Andy McDonald

MP since 29 Nov 2012

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Andy McDonald is the Labour MP for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East, and has been an MP continually since 29 November 2012.

1792

Votes Cast

£296,890

Expenses 2024-25

9,192

Majority

47.2%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£296,890

Staffing£238,313
Office£26,576
Accommodation£24,264
Travel£7,737

Year-on-Year

2024-25£296,890
2023-24£248,467
2022-23£216,956
2021-22£206,311
2020-21£195,158
2019-20£190,180
2018-19£187,027
2017-18£181,476
2016-17£177,798
2015-16£179,169
2014-15£163,453
2013-14£164,137
2012-13£42,084

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 34,407 voters

Labour
16,238 votes47.2%
Reform UK
7,046 votes20.5%
Conservative
6,174 votes17.9%
Workers Party of Britain
2,007 votes5.8%
Green Party
1,522 votes4.4%
Liberal Democrat
1,037 votes3.0%
Independent
383 votes1.1%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

406

Written Questions

21

Oral Questions

141

Debates Spoken In

233

Speeches

501

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Financial Interests(1)

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Solicitor (not currently employed as such). (Registered 28 December 2012)

Registered 28 December 2012

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Andy in Parliament

Crown Court: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the percentage of cases in the overall Crown Court backlog which are either way cases that would be no longer eligible for jury

AnsweredMinistry of Justice12 Feb 2026

Crown Court: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the percentage of the current Crown Court backlog that would be sent for judge alone trials under his proposed court reforms.

AnsweredMinistry of Justice12 Feb 2026

Crown Court: Trials

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the percentage of the overall Crown Court backlog which comprises the cohort of up to three years’ imprisonment cases and would

AnsweredMinistry of Justice12 Feb 2026

Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation Review

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to (a) receive the findings of the Independent Review of Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation, (b) share those findings with

AnsweredHome Office19 Jan 2026

Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation Review

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the findings of the Independent Review of Public Order and Hate Crime Legislation will be available to i) the Home Affairs Select Committ

AnsweredHome Office19 Jan 2026

Special Educational Needs: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many new specialist school places are planned to be created in Tees Valley combined authority area and its Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees local aut

AnsweredDepartment for Education16 Jan 2026

Special Educational Needs: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the expected delivery timescales and associated capital funding allocations are for new specialist school places in Tees Valley combined authority are

AnsweredDepartment for Education16 Jan 2026

Special Educational Needs: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has undertaken of specialist school place sufficiency in Tees Valley combined authority area and its Middlesbrough and Stock

AnsweredDepartment for Education16 Jan 2026

Special Educational Needs: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what capital and revenue funding allocations have been made to local authorities in Tees Valley combined authority area and its Middlesbrough and Stockton-

AnsweredDepartment for Education16 Jan 2026

Special Educational Needs: Tees Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils with education, health and care plans in the Tees Valley combined authority area and its Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees local authority

AnsweredDepartment for Education16 Jan 2026
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