Katie White
Labour MP for Leeds North West
Won with 46% · Majority: 11,896
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 Katie scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 46% of the vote, majority of 11,896
Cost of Living
0 kept · 5 broke · 2 missed
4,200 households in fuel poverty locally (10.08%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 76.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
22% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
10.08% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 46% of the vote, majority of 11,896
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
1,875 children in poverty in this constituency (10.8%)
Follow the Money
What Katie 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 4,200 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 1,875 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 22% of their constituents rent
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £2k from The Conduit Club
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(3 entries)£5k
The Conduit Club
Name of donor: The Conduit Club Address of donor: 6 Langley St, London WC2H 9JA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Waiver of fee for breakfast event space hire, value £1,750 Date received: 9 December 2025 Date accepted: 9 December 2025 Donor status: company, registration 12976435 (Registered 18 December 2025)
Wellcome Trust
Name of donor: Wellcome Trust Address of donor: Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500 sponsorship of a breakfast event, with payment made directly to the supplier. Date received: 9 December 2025 to 9 December 2025 Date accepted: 9 December 2025 Donor status: trust (Charity number: 210183) (Registered 17 December 2025)
John Murray Press
Name of donor: John Murray Press Address of donor: Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DZ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 50 copies of Ocean: How to Save Earth's Last Wilderness, by Sir David Attenborough (author) and Colin Butfield (author), value £1,400 Date received: 21 May 2025 Date accepted: 21 May 2025 Donor status: company, registration 00492627 (Registered 27 May 2025)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Name of company or organisation: Number 41 Ltd (dormant) Nature of business: Property company Interest held: until 18 May 2025 (Registered 18 May 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
I have become an ambassador for Leeds Women’s Aid: this is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 8 April 2025 (Registered 27 May 2025)
10. Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Name: Sam White Relationship: Partner Role: Specialist Partner, Flint Global and Next Chapter Strategy (Registered 2 August 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Katie's Expenses
117 individual claims totalling £164,311.98 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(5 claims)£99,411.31
Payroll(1)£98,030.58
Training - staff(3)£1,131.00
Working From Home Allowance(1)£249.73
Office Costs(87 claims)£36,330.71
Stationery & printing(51)£10,819.78
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(3)£4,664.00
Software & applications(3)£3,516.00
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Postage & couriers(1)£2,586.75
Bought-in services(2)£2,508.00
Advertising and contact cards(3)£2,031.20
Equipment - purchase(8)£1,982.38
Utilities(5)£1,814.41
Recruitment Services &Costs(3)£1,720.00
Training - staff(3)£850.00
Rent(1)£780.10
Insurance - contents(3)£58.09
Accommodation(17 claims)£18,766.57
Rent(8)£16,109.35
Council tax(2)£1,211.27
Utilities(6)£875.95
Moving Fees(1)£570.00
MP Travel(1 claim)£4,748.39
Rail(1)£4,748.39
Miscellaneous(1 claim)£2,419.92
Removals(1)£2,419.92
Staff Travel(5 claims)£2,174.43
Rail(2)£1,137.64
Hotel - London(1)£579.59
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£304.20
Mileage - car(1)£153.00
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£460.65
Rail(1)£460.65
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Leeds North West: The Real Impact
The people Katie 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