Uma Kumaran
Labour MP for Stratford and Bow
Won with 44.1% · Majority: 11,634
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 Uma scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 1 broke · 1 missed
Won with 44.1% of the vote, majority of 11,634
Welfare & Benefits
0 kept · 7 broke · 2 missed
6,067 children in poverty in this constituency (25.7%)
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
5,055 households in fuel poverty locally (9.84%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 78.4% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
70% of constituents rent their home
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 44.1% of the vote, majority of 11,634
Follow the Money
What Uma claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
Registered Interests
4. Visits outside the UK(2 entries)£10k
Qatar (Doha)
Paid by: Doha Forum
Name of donor: Doha Forum Address of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation and F&B: £403.32 Flight: £5564.43, value £5,967.75 Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha) Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025 Purpose of visit: To participate in the Doha Forum 2025 on regional diplomacy and dialogue. Included meetings with Qatari ministers, ministers from other countries and key multilateral partners to discuss efforts to resolve regional conflicts. This visit is relevant to my role as a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. (Registered 19 January 2026)
Brazil
Paid by: Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit
Name of donor: Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit Address of donor: 180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£1,339.33), flights (£2,418.72) and subsistence received (£411.53), value £4,169.58 Destination of visit: Brazil Dates of visit: 10 November 2025 to 17 November 2025 Purpose of visit: Part of the cross party delegation of members to COP30, to meet legislators, counterparts, UN officials and experts to build relations and have discussions on international climate process. (Registered 15 December 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£400
UK Athletics Limited
Name of donor: UK Athletics Limited Address of donor: Athletics House, Alexander Stadium, Walsall Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2BE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the Diamond League London Athletics Meeting on 19th July at the London Stadium, value £400 Date received: 19 July 2025 Date accepted: 19 July 2025 Donor status: limited liability partnership (Registered 21 July 2025)
10. Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Name: Jacob Tilley Relationship: Spouse Role: Director Name of employer: Cavendish (Registered 15 July 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Uma's Expenses
221 individual claims totalling £220,213.38 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(9 claims)£189,721.21
Payroll(1)£188,761.21
Training - staff(8)£960.00
Office Costs(212 claims)£30,492.17
Rent(6)£8,397.43
Stationery & printing(149)£7,180.67
Software & applications(6)£3,890.02
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Postage & couriers(2)£2,979.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(10)£1,754.50
Equipment - purchase(19)£1,328.61
Advertising and contact cards(7)£871.60
Training - staff(1)£438.60
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(4)£397.48
TV licence(1)£169.50
Hospitality(1)£53.10
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(3)£18.00
Cleaning services(2)£13.66
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Stratford and Bow: The Real Impact
The people Uma 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