Luke Murphy
Labour MP for Basingstoke
Won with 42.7% · Majority: 6,484
93%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
29/36
Key votes
£199k
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 Luke scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 42.7% of the vote, majority of 6,484
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Scrapping Jury TrialsBroke
Jury Trials: Voted Down Opposition ScrutinyBroke
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
3,392 households in fuel poverty locally (7.03%)
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 · 1 broke · 3 missed
Local A&E: only 76.8% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Mental Health Bill: Blocked Strengthening AmendmentsMissed
Mental Health Bill: Rejected Patient SafeguardsMissed
Mental Health Bill: Third Amendment Blocked Same DayMissed
Access to Primary Healthcare: Blocked DebateBroke
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
37% 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
7.03% 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 · 2 broke · 1 missed
Border Security Bill: Blocked SafeguardsBroke
Immigration: Shut Down Opposition DebateBroke
Border Security Bill: Overrode Lords AgainMissed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 42.7% of the vote, majority of 6,484
Rail Nationalisation: Rejected Lords ProtectionsBroke
Railways Bill: Blocked Opposition ImprovementsBroke
Youth Unemployment: Blocked DebateBroke
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 6 broke · 2 missed
2,931 children in poverty in this constituency (13.8%)
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 ScrutinyMissed
Welfare Cuts: Blocked Debate AgainBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for DisabledBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Rejected SafeguardsBroke
Follow the Money
What Luke claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Total2024-25
£199k
Expenses
£199k
Expense Breakdown
£156k
Staffing
£30k
Office costs
£11k
Accommodation
£2k
Travel
The Broken Promise
£199kClaimed in parliamentary expenses
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 3,392 fuel poor households in their own constituency
£11kClaimed on accommodation
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 2,931 children live in poverty in their constituency
£2kClaimed on travel and subsistence
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 37% of their constituents rent
£199kPaid 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
Unpaid member of the independent Housing Policy and Delivery Oversight Committee Date interest arose: 8 September 2025 (Registered 17 October 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Luke's Expenses
150 individual claims totalling £205,545.80 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.
TV, Newspapers & Subscriptions
£297
2 claims
Newspapers, journals, magazines: £297.39
Staffing
13 claims
£156k
Office Costs
101 claims
£37k
Accommodation
34 claims
£11k
Staff Travel
1 claim
£1k
MP Travel
1 claim
£960
Staffing(13 claims)£155,626.02
Payroll(1)£147,507.82
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£147,507.82
Bought-in services(8)£6,095.00
31 Jan 2025CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK
£1,194.00
6 Dec 2024CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK
£1,194.00
5 Dec 2024CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK
£1,194.00
22 Apr 2025CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK [200012384-1]
£1,194.00
5 Mar 2025CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK [200011725-3565]
£1,194.00
4 Apr 2025CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK
£1,194.00
1 Apr 2025Consultancy Services
£125.00
30 Apr 2025CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK
£-1,194.00
Training - staff(4)£2,023.20
20 Mar 2025Comms Training for Team [200011793-454]
£750.00
24 Jan 2025PAYPAL PARLITRAINI
£576.00
17 Dec 2024PARLI-TRAINING
£348.60
17 Dec 2024PARLI-TRAINING
£348.60
Office Costs(101 claims)£37,094.26
Stationery & printing(43)£7,450.80
21 Mar 2025PRACTICAL CREATIVES [200011725-8741]
£2,268.00
8 Aug 2025PRACTICAL CREATIVES
£828.00
4 Aug 2025CARTRIDGE SAVE
£743.11
15 Jul 2025CARTRIDGE SAVE
£713.52
6 Mar 2025PRACTICAL CREATIVES [200011725-2380]
£571.20
13 Mar 2025PRACTICAL CREATIVES [200011725-3853]
£318.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£294.00
28 Mar 2025WWW.FIRSTFORPAPER.CO.U [200011725-8937]
£204.00
6 Mar 2025PRACTICAL CREATIVES [200011725-2379]
£189.60
29 Nov 2024AMAZON [***]
£181.19
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£170.40
28 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-8938]
£149.76
8 Aug 2025POSTROOM-ONLINE LTD
£129.41
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£102.02
14 Feb 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£86.89
17 Mar 2025STAMPIT [200011725-5580]
£76.58
27 Jan 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£67.96
1 Dec 2024AMAZON [***]
£56.72
14 Feb 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£33.49
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£29.26
28 Nov 2024AMAZON [***]
£24.48
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£19.39
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£19.34
31 Jan 2025COLOUR INC LTD
£19.17
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£18.04
29 Oct 2024AMAZON.CO.UK [***]
£14.81
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£12.84
18 Mar 2025SP SHOP.PARLIAMENT.UK [200011725-5700]
£12.00
20 Nov 2024Office Stationery
£10.98
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£10.13
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£9.61
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£8.74
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£6.92
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£6.42
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£6.42
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£6.42
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£6.42
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£6.01
5 Dec 2024RYMAN 1130
£5.98
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£5.59
1 Nov 2024Office Stationery
£4.99
28 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£2.78
30 Nov 2024[***] [200011633-131]
£0.21
Rent(7)£7,414.00
19 Nov 2024[***] - rent for 01/12/2024 - 31/12/2024
£1,825.00
1 Apr 2025No description
£1,825.00
4 Mar 2025No description
£1,825.00
6 Jan 2025No description
£1,825.00
4 Feb 2025No description
£1,825.00
24 Jan 2025BIZSPACE LIMITED
£114.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-1,825.00
Website hosting and design(3)£4,896.00
31 Mar 2025CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK [200011725-10768] [200011792-482,483] [200012497-1]
£3,701.92
31 Mar 2025CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK [200011725-10768] [200011793-331,332] [200012497-0]
£1,098.08
19 Sep 2025CAUSEWAYCREATIVE.CO.UK
£96.00
Equipment - purchase(14)£4,579.37
28 Mar 2025QUADIENT UK LTD [200011725-8935]
£2,796.00
16 Jul 2025QUADIENT UK LTD
£429.00
20 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-6387]
£208.93
13 Mar 2025AGA PRINT LTD [200011725-3852]
£186.93
10 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£178.17
28 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-8934]
£138.12
28 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-8936]
£135.00
26 Jan 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£124.33
17 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-5579]
£97.29
5 Dec 2024AMAZON.CO.UK [***]
£76.93
10 Jun 2025AMAZON [***]
£73.95
19 Dec 2024AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£70.71
26 Jan 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£36.82
13 Dec 2024AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£27.19
Postage & couriers(4)£4,069.90
19 Mar 2025PAYPAL ROYALMAILGR [200011725-5370]
£4,038.10
3 Feb 2025Posting documents back to a constituent
£18.70
8 Jan 2025Stamps
£8.80
8 Nov 2024Post to constituent
£4.30
Software & applications(5)£3,650.43
27 Jun 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
18 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011792-484]
£1,002.08
18 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
18 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011793-333]
£437.92
9 May 2025KAPWING PRO PLAN
£134.43
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
3 Oct 2024Parliamentary Research Services
£3,000.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(21)£1,557.75
21 Mar 2025No description
£135.00
31 Jul 2024No description
£123.75
7 Apr 2025No description
£120.00
22 Mar 2025[200011793-452]
£110.00
30 Sep 2024No description
£90.00
15 Nov 2024No description
£88.00
27 Jun 2025No description
£81.00
11 Jul 2025No description
£77.00
25 Oct 2025No description
£72.00
31 Oct 2024[200011793-453]
£71.50
31 Oct 2024[200011634-106]
£70.00
26 Apr 2025No description
£69.00
13 Mar 2025No description
£69.00
13 Sep 2025No description
£65.00
24 Jul 2025No description
£59.50
11 Oct 2024No description
£58.00
3 Apr 2025No description
£58.00
6 Feb 2025[200011634-33]
£40.00
14 Jan 2025[200011634-107]
£40.00
9 Oct 2024No description
£31.00
25 Oct 2024No description
£30.00
Newspapers, journals, magazines(2)£297.39
3 Apr 2025NEWSQUEST MEDIA GROUP
£206.44
9 Jan 2025PAYPAL LAG
£90.95
Advertising and contact cards(1)£178.62
29 Oct 2024Leaflets, letters and flyers
£178.62
Accommodation(34 claims)£10,775.50
Rent(9)£7,320.97
15 Mar 2025March Rent
£850.00
13 Oct 2024Constituency Home Rent
£850.00
13 Aug 2024Rent paid on the 13th August
£850.00
13 Nov 2024Constituency Home Rent
£850.00
13 Jan 2025Constituency Home Rent
£850.00
13 Dec 2024December Rent
£850.00
13 Sep 2024Rent paid on the 13th September
£850.00
13 Feb 2025Feb Rent
£850.00
13 Apr 2025[200011793-450]
£520.97
Council tax(10)£2,036.98
24 Jan 2025Council Tax for Constituency Property
£940.98
28 Mar 2025March Council Tax
£135.00
28 Feb 2025Feb Council Tax
£135.00
28 Sep 2025Council tax
£118.00
28 Oct 2025Council tax
£118.00
1 Aug 2025Council Tax July
£118.00
28 May 2025May Council tax
£118.00
28 Sep 2025August Council Tax
£118.00
28 Jun 2025June Council tax
£118.00
19 Nov 2025Council Tax
£118.00
Utilities(15)£1,417.55
24 Mar 2025Feb energy bill
£181.51
21 Dec 2024Dec Energy Bill
£162.77
21 Nov 2024Nov Energy Bill
£153.72
23 Nov 2024Nov Energy Bill
£153.72
30 Oct 2024Water Bill DD´s July-October
£127.40
21 Oct 2024Constituency Home Energy Bill
£127.10
21 Sep 2024Constituency Residence Energy Bill
£106.53
21 Aug 2024Constituency Residence Energy Bill
£98.22
21 Mar 2025Constituency Property Energy Bill [200011793-451]
£68.23
21 Jul 2024Energy Bill for constituency residence (5th July Onwards only)
£55.96
22 May 2025Energy Bill April
£54.99
15 Jan 2025January Water Bill
£31.85
15 Dec 2024December Water
£31.85
15 Nov 2024Nov water
£31.85
15 Feb 2025Feb Water Bill
£31.85
Staff Travel(1 claim)£1,090.01
Rail(1)£1,090.01
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,090.01
MP Travel(1 claim)£960.01
Rail(1)£960.01
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£960.01
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Basingstoke: The Real Impact
The people Luke was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
2,931
Children in poverty
13.8% 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 promise3,392
Fuel poor households
7.03% of households locally
4
broke
37%
Constituents who rent
16.8% private, 20.5% social
3
broke
6,323
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
2
broke
1
missed
12
Asylum seekers housed locally
14.9% of constituents born outside UK
2
broke
1
missed
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024