Matt Turmaine
Labour MP for Watford
Won with 35.3% · Majority: 4,723
94%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
31/36
Key votes
£151k
Expenses
The Verdict
Followed the party whip vote after vote, breaking the promises Labour made to voters. The campaign leaflets are collecting dust — the voting record tells a very different story.
Subject Grades
How Matt scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 35.3% of the vote, majority of 4,723
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Scrapping Jury TrialsBroke
Jury Trials: Voted Down Opposition ScrutinyBroke
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
3,996 households in fuel poverty locally (9.01%)
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 HikeBroke
Council Tax Rises: Approved Without ReferendumMissed
NHS & Health
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
Local A&E: only 78% 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 DebateMissed
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
43% of constituents rent their home
Renters' Rights: Stripped Lords ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Affordability ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Tenancy StandardsBroke
Environment
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
9.01% of local households in fuel poverty
Water Companies: Blocked Stronger Sewage RulesBroke
Water Companies: Rejected Tougher PenaltiesBroke
Sewage: Voted Down Cross-Party MotionMissed
Great British Energy: Rejected Lords ImprovementsBroke
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Border Security Bill: Blocked SafeguardsBroke
Immigration: Shut Down Opposition DebateBroke
Border Security Bill: Overrode Lords AgainBroke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 35.3% of the vote, majority of 4,723
Rail Nationalisation: Rejected Lords ProtectionsBroke
Railways Bill: Blocked Opposition ImprovementsBroke
Youth Unemployment: Blocked DebateBroke
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 6 broke · 2 missed
3,447 children in poverty in this constituency (14.9%)
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 BlockedMissed
Welfare Spending: Voted Down ScrutinyBroke
Welfare Cuts: Blocked Debate AgainBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for DisabledBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Rejected SafeguardsBroke
Follow the Money
What Matt claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Total2024-25
£151k
Expenses
£151k
Expense Breakdown
£118k
Staffing
£33k
Office costs
The Broken Promise
Registered Interests
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Elected Councillor, Watford Borough Council. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 30 July 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Matt's Expenses
129 individual claims totalling £171,467.33 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.
Hospitality & Late Nights
£61
2 claims
Hospitality: £60.60
TV, Newspapers & Subscriptions
£344
2 claims
TV licence: £344.00
Staffing
4 claims
£118k
Office Costs
125 claims
£53k
Staffing(4 claims)£118,116.46
Payroll(1)£113,345.46
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£113,345.46
Pooled staffing services(2)£3,176.00
3 Oct 2024Parliamentary Research Services [200011474-1]
£3,000.00
3 Apr 2025LME Pooled research services Q4 2024-25. [200011557-18] [200011802-156] [200012120-1]
£176.00
Training - staff(1)£1,595.00
13 Mar 2025E-CAREERS LIMITED [200011725-6565]
£1,595.00
Office Costs(125 claims)£53,350.87
Advertising and contact cards(16)£13,677.60
7 Nov 2024NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP
£1,613.73
5 Mar 2025NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP [200011725-4474]
£911.13
17 Dec 2024NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP
£911.13
7 Jul 2025NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP
£911.10
5 Mar 2025NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP [200011725-4473]
£841.94
8 May 2025NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP
£841.94
21 Jul 2025NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP
£841.92
30 Sep 2025NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP
£820.96
17 Dec 2024NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP
£820.94
5 Mar 2025NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP [200011725-4475]
£820.94
2 Jun 2025NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP
£820.94
1 Sep 2025NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP
£820.93
14 Mar 2025MLN DESIGN & PRINT [200011725-7369]
£810.00
26 Jun 2025MLN DESIGN & PRINT
£810.00
16 May 2025MLN DESIGN & PRINT
£810.00
14 Mar 2025MLN DESIGN & PRINT [200011725-7368]
£270.00
Equipment - purchase(14)£8,599.45
17 Apr 2025bulk B&W/colour photocopier, printer & A3 scanner
£2,994.00
14 Mar 2025SP ELMSTOK [200011725-7367]
£1,292.40
6 Jan 2025CITY NEW USED OFFICE F
£986.40
6 Jan 2025CITY NEW USED OFFICE F
£981.60
5 Mar 2025CITY NEW USED OFFICE F [200011725-4472]
£628.80
29 Mar 2025TV for constituency office, 1st Flr 270 St Albans Rd Watford [200011802-151]
£549.00
18 Mar 2025WWW.OFFICEBOFFINS.CO.U [200011725-7194] [200011805-35]
£441.48
31 Mar 2025vacuum cleaner for Constituency Office [200011802-150]
£174.97
10 Jan 2025Silverline multi-drawer cabinet for constituency office [200011802-154]
£158.34
15 Sep 2025cabinet to house cctv fan unit and control box [***][***][***]
£118.00
8 Jan 2025Adexa Metal Storage Cabinet [200011802-153]
£111.59
19 Mar 2025WWW.OFFICEBOFFINS.CO.U [200011725-7437] [200011805-36]
£62.40
29 May 2025purchase of bracket to wall-mount office TV.screen
£59.99
29 Mar 2025Cable trunking for Watford office - housing supply to machines/phones [200011802-155]
£40.48
Rent(1)£5,541.69
27 Mar 2025[***] 01/09/2024 to 31/03/2025
£5,541.69
Stationery & printing(30)£5,187.19
20 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£457.61
20 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£457.61
20 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£457.61
2 Jul 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS
£298.63
26 Feb 2025LAZAR PRINT LIMITED
£288.00
11 Nov 2024LAZAR PRINT LIMITED
£288.00
31 Jan 2025Reimbursement for printing/copying costs, printing batched letters using Watford CLP printing machine. CLP invoice paid by [***] on 31.01.2025
£212.74
31 May 2025consumables/copier charges Watford office photocopier
£212.52
28 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£186.23
20 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£186.23
21 Oct 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS
£180.00
16 Apr 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS
£180.00
24 Jul 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS
£180.00
18 Sep 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS
£180.00
30 Jun 2025Office copiers print charges & consumables June
£162.01
6 Jan 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS
£102.00
10 Feb 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS
£102.00
13 Mar 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS [200011725-6563]
£102.00
15 Apr 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS
£102.00
13 Jun 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS
£102.00
11 Jun 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS
£102.00
2 Jul 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS
£102.00
27 Nov 2024PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS
£96.00
10 Feb 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS
£84.00
31 Jul 2025photocopier charges meter/unit price & consumables
£66.00
30 Sep 2025Office copiers photocopier consumables & monthly charges to end Sept
£66.00
31 Aug 2025August charges and consumables for Watford office photocopier
£66.00
31 Oct 2025Office Copiers consumables and copier fees Watford office photocopier October 2025
£66.00
6 Jan 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS
£54.00
13 Mar 2025PRINT DIRECT SOLUTIONS [200011725-6564]
£48.00
Software & applications(3)£3,516.00
19 Sep 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
11 Dec 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
11 Dec 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
Utilities(8)£3,500.00
3 Mar 2025Constituency office utilities bill from September 2024 - March 2025. [200012231-1]
£1,750.00
26 Jun 2025WLH Utilities Bill for June 2025.
£250.00
30 Nov 2025Gas and electricity utilities bill for November 2025
£250.00
30 Apr 2025Utilities bills for the month of April 2025 (Watford Constituency office)
£250.00
1 Aug 2025Electricity and Gas utilities bill for August 2025.
£250.00
31 Oct 2025Gas and Electricity Bill Watford MP Constituency Office October 2025
£250.00
31 May 2025Utilities for the Watford Constituency Office (May 2025)
£250.00
17 Sep 2025Gas and Electricity Bill for Matt Turmaine Office September 2025.
£250.00
Moving Fees(3)£2,937.60
5 Mar 2025PENMAN JOHNSON LLP [200011725-4476]
£1,430.60
7 Jan 2025PENMAN JOHNSON LLP
£995.00
14 Mar 2025PENMAN JOHNSON LLP [200011725-7370]
£512.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(20)£2,425.50
7 Feb 2025No description
£567.00
21 Nov 2024No description
£350.00
4 Feb 2025No description
£290.00
25 Oct 2024No description
£144.00
4 Feb 2025No description
£144.00
12 Apr 2025No description
£126.00
28 Jul 2025No description
£110.00
14 Feb 2025No description
£102.00
1 Nov 2024No description
£100.00
4 Apr 2025No description
£97.00
18 Oct 2024No description
£82.50
16 Jun 2025No description
£72.00
23 Jun 2025No description
£72.00
12 Apr 2025No description
£72.00
8 Jul 2025No description
£66.00
10 Mar 2025No description
£62.50
21 May 2025No description
£60.00
21 Aug 2025No description
£56.00
18 Oct 2024No description
£52.50
4 Mar 2025[200011725-3549]
£-200.00
Cleaning services(7)£2,170.47
30 Jun 2025Deep Clean of Watford Office (as first clean of new cleaning contract)
£382.80
13 Oct 2025Constituency Office cleaning 13 Oct to 09 Nov 2025
£325.25
18 Aug 2025[***] Watford office cleaning AugSept
£325.25
15 Sep 2025Cleaning costs for Watford office mid-Sept to mid-Oct 2025
£325.25
10 Nov 2025[***] - cleaning of Watford office 10 Nov to 7 Dec 2025
£325.25
21 Jul 20254 weeks office cleaning Jul & Aug 2025 Watford office
£325.25
7 Oct 2025bill for initial weeks of cleaning contract - to 14 July 2025
£161.42
Bought-in services(2)£1,800.00
7 Mar 2025Comms and Media - video production: video for MP´s website explaining role sharing contact info etc
£900.00
26 Mar 2025Pre-production work on Matt Turmaine MP website video.
£900.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(10)£1,791.67
1 Apr 2025Expense claim for Ariel Direct invoice for the month of April 2025.
£214.84
1 Jul 2025Aerial Direct Telephony and Internet Monthly Charge July 2025.
£192.04
1 Aug 2025Telephone and internet for September 2025 (dated 01/08/25).
£192.04
25 Nov 2025Landline and internet charges for November 2025 Ariel Direct.
£192.04
26 Jun 2025Telephony service, call charges and internet service for June 2025.
£192.04
23 Oct 2025Land line and Internet bill, Ariel Direct for Watford constituency office.
£192.04
1 Aug 2025Telephony and internet services for Aug 2025.
£192.04
25 Mar 2025Aerial Direct - Telephone and Broadband - March 2025
£141.53
25 Mar 2025Aerial Direct Telephone and Internet - February 2025
£141.53
25 Mar 2025Aerial Direct Telephone and Broadband invoice for January 2025
£141.53
Website hosting and design(2)£990.00
25 Mar 2025www.mattturmaine.co.uk
£630.00
24 Jun 2025Website updates/management - June to Nov 2025
£360.00
TV licence(2)£344.00
25 Jul 2025TVLICENSING.CO.UK
£174.50
16 Sep 2024TVLICENSING.CO.UK
£169.50
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(2)£272.98
11 Apr 2025Locks for constituency office door & storage cabinets
£192.98
10 Jun 2025vinyl flooring & mat for kitchenette at Watford office
£80.00
Postage & couriers(1)£207.50
28 Mar 2025stock of postage stamps for constituency office [200011802-149]
£207.50
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£201.17
25 Mar 2025Aerial Direct Broadband Internet line activation [200011802-152]
£201.17
Insurance - contents(1)£127.45
30 Jun 2025Contents insurance for Watford office
£127.45
Hospitality(2)£60.60
12 Feb 2025WWW.CHANDCOGROUP.COM
£36.00
5 Dec 2024HOC CRS
£24.60
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Watford: The Real Impact
The people Matt was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
3,447
Children in poverty
14.9% of children locally
4
broke
1
kept
1
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
Broke promiseUC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for Disabled
Broke promise3,996
Fuel poor households
9.01% of households locally
4
broke
43%
Constituents who rent
27.7% private, 15% social
3
broke
7,443
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
2
broke
1
missed
17
Asylum seekers housed locally
33.3% of constituents born outside UK
3
broke
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024