Margaret Mullane
Labour MP for Dagenham and Rainham
Won with 42.6% · Majority: 7,173
The Verdict
Mostly did what the party told them. Occasionally showed a flicker of independence, but when it really mattered they fell into line.
Subject Grades
How Margaret scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 1 broke · 1 missed
Won with 42.6% of the vote, majority of 7,173
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
5,121 households in fuel poverty locally (11.08%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 78.4% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
44% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
11.08% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 42.6% of the vote, majority of 7,173
Welfare & Benefits
3 kept · 5 broke · 1 missed
6,423 children in poverty in this constituency (22.7%)
Follow the Money
What Margaret 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 5,121 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to override humanitarian protections in the Border Security Bill
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)(3 entries)£19k
UCL Pearl
Name of donor: UCL Pearl Address of donor: Yewtree Avenue, Dagenham, Essex RM10 7FN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The venue was supplied to host the first ever youth conference in my constituency, value £16,170.31 Date received: 14 March 2025 Date accepted: 14 March 2025 Donor status: other (University) (Registered 17 March 2025)
CEME
Name of donor: CEME Address of donor: CEME Business Campus, Marsh Way, Rainham, Essex RM13 8EU Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: CEME hosted for me, as requested by the DWP to host a Job Fair. To enable residents out of work to gain employment, value £2,100 Date received: 4 July 2025 Date accepted: 4 July 2025 Donor status: company, registration 07115923 (Registered 7 July 2025)
Barking and Dagenham College
Name of donor: Barking and Dagenham College Address of donor: Rush Green campus, Rush Green Road, Dagenham RM7 OXU Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: deposits waived for room hire for my constituency Surgery (£500.00 and £250.00), value £750 Date received: 23 January 2026 Date accepted: 23 January 2026 Donor status: other (Education college) (Registered 26 January 2026)
8. Miscellaneous(2 entries)
Undisclosed
Local Government Association Mentor. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 22 July 2024)
Undisclosed
Trustee of Dagenham United Charity. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 29 July 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Margaret's Expenses
155 individual claims totalling £182,594.25 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(4 claims)£139,039.79
Payroll(1)£136,855.79
Bought-in services(3)£2,184.00
Office Costs(149 claims)£36,588.98
Stationery & printing(68)£7,272.65
Rent(4)£6,668.39
Software & applications(10)£3,920.97
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Equipment - purchase(5)£2,673.45
Training - staff(3)£2,568.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(12)£2,500.65
Cleaning services(3)£2,020.06
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(16)£1,368.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(8)£1,258.58
Bought-in services(3)£1,110.00
Website hosting and design(4)£520.12
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(3)£351.40
Postage & couriers(3)£345.40
Hospitality(1)£312.90
Utilities(1)£269.94
Advertising and contact cards(1)£204.00
Equipment - hire(1)£140.14
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£82.11
Newspapers, journals, magazines(1)£2.22
Miscellaneous(1 claim)£6,956.28
Bought-in services(1)£6,956.28
Staff Travel(1 claim)£9.20
Other public transport(1)£9.20
Claims Rejected by IPSA (1)
These are expenses Margaret tried to claim but IPSA refused to pay.
Office Costs — Equipment - purchase
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Reason: Not claimable
14 Feb 2025
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Dagenham and Rainham: The Real Impact
The people Margaret 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