The Verdict
Did what they were told on almost every vote, even when it meant breaking the promises Labour made to get elected. Said one thing on the doorstep, did the opposite in the division lobby.
Subject Grades
How David scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Follow the Money
What David claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Registered Interests
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£672
Name of donor: Haydock Park Racecourse
Address of donor: Haydock Park Racecourse, Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 0HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Invitation from the Chairman to meet the Board and Jockey Club members which included two tickets to a race day with hospitality, value £672
Date received: 7 September 2024
Date accepted: 7 September 2024
Donor status: company, registration 00056182
(Registered 4 March 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: David's Expenses
130 individual claims totalling £143,551.50 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
Family & Dependant Travel £311
1 claim
Rail: £310.75
£6k
17 claims
Hotel - London: £5,720.32
Hotel - London: £390.00
Hotel - London: £207.00
Staffing(2 claims)£92,658.23
Payroll(1)£89,658.23
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£89,658.23
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
3 Oct 2024Parliamentary Research Services
£3,000.00
Accommodation(45 claims)£24,788.79
Rent(6)£14,663.01
4 Oct 2024[***] 05/11/2024 – 04/12/2024
£3,000.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-336.99
Hotel - London(15)£5,720.32
26 Jul 2024four nights at [***] [***]
4 nights
£831.81
7 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£585.00
21 Aug 2024westminster setting up
3 nights
£414.57
21 Aug 2024westminster setting up
3 nights
£414.57
29 Jul 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£390.00
22 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£390.00
4 Nov 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£390.00
14 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£390.00
9 Sep 2024[***] [***]
2 nights
£377.00
29 Oct 2024westminster accomodation
2 nights
£284.33
29 Oct 2024westminster accomodation
2 nights
£284.33
29 Oct 2024westminster accomodation
2 nights
£284.33
21 Aug 2024westminster setting up
3 nights
£276.38
29 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
1 night
£210.00
31 Aug 2024[***] [***]
1 night
£198.00
Council tax(14)£3,519.63
23 Dec 2024LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB
£313.10
1 Dec 2024westminster council tax
£313.10
1 Jan 2025westminster council tax
£313.00
1 Feb 2025council tax westminster
£313.00
5 Apr 2025westminster council tax
£246.43
5 May 2025westminster council tax
£244.00
5 Aug 2025westminster council tax
£244.00
5 Oct 2025westminster council tas
£244.00
5 Nov 2025westminster council tax
£244.00
5 Sep 2025westminster accommodation
£244.00
5 Jun 2025westminster council tax
£244.00
20 Jan 2025Repayment of claim 60274125:1
£0.00
Utilities(10)£885.83
28 Dec 2024EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£179.96
26 Mar 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS [200011725-10187]
£128.43
25 Feb 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£112.96
28 Apr 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£102.99
28 May 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£82.70
30 Jun 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£75.01
4 Aug 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£73.95
8 Sep 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£71.45
12 Feb 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£29.19
12 Jan 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£29.19
Office Costs(76 claims)£15,859.19
Stationery & printing(33)£4,325.18
1 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£457.61
1 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£457.61
1 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£457.61
12 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£228.80
12 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£228.80
18 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£228.80
12 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£228.80
7 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£228.80
7 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£228.80
1 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£186.23
1 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£186.23
7 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£186.23
12 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£186.23
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£149.69
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£149.69
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£149.69
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£124.06
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£82.78
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£41.39
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£18.46
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£17.47
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£12.79
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£12.43
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£12.13
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£12.13
16 Dec 2024Pack of Universal labels for sending letters out
£11.99
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£11.59
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£10.21
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£8.74
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£3.54
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£2.50
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£2.38
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£0.97
Rent(11)£4,024.67
14 Jan 2025No description
£474.00
12 Nov 2024No description
£474.00
13 Feb 2025No description
£474.00
17 Dec 2024No description
£474.00
13 Mar 2025No description
£474.00
13 Aug 2024WWW.STERLINGPROPERTY.C
£474.00
12 Sep 2024No description
£474.00
15 Oct 2024No description
£474.00
13 Aug 2024WWW.STERLINGPROPERTY.C
£350.00
16 Aug 2024WWW.STERLINGPROPERTY.C
£45.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-162.33
Software & applications(5)£3,634.83
2 Jul 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
19 Jul 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
19 Jul 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
22 Mar 2025ADOBE ADOBE [200011725-8999]
£99.80
5 Mar 2025INTUIT LTD MAILCHIMP [200011725-2411]
£19.03
Equipment - purchase(7)£1,390.51
13 May 2025IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£285.00
28 Jul 2025IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£270.00
14 May 2025IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£260.00
22 Jul 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£217.94
22 Jul 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£208.00
29 Jul 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£109.98
6 Sep 2024Bag for staff laptop
£39.59
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(11)£1,338.88
20 Nov 2024office landline
£143.65
18 Oct 2024office landline
£141.54
11 Mar 2025office landline
£140.34
19 Dec 2024office landline
£129.50
19 Jun 2025office landline
£124.61
18 Jul 2025office landline
£120.34
12 May 2025office landline
£116.48
11 Feb 2025office landline
£114.74
21 Jan 2025office landline
£106.49
22 Sep 2025CLEAR BUSINESS
£100.85
20 Aug 2025office landline
£100.34
Website hosting and design(2)£446.12
22 Oct 2025website hosting
£259.06
22 Oct 2024website hosting
£187.06
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(1)£252.00
19 Aug 2024VINYLINE LIMITED
Not paid: Not claimable
TV licence(1)£169.50
3 Feb 2025TVLICENSING.CO.UK
£169.50
Advertising and contact cards(1)£150.00
12 Mar 2025ZETTLE_ ST HELENS COLL [200011725-5014]
£150.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(4)£127.50
3 Mar 2025[200011725-2889]
£31.00
17 Sep 2024No description
£12.50
MP Travel(3 claims)£8,529.05
Rail(1)£7,414.05
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£7,414.05
Parking(1)£725.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£725.00
Hotel - London(1)£390.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£390.00
Staff Travel(3 claims)£1,405.49
Rail(1)£1,148.49
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,148.49
Hotel - London(1)£207.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
1 night
£207.00
Parking(1)£50.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£50.00
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£310.75
Rail(1)£310.75
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£310.75
Claims Rejected by IPSA (1)
These are expenses David tried to claim but IPSA refused to pay.
Office Costs — Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs
VINYLINE LIMITED
Reason: Not claimable
19 Aug 2024
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
St Helens North: The Real Impact
The people David was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
4,292
Children in poverty
23.7% of children locally
5,290
Fuel poor households
11.69% of households locally
33%
Constituents who rent
13.2% private, 20.2% social
9,582
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
352
Asylum seekers housed locally
45 in hotels · 5% of constituents born outside UK
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024
