Chris Ward
Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Won with 44% · Majority: 9,663
93%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
27/36
Key votes
£203k
Expenses
The Verdict
Treated the party whip like a sat-nav and the manifesto like a suggestion box. The voting record tells you which one won.
Subject Grades
How Chris scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 44% of the vote, majority of 9,663
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Scrapping Jury TrialsBroke
Jury Trials: Voted Down Opposition ScrutinyBroke
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
5,245 households in fuel poverty locally (11.97%)
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 72.6% 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
Environment
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
11.97% of local households in fuel poverty
Water Companies: Blocked Stronger Sewage RulesBroke
Water Companies: Rejected Tougher PenaltiesBroke
Sewage: Voted Down Cross-Party MotionBroke
Great British Energy: Rejected Lords ImprovementsMissed
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Border Security Bill: Blocked SafeguardsBroke
Immigration: Shut Down Opposition DebateBroke
Border Security Bill: Overrode Lords AgainBroke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 44% of the vote, majority of 9,663
Rail Nationalisation: Rejected Lords ProtectionsBroke
Railways Bill: Blocked Opposition ImprovementsBroke
Youth Unemployment: Blocked DebateBroke
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 6 broke · 2 missed
2,782 children in poverty in this constituency (19.4%)
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)Missed
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 ScrutinyBroke
Welfare Cuts: Blocked Debate AgainBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for DisabledBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Rejected SafeguardsBroke
Follow the Money
What Chris claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Total2024-25
£203k
Expenses
£203k
Expense Breakdown
£159k
Staffing
£29k
Office costs
£12k
Accommodation
£3k
Travel
The Broken Promise
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Chris's Expenses
187 individual claims totalling £218,027.73 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.
Family & Dependant Travel
£116
3 claims
Rail: £71.24
Mileage - car: £45.00
Staffing
3 claims
£160k
Office Costs
138 claims
£41k
Accommodation
35 claims
£14k
MP Travel
3 claims
£2k
Staff Travel
5 claims
£2k
Dependant Travel
3 claims
£116
Staffing(3 claims)£159,725.66
Payroll(1)£158,786.66
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£158,786.66
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£900.00
17 Nov 2025Hive invoice for recruiting Temp Caseworker
£900.00
Working From Home Allowance(1)£39.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£39.00
Office Costs(138 claims)£41,048.45
Rent(5)£8,527.47
30 Dec 2024No description
£3,750.00
22 Oct 2024No description
£3,750.00
1 Apr 2025No description
£3,750.00
18 Sep 2024[***] - Rent for 11-28 September - First part Quarter
£739.80
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-3,462.33
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(5)£5,478.00
8 Oct 2024Decorating, repairs and painting for new constituency office
£2,408.00
17 Oct 2024Installing new carpet for constituency office
£1,540.00
15 Nov 2024Carpentry work at new constituency office (113 St George´s Road)
£810.00
12 Oct 2024Electrician to provide safety check and repairs for new constituency office
£370.00
29 Jan 2025Installing new internal door and desk drawers in constituency office
£350.00
Equipment - purchase(14)£5,411.19
24 Oct 2024VIKING
£3,183.52
1 May 2025Paper Folding Machine
£652.10
22 Jan 2025Final payment for front sign and payment for frosted vinyl window effect for security
£469.88
6 Nov 20244x Constituency Office desks
£227.96
10 Nov 2024CONSTITUENCY OFFICE WHITEBOARDS X2
£199.98
14 Apr 2025Office Chairs
£179.95
18 Jun 2025AMAZON [***]
£174.95
30 Oct 2024CONSTITUENCY OFFICE VACUUM CLEANER
£167.95
6 Nov 2024CONSTITUENCY OFFICE CROCKERY
£34.99
26 Nov 2024Constituency Office coat hanger
£34.95
26 Nov 2024CONSTITUENCY OFFICE HIGH DESK FOR PRINTER
£33.99
26 Nov 2024CONSTITUENCY OFFICE LAMP
£24.99
30 Oct 2024CONSTITUENCY VACUUM BAGS
£15.99
6 Nov 2024CONSTITUENCY OFFICE FIRST AID KIT
£9.99
Software & applications(3)£3,516.00
15 Aug 2025CASEWORKER SOFTWARE YEARLY BILL
£1,476.00
4 Oct 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
4 Oct 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
Advertising and contact cards(8)£3,513.50
28 Jan 2025Constituency Office Front Sign Final Payment
£812.34
10 Feb 2025Letterheads and printing, constituency paper
£731.40
28 Jul 2025Chris Ward MP Letterheads
£584.00
1 Oct 2024THE SUSSEX SIGN COMPAN
£468.96
10 Feb 2025Meet your MP poster and banner
£456.00
10 Feb 2025Contact your MP cards and posters
£222.00
25 Sep 2025ADVERTSIING - LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOOD FUND ANNOUNCEMENT, WITH PIC
£188.40
27 Sep 2025ADVERTISING - ´BUILD IT OR SELL IT´ COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN ON LOCAL SITE, WITH PIC
£50.40
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(22)£3,003.34
1 Jun 2025Phone and Internet for constituency office
£335.93
6 Feb 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£267.57
20 May 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£232.07
7 Jul 2025Phone and broadband for constituency office
£216.53
6 Feb 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£187.02
11 Nov 2025Phone and BT Cloud Work
£138.88
7 Sep 2025CONSTITUENCY OFFICE BROADBAND & INTERNET BILL
£133.44
11 Nov 2025Phone and Broadband
£133.44
7 Aug 2025Phone and Broadband for constituency office
£133.44
3 Nov 2025Office broadband and phoneline
£133.44
11 Mar 2025BT broadband and phone - constituency office, march 2025
£110.64
28 Feb 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£110.64
1 Jun 2025Phone services for constituency office
£98.98
20 May 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£98.98
3 Nov 2025Office phone service
£98.88
1 Aug 2025Constituency office phone line
£98.88
7 Sep 2025CONSTITUENCY OFFICE PHONE BILL
£98.88
7 Nov 2024BT BILL FOR CONSTITUENCY OFFICE - NOV24
£93.48
4 Mar 2025BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-3500]
£93.02
1 Apr 2025BT Cloud phone bill for constituency office
£93.02
7 Apr 2025BT Internet bill for constituency office
£50.64
7 Dec 2024BT BILL FOR CONSTITUENCY OFFICE - DEC24
£45.54
Utilities(14)£2,867.64
5 Dec 2024CONSTITUENCY OFFICE ELECTRIC BILL
£317.02
6 Feb 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£317.02
28 Jul 2025Water bill for constituency office
£255.99
18 Mar 2025EDF Bill for Constituency Office - £250.61
£250.61
28 Feb 2025BUSINESS STREAM
£203.06
1 May 2025Electricity, constituency office
£202.61
20 May 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£202.61
3 Nov 2025Office water bill
£197.67
1 Apr 2025EDF Electricity bill for constituency office
£178.88
2 Jun 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£164.32
1 Sep 2025CONSTITUENCY OFFICE ELECTRICITY BILL
£152.36
21 Jul 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£150.11
29 Aug 2025Constituency office electric bill
£138.33
2 Jun 2025BUSINESS STREAM
£137.05
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£1,800.00
8 Apr 2025Hive - Temp recruitment services - paid 08.04.25
£1,800.00
Stationery & printing(44)£1,695.98
24 Apr 2025Chris Ward MP Letterheads x 4,000
£489.60
22 Sep 2025AMAZON UK [***]
£172.36
8 Jul 2025WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£166.72
7 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£150.00
27 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£150.00
27 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£138.00
23 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£38.83
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£31.99
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£26.88
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£24.14
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£22.51
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£21.26
22 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£20.69
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£20.26
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£19.68
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£19.32
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£19.10
4 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£16.38
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£14.62
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£14.02
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£11.92
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£11.09
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£10.68
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£10.62
9 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£9.66
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£9.55
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£8.12
9 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£7.51
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£7.10
9 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£5.81
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£5.70
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£5.65
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£4.34
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£2.18
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£2.14
3 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£1.44
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£1.18
20 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£1.14
9 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£1.14
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£1.01
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£0.86
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£0.40
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£0.25
1 Oct 2024Banner November 2024
£0.13
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(12)£1,507.33
10 Oct 2024No description
£864.00
17 Mar 2025No description
£150.00
15 Feb 2025No description
£100.00
17 Sep 2024No description
£75.00
6 Dec 2024No description
£75.00
21 Oct 2024No description
£60.00
21 Oct 2024No description
£59.87
24 Sep 2024No description
£42.60
24 Jan 2025No description
£28.80
2 Dec 2024No description
£19.10
1 Nov 2024No description
£18.00
14 Nov 2024No description
£14.96
Cleaning services(5)£1,400.00
31 Aug 2025Deep clean with jet washing of bird waste in back yard
£408.00
26 Aug 2025Deep clean with anti-bird wire installed to back yard
£400.00
30 Sep 2025September Office Clean
£216.00
31 Aug 2025August Office Clean
£216.00
31 Oct 2025October Office Clean
£160.00
Website hosting and design(2)£1,100.00
14 Nov 2024Hosting, design and maintenance July-Oct 2024 of chriswardmp.co.uk
£800.00
14 Nov 2024Hosting, maintence and updates - Nov 2024 for chriswardmp.co.uk
£300.00
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£600.00
5 Dec 2024Set-up costs and installation of broadband and phone lines at new constituency office
£600.00
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(1)£378.00
7 Apr 2025Waste removal from constituency office - paid by [***] [***] on 07.04.25
£378.00
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£250.00
21 Oct 20242 pay-as-you-go mobile phones for Constituency office caseworkers
£250.00
Accommodation(35 claims)£13,768.26
Rent(7)£10,042.81
10 Dec 2024No description
£1,725.00
10 Oct 2024[***]Chris Ward-[***]-1st rent
£1,725.00
9 Jan 2025No description
£1,725.00
11 Mar 2025No description
£1,725.00
11 Feb 2025No description
£1,725.00
7 Nov 2024No description
£1,725.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-307.19
Council tax(9)£2,500.72
15 Oct 2024Council tax bill for constituency accomodation Oct 23-Mar24
£906.75
1 Nov 2025Council tax, Nov 2025
£256.91
1 Apr 2025Council tax, constituency property
£191.06
1 Oct 2025Council tax, constituency home
£191.00
1 Sep 2025Council tax, constituency home
£191.00
1 Jun 2025Council tax, constituency home, June 2025
£191.00
6 May 2025Council tax, May 25
£191.00
1 Jul 2025Council tax, constituency address
£191.00
1 Aug 2025Council tax, constituency address
£191.00
Utilities(15)£763.03
24 Nov 2025Electricity, constituency home
£137.91
4 Nov 2025Electricity bill, constituency home
£137.91
3 Oct 2025Water charge, constituency home (Mar-Sept 25)
£100.64
28 May 2025Water bill, constituency home
£64.16
12 Mar 2025Electricity, constituency home
£37.81
15 Feb 2025Electricity, constituency property
£35.71
19 Dec 2024Energy bill, constituency home (Nov 2024)
£34.45
26 Nov 2024Electricity Bill, Constituency home, October 2024
£32.42
26 Jan 2025Electricity, constituency home Dec-Jan
£31.62
12 Jan 2025Constituency home, heating Dec 24
£31.62
8 Feb 2025Electricity/heating, Jan 25
£28.75
8 Dec 2024November heating bill, Constituency home
£25.74
4 Mar 2025Electricity, constituency address
£23.67
12 Jan 2025Constituency home, electricity, Dec 24
£22.94
26 Nov 2024Heating , Constutuency home, Oct 2024
£17.68
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£299.70
13 Sep 2024HOTEL AT BOOKING.COM
2 nights
£299.70
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(3)£162.00
28 Nov 2025Broadband, constituency home
£54.00
24 Oct 2025Broadband, monthly charge
£54.00
7 Nov 2025Broadband use, constituency home
£54.00
MP Travel(3 claims)£1,697.66
Rail(2)£1,247.66
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£951.70
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£295.96
Mileage - car(1)£450.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£450.00
Staff Travel(5 claims)£1,671.46
Rail(3)£1,597.46
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,111.33
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£247.50
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£238.63
Parking(2)£74.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£50.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£24.00
Dependant Travel(3 claims)£116.24
Rail(2)£71.24
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£42.37
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£28.87
Mileage - car(1)£45.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£45.00
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven: The Real Impact
The people Chris was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
2,782
Children in poverty
19.4% of children locally
3
broke
1
kept
2
missed
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)KEY
Didn't show upTwo-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 promise5,245
Fuel poor households
11.97% of households locally
4
broke
48%
Constituents who rent
26.1% private, 21.5% social
3
missed
8,027
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
3
broke
31
Asylum seekers housed locally
1 in hotels · 17.6% of constituents born outside UK
3
broke
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024