 2025A MAN AND VAN
£150.00
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Stevenage: The Real Impact
The people Kevin was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
3,549
Children in poverty
17.7% of children locally
3
broke
1
kept
2
missed
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)KEY
Broke promiseTwo-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingKEY
Kept promiseTwo-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's Strengthening
Didn't show upChild Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed Up
Didn't show upUC & PIP Bill: Rejected Safeguards
Broke promiseUC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for Disabled
Broke promise3,342
Fuel poor households
7.83% of households locally
4
broke
40%
Constituents who rent
15.1% private, 24.7% social
3
broke
6,891
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
3
broke
334
Asylum seekers housed locally
285 in hotels · 15.7% of constituents born outside UK
3
broke
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024