Josh Dean
Labour MP for Hertford and Stortford
Won with 38.5% · Majority: 4,748
94%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
34/36
Key votes
£169k
Expenses
The Verdict
Their constituents voted for the manifesto. This MP voted for the whip. The data shows which one they chose, almost every time.
Subject Grades
How Josh scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 38.5% of the vote, majority of 4,748
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Scrapping Jury TrialsBroke
Jury Trials: Voted Down Opposition ScrutinyBroke
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
3,246 households in fuel poverty locally (7.06%)
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 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 DebateBroke
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
29% 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
7.06% 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 · 3 broke
Border Security Bill: Blocked SafeguardsBroke
Immigration: Shut Down Opposition DebateBroke
Border Security Bill: Overrode Lords AgainBroke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 38.5% of the vote, majority of 4,748
Rail Nationalisation: Rejected Lords ProtectionsBroke
Railways Bill: Blocked Opposition ImprovementsMissed
Youth Unemployment: Blocked DebateBroke
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
1,771 children in poverty in this constituency (8.4%)
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 BlockedBroke
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 Josh claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Total2024-25
£169k
Expenses
£169k
Expense Breakdown
£137k
Staffing
£32k
Office costs
£401
Travel
The Broken Promise
Registered Interests
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat) Number of properties: 1 Location: East Hertfordshire Interest held: from 18 July 2025 Rental income: from 18 July 2025 (Registered 13 August 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Trustee of Future Living, a domestic abuse charity based in Hertford. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 11 June 2025 (Registered 8 July 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Josh's Expenses
170 individual claims totalling £187,420.73 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
18 claims
£139k
Office Costs
147 claims
£48k
Staff Travel
5 claims
£399
Staffing(18 claims)£139,204.74
Payroll(1)£94,990.91
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£94,990.91
Bought-in services(13)£40,561.43
2 Feb 2025Providing support, development and coaching to the team; and systems review and development. Including time in both the Westminster and constituency offices
£8,054.50
16 Feb 2025Providing support, development and coaching to the team; and systems review and development. Including time in both the Westminster and constituency offices
£5,637.40
30 Mar 2025Providing support, development and coaching to the team; and systems review and development. [200011803-61]
£5,380.50
16 Mar 2025Providing support, development and coaching to the team; and systems review and development.
£5,343.00
11 Mar 2025Providing support, development and coaching to the team; and systems review and development
£5,000.00
15 Jan 2025Shared Endeavours consultancy 12th Jan 2025
£3,729.10
2 Oct 2024Advice to support the MP in effective communication and engagement with constituents
£2,448.00
5 Apr 2025Providing support, development and coaching to the team; and systems review and development [200011803-62]
£2,247.52
9 Dec 2024REAL CLEAR
£994.00
6 Aug 2024Legal costs associated with the lease of my constituency office [200011480-1]
£600.00
5 Apr 2025Providing support, development and coaching to the team; and systems review and development [200011802-219]
£561.88
16 Jan 2025Design/artwork for window stickers Jan 2025
£300.00
18 Nov 2024CAB Pensioner Advice surgeries with advertising
£265.53
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
3 Oct 2024Parliamentary Research Services
£3,000.00
Training - staff(2)£500.00
19 Mar 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011725-7342]
£250.00
19 Mar 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011725-7341]
£250.00
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£152.40
19 Jul 2025LINKEDIN JOB [***]
£152.40
Office Costs(147 claims)£47,817.12
Business rates(12)£10,471.01
26 Jun 2025CLR WWW.EASTHERTS.GOV
£1,696.00
17 Apr 2025CLR EAST HERTS DC
£851.00
7 Oct 2025CLR EAST HERTS DC
£848.00
19 May 2025CLR EAST HERTS DC
£848.00
15 Jul 2025CLR EAST HERTS DC
£848.00
17 Sep 2025CLR EAST HERTS DC
£848.00
11 Nov 2024EAST HERTS DC
£846.00
3 Dec 2024CLR EAST HERTS DC
£846.00
7 Jan 2025CLR EAST HERTS DC
£846.00
4 Feb 2025CLR EAST HERTS DC [200011726-35]
£846.00
16 Oct 2024EAST HERTS DC
£845.88
8 Oct 2024EAST HERTS DC
£302.13
Rent(9)£10,030.14
29 Oct 2024No description
£1,400.00
28 Jan 2025No description
£1,400.00
28 Nov 2024No description
£1,400.00
4 Sep 2024[***] - First month´s rent -
£1,400.00
27 Feb 2025No description
£1,400.00
27 Mar 2025No description
£1,400.00
30 Dec 2024No description
£1,400.00
1 Oct 2024No description
£1,400.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-1,169.86
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(4)£4,125.98
15 Sep 20243 x Apple refurbished iphone
£2,340.00
30 Jul 2025Refurb mobile phone for team member
£870.00
30 Jul 2025Purchase of second hand iphone for new team member
£870.00
16 Sep 2024SQ MOBILINK BISHOP ST
£45.98
Software & applications(6)£3,636.00
16 Jul 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
13 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011804-225]
£927.12
13 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
13 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011805-213]
£512.88
18 Mar 2025GRAMMARLY CO [***] [200011725-7386] [200011805-215]
£115.40
18 Mar 2025GRAMMARLY CO [***] [200011725-7386] [200011804-227]
£4.60
Utilities(10)£3,420.96
10 Mar 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS [200011725-4846]
£557.80
15 Apr 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£506.68
14 Jul 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£450.94
8 Jan 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£408.82
4 Feb 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS [200011725-997]
£381.91
4 Dec 2024SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£376.52
30 Apr 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£366.94
23 Jul 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£237.93
3 Sep 2025Electricity (August 2025)
£69.35
1 Oct 2025Electricity constituency office Sept 2025
£64.07
Stationery & printing(32)£3,190.82
10 Feb 2025Print and production of 7 x constituency office window stickers
£547.20
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£333.89
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£333.89
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
24 Apr 2025Banner May 2025
£200.40
10 Oct 2025Banner October 2025
£141.31
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£106.54
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£106.54
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£106.54
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£95.09
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£88.30
27 May 2025AGA PRINT LTD
£58.10
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£48.92
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£46.72
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£46.72
5 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£32.59
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£16.36
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£15.89
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£14.02
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£14.02
3 Dec 2024Quality paper for office printing
£13.79
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£12.36
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£12.36
8 Nov 2024Printer paper for constituency office
£10.69
23 Oct 2024Key cut for office cleaning staff
£9.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£3.47
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£2.53
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£2.14
30 Oct 2024Banner March 2025
£-48.92
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(4)£2,759.00
10 Sep 2024Constituency Office Alterations
£2,387.00
10 Feb 2025Fitting of 7 x constituency office window stickers
£252.00
30 Apr 2025Office cleaning - April 2025
£60.00
31 May 2025Office cleaning - May 2025
£60.00
Equipment - purchase(6)£2,528.78
10 Sep 2024Office furniture for Constituency Office
£1,880.00
11 Aug 2025Meeting table
£195.99
3 Jul 2025Several fans for constituency office
£139.93
28 Oct 2025AMAZON UK [***]
£134.98
15 Jul 2025Const office supplies: plug adaptor, bins, cleaning materials, storage, kettle.
£93.14
3 Aug 2025Banner September 2025
£84.74
Recruitment Services &Costs(2)£1,716.00
16 Jan 2025Recruitment services for taking on temporary caseworker
£900.00
23 Aug 2024ILIFFEMEDIA.CO.UK
£816.00
Bought-in services(1)£1,000.00
13 Jun 2025Legal services
£1,000.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(15)£962.00
11 Aug 2025No description
£192.00
7 Nov 2024No description
£100.00
7 Oct 2025No description
£77.00
15 Jan 2025No description
£68.75
19 Mar 2025[200011725-7340]
£68.75
30 Nov 2024No description
£66.00
11 Feb 2025No description
£65.00
25 Nov 2024No description
£58.50
25 Jul 2025No description
£55.00
7 Nov 2024No description
£45.00
19 Oct 2024No description
£40.00
13 Feb 2025No description
£38.00
3 Oct 2024No description
£36.00
3 Aug 2024No description
£30.00
13 Aug 2024No description
£22.00
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(10)£677.03
11 Nov 2024Mobile phone line rental and usage Oct 2024
£146.26
1 Nov 2025Mobile phone services for Sept 2025
£67.20
1 Apr 2025Mobile phone services March 2025 [200011803-60]
£65.11
3 Jan 2025Mobile phone usage December 2024
£59.24
1 Jan 2025Mobile phone contract and usage Jan 2025
£57.22
1 Feb 2025Mobile phone usage and contract Jan 2025
£56.40
1 Aug 2025Mobile phone services for team - July 2025
£56.40
1 Jul 2025Team mobiles - monthly rental for June 2025
£56.40
1 Jun 2025Team mobiles - monthly rental for May 2025
£56.40
1 Sep 2025Team mobile usage - Aug 2025
£56.40
Cleaning services(12)£662.00
31 Jan 2025Constituency office cleaning Jan 2025
£60.00
31 Mar 2025Cleaning constituency office March 2025 [200011802-220]
£60.00
31 Dec 2024Cleaning for month of December 2024
£60.00
3 Feb 2025Cleaning of constituency office Jan 2025
£60.00
28 Feb 2025Constituency office cleaning Feb 2025
£60.00
31 Oct 2025Constituency office cleaning Oct 2025
£60.00
29 Aug 2025Constituency office cleaning Aug 2025
£60.00
31 Jul 2025Const office cleaning - July 2025
£60.00
30 Jun 2025Cleaning of constituency office for June 2025
£60.00
30 Apr 2025Constituency office cleaning April 2025
£60.00
4 Dec 2024Constituency office cleaning November 2024
£31.00
10 Nov 2024Constituency office cleaning Oct 2024
£31.00
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£630.00
11 Nov 2024Costs for installation and set up office phone and broadband
£630.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(11)£607.44
8 Oct 2025Internet and landline in const office for Sept 2025
£61.12
1 Aug 2025Const office landline and internet - July 2025
£59.47
1 Jul 2025Constituency office phone services for June 2025
£57.89
1 Apr 2025Office internet and telephone March 2025 [200011803-59]
£56.59
1 Jun 2025Constituency office phone services for May 2025
£55.69
1 Feb 2025Constituency office and telephone use Jan 2025
£55.04
1 Mar 2025Constituency office phone and internet Feb 2025
£54.22
1 Jan 2025Landline phone and internet rental and usage Jan 2025
£53.87
1 Sep 2025Office internet and phone costs - Aug 2025
£52.37
3 Jan 2025Landline phone and internet December 2024
£50.78
11 Nov 2024Office landline and internet usage Oct 2024
£50.40
Training - MP(1)£485.00
5 Mar 2025REAL CLEAR [200011725-3433]
£485.00
Advertising and contact cards(2)£237.52
5 Feb 2025Roller banners for constituency and Parliament
£196.74
4 Feb 2025AGA PRINT LTD [200011725-999]
£40.78
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(3)£235.00
5 Aug 2025Annual charge for new sanitary bin [200012468-3]
£90.00
5 Aug 2025Sanitary bin hire for const office
£75.00
1 Nov 2024JUNK AWAY
£70.00
Insurance - buildings(2)£168.00
23 Jan 2025Backdated buildings insurance charges Sep 2024 - Jan 2025
£130.00
25 Feb 2025Buildings insurance for Feb 2024
£38.00
Insurance - contents(2)£127.45
25 Feb 2025HOWDEN UK BROKERS LIMI [200011725-1418] [200011805-214]
£112.44
25 Feb 2025HOWDEN UK BROKERS LIMI [200011725-1418] [200011804-226]
£15.01
Postage & couriers(1)£74.99
25 Jun 2025Courier for collection of IT equipment and other staff leaver items
£74.99
Website hosting and design(1)£72.00
15 Sep 2024www.joshdean.co.uk
£72.00
Staff Travel(5 claims)£398.87
Rail(2)£285.86
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£265.69
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£20.17
Mileage - car(1)£86.81
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£86.81
Parking(2)£26.20
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£17.80
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£8.40
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Hertford and Stortford: The Real Impact
The people Josh was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
1,771
Children in poverty
8.4% 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 promise3,246
Fuel poor households
7.06% of households locally
4
broke
29%
Constituents who rent
16.4% private, 12.2% social
3
broke
5,017
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
3
broke
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024