Phil Brickell
Labour MP for Bolton West
Won with 38.9% · Majority: 4,945
The Verdict
The campaign was about change. The voting record was about obedience. Their constituents got one of those things.
Subject Grades
How Phil scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 38.9% of the vote, majority of 4,945
Cost of Living
0 kept · 3 broke · 4 missed
4,282 households in fuel poverty locally (10.08%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
Local A&E: only 68.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
27% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
10.08% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 38.9% of the vote, majority of 4,945
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 5 broke · 3 missed
4,777 children in poverty in this constituency (25.1%)
Follow the Money
What Phil 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 4,282 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 4,777 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 27% 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)£4k
Ukraine
Paid by: Fincordtech Management
Name of donor: Fincordtech Management Address of donor: 9B Mykhaila Hrushevskoho Street, Kyiv, 01021 Ukraine Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): International travel, accommodation, and meals (value is approximate), value £2,840 Destination of visit: Ukraine Dates of visit: 17 February 2025 to 22 February 2025 Purpose of visit: The visit was dedicated to the Ukraine-UK 100 Year Partnership Agreement, and involved briefings with state officials, civil society, scientific institutions and business on economic, security, anticorruption and sanctions issues. (Registered 7 March 2025)
Germany (Berlin, Potsdam)
Paid by: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung UK
Name of donor: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung UK Address of donor: 23 Devereux Court, London WC2R 3JJ Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): International travel, accommodation, and meals, value £815 Destination of visit: Germany (Berlin, Potsdam) Dates of visit: 14 October 2025 to 16 October 2025 Purpose of visit: Participation in annual UK-German Parliamentary Dialogue organised by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (Registered 31 October 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Elected member of the Executive of the British Group of the Inter Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 26 November 2025 (Registered 22 December 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Phil's Expenses
119 individual claims totalling £186,456.67 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)£133,256.57
Payroll(1)£133,256.57
Office Costs(77 claims)£23,129.39
Rent(8)£5,400.00
Equipment - purchase(17)£5,175.42
Software & applications(7)£4,616.74
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(14)£1,659.31
Stationery & printing(14)£1,187.34
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(1)£702.00
Utilities(9)£595.65
Bought-in services(1)£360.00
Insurance - buildings(1)£215.08
TV licence(1)£169.50
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(2)£46.01
Cleaning services(1)£2.34
Accommodation(30 claims)£20,168.58
Rent(8)£14,115.70
Council tax(3)£2,270.46
Hotel - London(6)£2,213.51
Utilities(8)£1,395.91
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(5)£173.00
MP Travel(5 claims)£6,857.27
Rail(3)£5,845.57
Hotel - London(1)£585.00
Parking(1)£426.70
Staff Travel(5 claims)£2,224.27
Hotel - London(1)£1,560.00
Rail(2)£520.59
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£101.20
Subsistence(1)£42.48
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£820.59
Rail(1)£820.59
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Bolton West: The Real Impact
The people Phil 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