Luke Akehurst
Labour MP for North Durham
Won with 39.8% · Majority: 5,873
The Verdict
A voting record that would make any whip's office proud. Whether it makes their constituents proud is another question entirely.
Subject Grades
How Luke scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 39.8% of the vote, majority of 5,873
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
4,798 households in fuel poverty locally (10.56%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
Local A&E: only 75% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
34% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
10.56% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 39.8% of the vote, majority of 5,873
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
4,584 children in poverty in this constituency (28.3%)
Follow the Money
What Luke 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 4,798 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 4,584 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 34% of their constituents rent
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
4. Visits outside the UK(2 entries)£5k
United States (Washington DC)
Paid by: Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel Ltd Address of donor: BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals, value £2,500 Destination of visit: United States (Washington DC) Dates of visit: 22 February 2025 to 25 February 2025 Purpose of visit: Delegation to Washington DC. Meetings with US politicians and civil servants. Attending AIPAC Congressional Summit 2025. (Registered 3 March 2025)
Estonia (Tallinn and Narva)
Paid by: ELNET UK
Name of donor: ELNET UK Address of donor: 4th Floor, 6 Princes Street, London W1B 2LG Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£724 for two people), two rooms hotel accommodation for three nights (£730), meals for 3.5 days (£608 for two people) and minibus travel in country (£196 for two people). I travelled with my Parliamentary Assistant (£1,129 per person), value £2,258 Destination of visit: Estonia (Tallinn and Narva) Dates of visit: 12 October 2025 to 15 October 2025 Purpose of visit: Study tour: participation in Common Threats, Joint Defence, UK - Estonia - Israel Strategic Mission (Registered 16 October 2025)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital(2 entries)
Undisclosed
Name of company or organisation: Labour to Win Ltd Nature of business: Political organisation within the Labour Party (Registered 22 July 2024)
Undisclosed
Name of company or organisation: Labour First Ltd Nature of business: Political organisation within the Labour Party (Registered 22 July 2024)
8. Miscellaneous(5 entries)
Undisclosed
PLP Representative on Labour Party National Executive Committee. Date interest arose: 17 July 2024 (Registered 22 July 2024)
Undisclosed
Director/Secretary, Labour First Ltd. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 3 August 2024)
Undisclosed
Director, Labour to Win Ltd. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 3 August 2024)
Undisclosed
Trustee, Friends of Labour Students. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 3 August 2024)
Undisclosed
Member, British-American Parliamentary Group Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 30 October 2024 (Registered 8 January 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Luke's Expenses
267 individual claims totalling £217,875.34 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(1 claim)£152,242.71
Payroll(1)£152,242.71
Office Costs(216 claims)£34,436.02
Stationery & printing(72)£8,644.16
Rent(5)£6,285.69
Equipment - purchase(30)£4,052.31
Software & applications(5)£3,808.33
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Website hosting and design(3)£1,450.00
Training - staff(5)£1,374.00
Equipment - hire(5)£1,034.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(15)£1,020.80
Cleaning services(15)£754.50
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(7)£601.93
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£497.10
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(3)£427.82
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(6)£403.22
Insurance - contents(1)£392.65
Advertising and contact cards(3)£216.98
Newspapers, journals, magazines(2)£149.50
Postage & couriers(8)£137.17
Hospitality(25)£97.51
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£64.05
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(1)£20.00
Parking(2)£4.30
Accommodation(38 claims)£19,961.52
Rent(9)£11,979.45
Council tax(2)£5,092.37
Utilities(17)£2,351.39
Hotel - UK Not London(3)£291.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(7)£247.31
MP Travel(6 claims)£8,550.96
Rail(3)£7,859.17
Mileage - car(2)£686.29
Other public transport(1)£5.50
Staff Travel(5 claims)£2,222.88
Rail(1)£1,802.44
Mileage - car(1)£203.94
Hotel - London(1)£199.00
Parking(2)£17.50
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£461.25
Mileage - car(1)£461.25
Claims Rejected by IPSA (2)
These are expenses Luke tried to claim but IPSA refused to pay.
Office Costs — Equipment - purchase
Equipment for Westminster Office
Reason: Not claimable
9 Dec 2024
Office Costs — Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs
REDBUBBLE.COM
Reason: Not claimable
1 Nov 2024
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
North Durham: The Real Impact
The people Luke 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