Michelle Welsh
Labour MP for Sherwood Forest
Won with 38.7% · Majority: 5,443
The Verdict
The voting record reads like a party instruction manual. Based on the public record, there is no evidence of a single independent vote. Their constituents might reasonably ask what they're getting for their vote.
Subject Grades
How Michelle scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 1 broke · 1 missed
Won with 38.7% of the vote, majority of 5,443
Welfare & Benefits
0 kept · 6 broke · 3 missed
4,153 children in poverty in this constituency (22.2%)
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
5,228 households in fuel poverty locally (11.28%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
Local A&E: only 66.7% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
27% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 2 broke · 2 missed
11.28% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 38.7% of the vote, majority of 5,443
Follow the Money
What Michelle 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 5,228 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 4,153 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 27% of their constituents rent
Registered Interests
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£550
The Football Association
Name of donor: The Football Association Address of donor: Wembley Stadium London HA9 0WS Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two match tickets, with hospitality, for me and one other to attend the FA Cup Semi- Final, value £550 Date received: 27 April 2025 Date accepted: 27 April 2025 Donor status: company, registration 00077797 (Registered 2 May 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
School Governor at Arnold View Primary School. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 3 August 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Michelle's Expenses
84 individual claims totalling £190,709.68 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(3 claims)£126,433.84
Payroll(1)£112,933.84
Training - staff(1)£10,500.00
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Office Costs(61 claims)£27,759.86
Equipment - purchase(10)£7,737.45
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(2)£6,104.84
Rent(10)£4,120.20
Stationery & printing(11)£2,760.77
Software & applications(3)£2,169.60
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(15)£1,620.42
Bought-in services(1)£1,476.00
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£989.00
Training - staff(1)£300.00
TV licence(1)£169.50
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(2)£115.00
Website hosting and design(2)£106.40
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£73.93
Insurance - contents(1)£16.75
Accommodation(12 claims)£25,564.64
Rent(1)£22,282.19
Utilities(5)£1,502.63
Hotel - London(3)£912.00
Council tax(3)£867.82
MP Travel(4 claims)£5,940.89
Rail(1)£4,718.39
Hotel - London(1)£630.00
Parking(1)£393.50
Travel Associated Cost(1)£199.00
Staff Travel(3 claims)£4,806.04
Rail(1)£4,578.54
Hotel - London(1)£199.00
Parking(1)£28.50
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£204.41
Rail(1)£204.41
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Sherwood Forest: The Real Impact
The people Michelle 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