Alex Baker
Labour MP for Aldershot
Won with 40.7% · Majority: 5,683
97%
Party loyalty
1
Rebellions
30/36
Key votes
£175k
Expenses
The Verdict
Voted exactly as the whip instructed, every single time. The campaign leaflets promised change — the voting record delivered more of the same.
Subject Grades
How Alex scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 40.7% of the vote, majority of 5,683
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Scrapping Jury TrialsBroke
Jury Trials: Voted Down Opposition ScrutinyBroke
Welfare & Benefits
0 kept · 6 broke · 3 missed
2,854 children in poverty in this constituency (13%)
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)Broke
Two-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingMissed
Two-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's StrengtheningMissed
Child Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed UpMissed
Carer's Allowance Reform BlockedBroke
Welfare Spending: Voted Down ScrutinyBroke
Welfare Cuts: Blocked Debate AgainBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for DisabledBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Rejected SafeguardsBroke
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
3,836 households in fuel poverty locally (7.84%)
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 ReferendumBroke
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 72% 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
36% 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
7.84% 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 · 1 broke · 2 missed
Border Security Bill: Blocked SafeguardsMissed
Immigration: Shut Down Opposition DebateMissed
Border Security Bill: Overrode Lords AgainBroke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 40.7% of the vote, majority of 5,683
Rail Nationalisation: Rejected Lords ProtectionsBroke
Railways Bill: Blocked Opposition ImprovementsBroke
Youth Unemployment: Blocked DebateMissed
Follow the Money
What Alex claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Total2024-25
£175k
Expenses
£175k
Expense Breakdown
£136k
Staffing
£30k
Office costs
£1k
Accommodation
£8k
Travel
The Broken Promise
£175kClaimed in parliamentary expenses
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 3,836 fuel poor households in their own constituency
£1kClaimed on accommodation
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 2,854 children live in poverty in their constituency
£8kClaimed on travel and subsistence
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 36% of their constituents rent
£175kPaid from the public purse
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Director of Youth Battersea CIC. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 4 August 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Alex's Expenses
118 individual claims totalling £179,870.08 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
£208
1 claim
Hotel - late night: £208.00
TV, Newspapers & Subscriptions
£170
1 claim
TV licence: £169.50
Hotel Stays
£4k
20 claims
Hotel - London: £3,509.00
Hotel - late night: £208.00
Hotel - European: £168.80
Hotel - UK Not London: £104.50
Hotel - UK Not London: £87.55
Staffing
5 claims
£136k
Office Costs
86 claims
£33k
MP Travel
8 claims
£5k
Accommodation
16 claims
£4k
Staff Travel
3 claims
£3k
Staffing(5 claims)£135,843.55
Payroll(1)£133,263.55
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£133,263.55
Training - staff(1)£1,500.00
25 Mar 2025Training course for the whole team, entire breadth of writing the staff do.
£1,500.00
Bought-in services(3)£1,080.00
9 Dec 2024Independent facilitator for Assisted Dying constituency sessions
£480.00
19 Feb 2025Independent facilitator for constituency session
£360.00
13 Jun 2025Independent Facilitator for constituency group session to gather feedback on welfare policy reforms
£240.00
Office Costs(86 claims)£32,898.20
Rent(9)£17,094.00
4 Mar 2025No description
£2,442.00
1 Apr 2025No description
£2,442.00
5 Nov 2024No description
£2,442.00
30 Aug 2024FASTER PAYEMT 1ST MONTHS RENT £2,442 - A Baker - [***]
£2,442.00
6 Jan 2025No description
£2,442.00
3 Dec 2024No description
£2,442.00
4 Feb 2025No description
£2,442.00
1 Oct 2024No description
£2,442.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-2,442.00
Postage & couriers(4)£4,146.18
13 Mar 2025ROYAL MAIL DOOR TO DOO [200011726-7486]
£3,728.90
13 Mar 2025ROYAL MAIL DOOR TO DOO [200011725-4183]
£280.80
10 Oct 2024COSTCO WHOLESALE #125
£82.99
22 Dec 2024Stamps
£53.49
Equipment - purchase(18)£3,924.93
18 Mar 2025POSTROOM-ONLINE LTD [200011726-6207]
£1,462.80
2 Oct 2024IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£887.00
18 Mar 2025WWW.TONERGIANT.CO.UK [200011725-5689]
£315.25
18 Mar 2025WWW.TONERGIANT.CO.UK [200011725-5688]
£315.25
7 Jan 2025APPLE.COM/UK
£249.00
20 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-6383]
£158.87
2 Feb 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-1092]
£141.69
9 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-2224]
£129.71
23 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-5432]
£55.16
18 Feb 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-1395]
£44.95
25 Nov 2024AMAZON [***]
£42.80
2 Dec 2024AMAZON [***]
£41.48
17 Oct 2024B & Q 1266
£36.00
10 Oct 2024COSTCO WHOLESALE #125
£35.97
16 Oct 2024VISTAPRINT
£27.80
16 Oct 2024ASDA GEORGE COM LEEDS
£24.00
27 Nov 2024AMAZON [***]
£-5.95
27 Nov 2024AMAZON [***]
£-36.85
Software & applications(4)£3,616.00
14 Jul 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
2 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
2 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
1 Nov 2024CANVA [***]
£100.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(14)£1,860.10
8 May 2025No description
£280.00
26 Jun 2025No description
£280.00
9 Dec 2024No description
£220.00
9 Dec 2024No description
£180.00
9 Dec 2024No description
£180.00
28 Mar 2025No description
£180.00
14 Oct 2024No description
£141.60
10 Mar 2025[200011725-3944]
£90.00
7 Jan 2025No description
£70.50
4 Mar 2025[200011725-3478]
£70.00
8 May 2025No description
£60.00
2 Jul 2025No description
£54.00
26 Jun 2025No description
£54.00
20 Aug 2025Partial Repayment of 60301918:1
£0.00
Stationery & printing(29)£1,183.36
20 Aug 2024XMA October 2024
£628.54
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£200.40
20 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£150.00
21 Oct 2024AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£41.58
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£25.79
20 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£18.00
9 Oct 2024Tool set for office (flat pack furniture)
£17.99
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£17.41
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£16.15
3 Feb 2025Flipchart paper
£15.25
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£8.45
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£6.46
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£6.07
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£6.06
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£4.66
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£4.48
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£2.77
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£2.34
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£1.63
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£1.45
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£1.43
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£1.43
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£1.14
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£1.08
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£0.88
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£0.86
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£0.50
22 Aug 2024Banner September 2024
£0.37
22 Aug 2024Banner October 2024
£0.19
Advertising and contact cards(4)£807.88
10 Mar 2025AGA PRINT LTD [200011726-4423]
£668.42
12 Nov 2024VISTAPRINT
£75.98
15 Nov 2024acrylic for signage
£32.00
26 Sep 2024VISTAPRINT
£31.48
TV licence(1)£169.50
21 Mar 2025TVLICENSING.CO.UK [200011725-8736]
£169.50
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£94.95
19 Mar 2025CEX LTD [200011725-7096]
£94.95
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(1)£1.30
19 Mar 2025LEBARA MOBILE LIMITED [200011725-7097]
£1.30
MP Budget Overspend(1)£0.00
20 Jun 2025Office costs Budget Overspend 2024 - 2025
£0.00
MP Travel(8 claims)£4,946.84
Rail(2)£4,066.30
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£4,005.67
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£60.63
Air travel(1)£375.10
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£375.10
Hotel - late night(1)£208.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
1 night
£208.00
Hotel - European(1)£168.80
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
2 nights
£168.80
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£87.55
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
1 night
£87.55
Subsistence(1)£36.09
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£36.09
Parking(1)£5.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£5.00
Accommodation(16 claims)£3,509.00
Hotel - London(16)£3,509.00
3 Sep 2025[***][***][***]
2 nights
£440.00
2 Jul 2025[***][***][***]
1 night
£240.00
24 Jun 2025[***][***][***]
1 night
£225.00
16 Jul 2025[***][***][***]
1 night
£220.00
23 Apr 2025[***][***][***]
1 night
£220.00
7 May 2025[***][***][***]
1 night
£220.00
29 Jan 2025[***][***][***]
1 night
£199.00
11 Feb 2025Late votes
1 night
£199.00
4 Mar 2025[***][***][***] [200011725-3479]
1 night
£199.00
26 Mar 2025[***][***][***] [200011725-8563]
1 night
£199.00
11 Mar 2025[***][***][***] [200011725-6556]
1 night
£199.00
8 Apr 2025[***][***][***]
1 night
£199.00
1 Apr 2025[***][***][***]
1 night
£199.00
19 Nov 2024[***][***][***]
1 night
£195.00
14 Jan 2025[***][***][***]
1 night
£189.00
8 Jul 2025[***][***][***]
1 night
£167.00
Staff Travel(3 claims)£2,672.49
Rail(2)£2,567.99
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£2,521.55
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£46.44
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£104.50
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
1 night
£104.50
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Aldershot: The Real Impact
The people Alex was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
2,854
Children in poverty
13% of children locally
3
broke
3
missed
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)KEY
Broke promiseTwo-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingKEY
Didn't show upTwo-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's Strengthening
Didn't show upChild 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 promise3,836
Fuel poor households
7.84% of households locally
4
broke
36%
Constituents who rent
21.2% private, 14.6% social
3
broke
6,690
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
3
broke
155
Asylum seekers housed locally
133 in hotels · 22% of constituents born outside UK
1
broke
2
missed
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024