The Verdict
Every key vote, every broken promise — right there in the lobby as instructed. Their voting record and their campaign literature appear to have been written by different people.
Subject Grades
How David scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Follow the Money
What David claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
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)
Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: Northumberland
Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member
Rental income: until 28 October 2024
Rental income details: The rental was paid to my family member
(Registered 15 July 2024; updated 16 October 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(4 entries)
Trustee, Together for the Common Good. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest ended: 23 January 2026
(Registered 15 July 2024; updated 24 January 2026)
Formal Appointment by the Government as the UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 27 February 2025
(Registered 28 February 2025)
Director of Blue Labour Campaign Limited. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 22 October 2025
(Registered 7 November 2025)
I was elected as Secretary of the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), a formally constituted group within the Labour Party focused on rural policy development and advocacy. This is an unpaid role. I work with the Exec to provide strategic direction and organisation for the group.
Date interest arose: 12 January 2026
(Registered 24 January 2026)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: David's Expenses
251 individual claims totalling £196,430.58 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 £9
2 claims
Hospitality: £9.40
TV, Newspapers & Subscriptions £427
3 claims
TV licence: £344.00
Newspapers, journals, magazines: £82.50
Family & Dependant Travel £486
1 claim
Rail: £486.11
£9k
11 claims
Hotel - London: £4,332.00
Hotel - London: £3,305.00
Hotel - UK Not London: £744.89
Hotel - London: £630.00
Hotel - UK Not London: £87.55
£585
2 claims
Air travel: £322.32
Air travel: £263.11
Staffing(22 claims)£121,558.26
Payroll(1)£111,620.52
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£111,620.52
Training - staff(17)£5,232.09
25 Feb 2025Staff Training day - [***]
£466.85
25 Feb 2025Staff Training Day - [***]
£466.85
25 Feb 2025Staff Training Day - [***]
£466.85
25 Feb 2025Staff Training - [***]
£466.85
25 Feb 2025Staff Training Day - [***]
£466.85
20 Mar 2025comms grid and delivery training [200011782-593]
£140.00
20 Mar 2025Comms grid and delivery training [200011782-595]
£140.00
20 Mar 2025comms grid and delivery training [200011782-594]
£140.00
20 Mar 2025Comms grid and delivery training [200011782-591]
£140.00
20 Mar 2025Comms grid and delivery training [200011782-592]
£140.00
24 Jan 2025Processing and production of C-Me reports for training day
£134.40
24 Jan 2025Processing and production of C-Me report for training day
£134.40
24 Jan 2025Processing and production of C-Me reports for training day
£134.40
24 Jan 2025Processing and production of C-Me reports for training day
£134.40
6 Nov 2024Travel expenses for staff training in London
£89.64
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
3 Oct 2024Parliamentary Research Services
£3,000.00
Bought-in services(2)£1,452.22
31 Mar 2025Consulting /Comms Support
£1,400.00
6 Nov 2024Travel costs for Executive Training for David Smith
£52.22
Working From Home Allowance(1)£253.43
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£253.43
Office Costs(172 claims)£35,102.64
Equipment - purchase(41)£8,756.32
11 Dec 2024CITY NEW USED OFFICE F
£1,279.86
11 Dec 2024CITY NEW USED OFFICE F
£1,279.86
9 Jan 2025CITY NEW USED OFFICE F
£1,017.60
25 Jan 2025B&Q MARKETPLACE
£403.96
16 Dec 2024CITY NEW USED OFFICE F
£348.00
25 Jun 2025NEXT DIRECTORY
£144.95
16 Dec 2024DEBENHAMS - DBZ
£129.99
24 Mar 2025B&Q MARKETPLACE [200011725-9349]
£124.85
17 Dec 2024EASYGIFT TRADING LTD
£121.93
16 Dec 2024ASDA GEORGE COM LEEDS
£85.00
14 Jan 2025PAYPAL COSMOGRAPHI
£69.60
14 Mar 2025ETSY.COM MULTIPLE SHOP [200011725-6623]
£54.07
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£42.00
16 Dec 2024WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK
£42.00
29 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£38.70
12 Mar 2025FIRSTAID4LESS [200011725-4339]
£37.02
30 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£36.12
29 Jan 2025WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK
£35.00
14 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-6621]
£31.98
14 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-6622]
£30.98
6 Mar 2025DUNELM SOFTFURNISHINGS [200011725-2935]
£20.40
16 Dec 2024DUNELM SOFTFURNISHINGS
£20.00
16 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-6827]
£15.11
31 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-8624]
£13.98
29 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£10.39
Rent(1)£7,181.90
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£7,181.90
Software & applications(7)£4,222.67
17 Jun 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
12 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
12 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
6 Oct 2025KAPWING PRO PLAN
£147.38
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(2)£4,096.00
15 Jan 2025Glass Partition in Office to make meeting space
£4,000.00
15 Sep 2025Boiler issues. Call out and fix
£96.00
Stationery & printing(52)£3,629.72
31 Jan 2025CARTRIDGEPEOPLE.COM
£757.30
14 Feb 2025CARTRIDGEPEOPLE.COM
£543.60
9 Jul 2025CARTRIDGEPEOPLE.COM
£435.99
10 Oct 2025Banner October 2025
£315.10
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£200.40
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£188.40
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£150.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£105.64
24 Jun 2025Banner July 2025
£91.40
2 Jun 2025Banner July 2025
£91.40
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£84.10
13 Aug 2025Banner September 2025
£67.93
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£40.91
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£38.34
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£37.76
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£37.73
7 Sep 2024Keyboard, mouse mat & laptop stand
£29.97
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£27.04
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£20.26
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£20.16
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£18.98
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£14.04
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£14.04
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£13.97
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£11.14
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£11.09
29 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£10.37
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£10.21
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£8.12
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£5.62
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£4.48
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£2.28
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£1.63
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£1.50
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.34
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.34
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£1.34
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.34
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£1.34
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£1.34
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£1.34
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.31
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.15
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£1.15
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.10
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£0.77
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£0.31
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£-1.31
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£-20.16
2 Jun 2025Banner July 2025
£-91.40
Business rates(3)£1,506.64
2 Apr 2025NORTHUMBERLAND CC CRD
£660.00
2 Apr 2025NORTHUMBERLAND CC CRD
£500.18
16 Jan 2025NORTHUMBERLAND CC CRD
£346.46
Utilities(15)£1,197.03
8 Apr 2025E.ON NEXT [200011782-590]
£110.88
6 Mar 2025BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-2934]
£106.06
11 Aug 2025WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO.
£93.55
6 Mar 2025E.ON NEXT [200011725-2933]
£87.19
14 May 2025WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO.
£81.18
11 Mar 2025E.ON NEXT [200011725-6577]
£75.00
24 Mar 2025WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO. [200011725-9348]
£45.74
Cleaning services(15)£748.27
7 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£372.46
7 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£53.93
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£40.14
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£34.98
7 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£25.30
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£20.57
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£14.11
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£11.53
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£11.45
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£7.08
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£4.73
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£2.96
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£2.71
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£2.32
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(10)£730.71
2 Jun 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£83.83
3 Jul 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£83.83
5 Aug 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£83.64
3 Oct 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£83.64
2 Sep 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£83.64
6 Mar 2025BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-2936]
£77.20
2 Apr 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£76.82
6 Jan 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£67.03
4 Feb 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£45.54
27 Feb 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£45.54
Training - MP(2)£601.25
25 Feb 2025Staff Training Day - David
£466.85
24 Jan 2025Processing and production of C-Me reports for training day
£134.40
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(13)£593.50
14 Aug 2025No description
£90.00
26 Nov 2024No description
£84.00
29 Mar 2025No description
£48.00
31 Mar 2025[200011725-8625]
£48.00
28 Feb 2025[200011782-589]
£43.50
15 Nov 2024No description
£30.00
16 Dec 2024No description
£30.00
4 Apr 2025Repayment of claim 60292733:1
£0.00
Advertising and contact cards(2)£561.60
Bought-in services(1)£408.00
4 Sep 2025NORTHUMBERLAND CC CRD
£408.00
TV licence(2)£344.00
21 Oct 2025TVLICENSING.CO.UK
£174.50
19 Nov 2024TVLICENSING.CO.UK
£169.50
Insurance - contents(1)£214.90
17 Dec 2024HOWDEN UK BROKERS LIMI
£214.90
Training - staff(1)£134.40
24 Jan 2025Processing and production of C-Me reports for training day
£134.40
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£83.83
6 May 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£83.83
Newspapers, journals, magazines(1)£82.50
23 Apr 2025Welfare Benefits Handbook online
£82.50
Hospitality(2)£9.40
30 Sep 2024PG Tips & Nescafe for Parliamentary Office
£6.25
22 Oct 2024Flat white and a can of water for a visitor to Parliament to discuss issues relating to David´s APPG commitments
£3.15
Accommodation(32 claims)£20,220.45
Rent(6)£12,195.07
11 Feb 2025No description
£2,600.00
14 Jan 2025No description
£2,600.00
12 Nov 2024No description
£2,600.00
11 Mar 2025No description
£2,600.00
11 Dec 2024No description
£2,600.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-804.93
Hotel - London(7)£4,332.00
22 Jul 2024[***][***][***]
4 nights
£1,040.00
12 Sep 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£630.00
10 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£630.00
3 Sep 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£607.00
14 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£585.00
23 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£420.00
30 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£420.00
Council tax(8)£2,893.53
1 Aug 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£588.00
10 Dec 2024WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£543.01
2 May 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£294.00
17 Oct 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£294.00
4 Jul 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£294.00
5 Jun 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£294.00
4 Sep 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£294.00
4 Apr 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£292.52
Utilities(11)£799.85
10 Feb 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£83.75
16 Dec 2024OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£82.86
13 Jan 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£81.17
12 Aug 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£75.40
7 Mar 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD [200011725-3875]
£73.89
7 Apr 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£73.52
13 May 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£68.34
28 Jul 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£68.19
9 Jun 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£65.89
16 Sep 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£64.02
14 Oct 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£62.82
MP Travel(14 claims)£9,828.65
Rail(2)£7,264.69
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£7,098.52
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£166.17
Mileage - car(4)£1,027.80
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£764.55
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£173.70
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£72.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£17.55
Hotel - London(1)£630.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£630.00
Parking(3)£362.99
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£176.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£112.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£74.99
Air travel(1)£322.32
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£322.32
Congestion charge & toll(1)£105.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£105.00
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£87.55
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
1 night
£87.55
Other public transport(1)£28.30
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£28.30
Staff Travel(10 claims)£9,234.47
Rail(2)£3,859.69
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£3,724.42
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£135.27
Hotel - London(1)£3,305.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
16 nights
£3,305.00
Mileage - car(2)£810.90
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£722.25
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£88.65
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£744.89
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
8 nights
£744.89
Air travel(1)£263.11
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£263.11
Subsistence(3)£250.88
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£224.41
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£15.47
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£11.00
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£486.11
Rail(1)£486.11
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£486.11
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
North Northumberland: The Real Impact
The people David was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
3,011
Children in poverty
22.8% of children locally
4,881
Fuel poor households
11.06% of households locally
33%
Constituents who rent
16.8% private, 15.7% social
7,892
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
188
Asylum seekers housed locally
3.5% of constituents born outside UK
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024