
Chris Bloore
Labour MP for Redditch
Won with 34.9% · Majority: 789
The Verdict
Occasionally remembered what they promised. More often, remembered what the whip told them. The voting record captures both.
Subject Grades
How Chris scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 1 broke · 1 missed
Won with 34.9% of the vote, majority of 789
Cost of Living
0 kept · 3 broke · 4 missed
5,544 households in fuel poverty locally (13.23%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 65.9% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
32% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
13.23% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 34.9% of the vote, majority of 789
Welfare & Benefits
2 kept · 5 broke · 2 missed
4,284 children in poverty in this constituency (22.8%)
Follow the Money
What Chris claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 5,544 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 4,284 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 32% of their constituents rent
Registered Interests
1. Employment and earnings(1 entry)
What'sNextCommunicationsLTD (Consultancy firm offering training and communications services.), 9 Bridge Street, Walton-On-Thames KT12 1AE
Role, work or services: Sole director and shareholder Payer: What'sNextCommunicationsLTD (Consultancy firm offering training and communications services.), 9 Bridge Street, Walton-On-Thames KT12 1AE (Registered 1 August 2024)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Name of company or organisation: What'sNextCommunicationsLTD Nature of business: Consultancy firm offering training and communications services (Registered 1 August 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Chris's Expenses
132 individual claims totalling £173,600.84 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.
Staffing(2 claims)£137,275.47
Payroll(1)£134,275.47
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Office Costs(116 claims)£29,187.59
Stationery & printing(35)£7,473.16
Equipment - purchase(25)£7,229.66
Rent(7)£4,516.02
Software & applications(4)£3,516.00
Website hosting and design(1)£1,936.96
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(12)£1,348.58
Postage & couriers(2)£1,050.00
Advertising and contact cards(5)£603.91
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(19)£591.68
Bought-in services(1)£495.00
Insurance - contents(2)£214.90
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(1)£120.00
Utilities(2)£91.72
Staff Travel(6 claims)£3,390.14
Hotel - London(1)£1,701.31
Rail(1)£814.15
Mileage - car(2)£588.15
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£156.98
Subsistence(1)£129.55
MP Travel(4 claims)£3,131.20
Mileage - car(1)£1,576.35
Hotel - London(1)£780.00
Rail(1)£669.85
Congestion charge & toll(1)£105.00
Accommodation(4 claims)£616.44
Hotel - London(4)£616.44
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Redditch: The Real Impact
The people Chris 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