Dr Marie Tidball
Labour MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge
Won with 43.6% · Majority: 8,739
97%
Party loyalty
1
Rebellions
29/36
Key votes
£221k
Expenses
The Verdict
Turned up, voted as told, went home. Repeat. The promises made to win votes appear to have been left at the constituency office door.
Subject Grades
How Dr scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 43.6% of the vote, majority of 8,739
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Scrapping Jury TrialsBroke
Jury Trials: Voted Down Opposition ScrutinyBroke
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
4,761 households in fuel poverty locally (11.67%)
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 · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 73.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Mental Health Bill: Blocked Strengthening AmendmentsBroke
Mental Health Bill: Rejected Patient SafeguardsBroke
Mental Health Bill: Third Amendment Blocked Same DayBroke
Access to Primary Healthcare: Blocked DebateBroke
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
22% of constituents rent their home
Renters' Rights: Stripped Lords ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Affordability ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Tenancy StandardsBroke
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
11.67% of local households in fuel poverty
Water Companies: Blocked Stronger Sewage RulesBroke
Water Companies: Rejected Tougher PenaltiesBroke
Sewage: Voted Down Cross-Party MotionBroke
Great British Energy: Rejected Lords ImprovementsBroke
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Border Security Bill: Blocked SafeguardsBroke
Immigration: Shut Down Opposition DebateMissed
Border Security Bill: Overrode Lords AgainBroke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 43.6% of the vote, majority of 8,739
Rail Nationalisation: Rejected Lords ProtectionsBroke
Railways Bill: Blocked Opposition ImprovementsBroke
Youth Unemployment: Blocked DebateBroke
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 4 broke · 4 missed
2,412 children in poverty in this constituency (16.6%)
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)Broke
Two-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingKept
Two-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's StrengtheningBroke
Child Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed UpMissed
Carer's Allowance Reform BlockedBroke
Welfare Spending: Voted Down ScrutinyMissed
Welfare Cuts: Blocked Debate AgainBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for DisabledMissed
UC & PIP Bill: Rejected SafeguardsMissed
Follow the Money
What Dr claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Total2024-25
£223k
Expenses
£221k
Gifts
£2k
Expense Breakdown
£160k
Staffing
£29k
Office costs
£21k
Accommodation
£10k
Travel
The Broken Promise
£221kClaimed in parliamentary expenses
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 4,761 fuel poor households in their own constituency
£21kClaimed on accommodation
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 2,412 children live in poverty in their constituency
£10kClaimed on travel and subsistence
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 22% of their constituents rent
£2kAccepted in gifts and hospitality
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £2k from Channel 4
£221kPaid from the public purse
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£2k
Channel 4
Name of donor: Channel 4 Address of donor: 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 3 tickets to the BAFTA award ceremony for myself, my partner and a member of staff Caitlin Stark, value £2,250 Date received: 11 May 2025 Date accepted: 11 May 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01533774 (Registered 13 May 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Dr's Expenses
152 individual claims totalling £240,136.39 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.
Family & Dependant Travel
£1k
1 claim
Rail: £1,236.96
Hotel Stays
£8k
11 claims
Hotel - London: £5,460.00
Hotel - London: £1,006.20
Hotel - London: £589.00
Hotel - UK Not London: £505.44
Staffing
9 claims
£160k
Office Costs
102 claims
£45k
Accommodation
29 claims
£25k
MP Travel
2 claims
£5k
Staff Travel
9 claims
£4k
Dependant Travel
1 claim
£1k
Staffing(9 claims)£160,154.86
Payroll(1)£155,361.86
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£155,361.86
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
3 Oct 2024Parliamentary Research Services [200011034-1]
£3,000.00
Training - staff(6)£1,611.00
26 Feb 2025PAYMENT TO CIPR
£684.00
26 Nov 2024WWW.IPSEA.ORG.UK
£348.00
8 Jan 2025WWW.IPSEA.ORG.UK
£298.00
8 Jan 2025WWW.IPSEA.ORG.UK
£149.00
3 Feb 2025SCIE.ORG.UK [***] [***]
£66.00
3 Feb 2025SCIE.ORG.UK [***] [***]
£66.00
Working From Home Allowance(1)£182.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£182.00
Office Costs(102 claims)£44,638.39
Rent(5)£15,146.92
30 Dec 2024No description
£5,562.00
1 Apr 2025No description
£5,562.00
1 Oct 2024No description
£5,562.00
27 Aug 2024Marie Tidball-[***]
£3,596.25
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-5,135.33
Business rates(2)£12,468.16
9 Sep 2025Business rates payment for constituency office
£7,485.00
21 Nov 2024Business rates invoice 01/08/2024 - 31/03/2025
£4,983.16
Software & applications(7)£4,384.74
16 Jul 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
20 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
20 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
14 May 2025BUFFER PLAN
£450.81
30 Sep 20241PASSWORD TRIAL OVER
£209.93
14 May 2025VEED LIMITED
£108.00
13 Jun 2025CANVA [***]
£100.00
Stationery & printing(20)£3,033.39
22 Apr 2025Banner May 2025
£266.92
22 Apr 2025Banner May 2025
£228.80
22 Apr 2025Banner May 2025
£228.80
22 Apr 2025Banner May 2025
£228.80
22 Apr 2025Banner May 2025
£228.80
22 Apr 2025Banner May 2025
£228.80
22 Apr 2025Banner May 2025
£228.80
26 Nov 2024XMA December 2024
£199.53
26 Nov 2024XMA December 2024
£199.53
26 Nov 2024XMA December 2024
£199.53
22 Apr 2025Banner May 2025
£186.23
22 Apr 2025Banner May 2025
£186.23
26 Nov 2024XMA December 2024
£162.40
26 Nov 2024AMAZON [***]
£70.17
29 Jan 2025PAYPAL SAXOPRINT
£49.98
3 Dec 2024AMAZON [***]
£46.96
20 Jan 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£36.93
21 Oct 2024Staff member ordered cables for multiple desktop displays
£29.58
24 Feb 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£21.99
28 Jan 2025AMAZON.CO.UK [***]
£4.61
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(7)£2,603.43
31 Mar 2025Sentado Reception Seating Bundle Offer
£660.00
21 Mar 2025Constituency office signs [200011781-299]
£496.80
17 Jan 2025Additional privacy frosting for the windows
£490.80
11 Sep 2025Replacement signage for constituency office
£344.40
28 Feb 2025Electrician brought in to do installation works
£295.00
17 Oct 2025Fire Extinguisher Service at constituency office
£169.43
27 Nov 2024B&Q MARKETPLACE
£147.00
Equipment - purchase(10)£2,520.81
9 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£1,223.91
12 Mar 2025VIKING [200011725-4349]
£476.84
6 Jan 2025IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£383.00
15 Jan 2025WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK
£155.95
22 Jan 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£153.14
8 Jan 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£139.99
15 Jan 2025WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK
£52.00
27 Jan 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£47.84
15 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-9165]
£29.90
8 Apr 2025VIKING [200011781-584]
£-141.76
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(19)£1,316.07
10 Oct 2025Closing our Gradwell account to move to a cheaper supplier
£293.59
6 Jan 2025Set up and installation costs
£86.10
17 Dec 2024BT BUSINESS BILL
£81.32
19 Sep 2025Constituency office phone bill
£64.06
19 Aug 2025Constituency office phone invoice
£63.32
2 Sep 2025Constituency office phone bill
£63.32
19 Jul 2025July invoice for constituency office phones
£63.30
19 Jun 2025Phone system for constituency office
£59.44
19 Feb 2025Constituency office, phone provider bill
£59.40
19 Feb 2025Landline payment
£59.40
19 Jan 2025Office phone invoice for January
£59.40
19 Apr 2025Gradwell April Invoice
£59.40
2 Jun 2025Internet charge for constituency office
£59.40
19 May 2025Constituency office phone line
£59.40
17 Mar 2025BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-6661]
£41.94
16 Jan 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£41.94
26 Feb 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£41.94
19 Mar 2025Constituency office phones [200011782-607]
£34.49
19 Mar 2025Constituency office phones [200011781-201]
£24.91
Utilities(12)£1,120.84
1 Sep 2025Constituency office September energy bill
£149.30
7 Nov 2025Constituency office October energy bill
£149.30
18 Aug 2025August energy bill payment
£149.30
25 Sep 2025Constituency office energy bill
£149.30
1 Jul 2025July energy payment from Octopus Energy
£149.30
23 Dec 2024Energy accont
£115.11
14 Feb 2025Octopus energy payment
£60.70
1 Mar 2025Constituency office, regular energy payment
£54.58
1 May 2025Constituency Office May Energy Payment
£54.58
2 Jun 2025Energy bill for constituency office
£54.58
10 Feb 2025Octopus energy payment
£24.23
1 Apr 2025Octopus April Payment [200011781-298]
£10.56
Insurance - buildings(2)£915.57
9 Oct 2025Building insurance on our constituency office
£465.79
18 Nov 2024Business insurance recharge 21/0/2024 - 20/09/2025
£449.78
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(8)£667.15
27 Mar 2025No description
£165.45
9 Jan 2025No description
£150.00
17 Feb 2025No description
£135.45
10 Jun 2025No description
£100.00
23 Sep 2024No description
£40.00
15 Nov 2024No description
£31.25
12 Dec 2024No description
£25.00
31 Jan 2025No description
£20.00
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(4)£191.77
11 Sep 2024Temporary wifi for temporary office before moving into permanent premesis
£68.95
3 Sep 2024WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK
£68.95
11 Sep 2024WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK
£41.93
20 Nov 2024Broadband set up and charges for the coming billing period only
£11.94
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(3)£146.10
19 Dec 2024Phone systems
£86.10
2 Oct 2024Staff member topped up phones being used in the constituency office
£30.00
12 Sep 2024Staff member topped up phones being used in the constituency office
£30.00
Cleaning services(1)£69.25
4 Feb 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£69.25
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(2)£54.19
14 Feb 2025AMAZON.CO.UK [***]
£36.24
24 Jan 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£17.95
Accommodation(29 claims)£25,088.74
Rent(7)£14,272.88
18 Feb 2025No description
£3,200.00
18 Mar 2025No description
£3,200.00
19 Dec 2024No description
£3,200.00
21 Jan 2025No description
£3,200.00
29 Oct 2024[***]
£2,461.54
10 Oct 2024WWW.GOODLORD.CO
£738.46
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-1,727.12
Hotel - London(8)£5,460.00
31 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
6 nights
£1,260.00
25 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
4 nights
£840.00
21 Nov 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£630.00
17 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£630.00
12 Sep 2024[***][***][***]
£630.00
7 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£630.00
13 Nov 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£420.00
6 Nov 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£420.00
Council tax(2)£4,483.15
17 Mar 2025London Flat Council Tax
£3,256.58
25 Nov 2024Council tax for London property
£1,226.57
Utilities(11)£822.71
13 Jan 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£135.07
6 Jan 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£111.07
15 Apr 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£79.70
14 May 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£72.30
16 Jun 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£69.58
12 Mar 2025OVO ENERGY LTD [200011725-4348] [200011781-166]
£64.78
15 Sep 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£63.72
15 Jul 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£63.68
18 Aug 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£61.92
3 Oct 2025OVO ENERGY LTD
£51.12
12 Feb 2025London accomodation, OVO electricity bill
£49.77
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£50.00
6 Nov 2025Wifi installation at Member´s london accomodation
£50.00
MP Travel(2 claims)£5,044.89
Rail(1)£4,038.69
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£4,038.69
Hotel - London(1)£1,006.20
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,006.20
Staff Travel(9 claims)£3,972.55
Rail(3)£2,568.34
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£2,134.26
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£382.51
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£51.57
Hotel - London(1)£589.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
3 nights
£589.00
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£505.44
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
7 nights
£505.44
Mileage - car(2)£204.57
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£191.16
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£13.41
Parking(2)£105.20
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£86.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£19.20
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£1,236.96
Rail(1)£1,236.96
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,236.96
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Penistone and Stocksbridge: The Real Impact
The people Dr was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
2,412
Children in poverty
16.6% of children locally
2
broke
1
kept
3
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
Broke promiseChild Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed Up
Didn't show upUC & PIP Bill: Rejected Safeguards
Didn't show upUC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for Disabled
Didn't show up4,761
Fuel poor households
11.67% of households locally
4
broke
22%
Constituents who rent
10.5% private, 11.7% social
3
broke
7,173
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
2
broke
1
missed
171
Asylum seekers housed locally
29 in hotels · 11.7% of constituents born outside UK
2
broke
1
missed
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024