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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8 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

8 votes · 21 Apr 2026

4 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

4 votes · 20 Apr 2026

5 AYE

Pension Schemes Bill

5 votes · 15 Apr 2026

4 AYE

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

4 votes · 15 Apr 2026

2 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

2 votes · 14 Apr 2026

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

Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems; and whether it plans to publish such informa

AnsweredDepartment for Education13 Jul 2026

Department for Education: Data Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department ensures compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category data, including data relating to hea

AnsweredDepartment for Education13 Jul 2026

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on what basis Automated Decision-Making in her Department are being made.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport6 Jul 2026

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 what guidance has the Department issued internally to ensure compliance with the pro

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport6 Jul 2026

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 what safeguards have been implemented to ensure compliance with statutory requiremen

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport6 Jul 2026

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how individuals are informed by his Department that decisions affecting them have been taken, in whole or in part, by automated means.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport6 Jul 2026

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what processes are in place within his Department to enable individuals to seek human review and to challenge decisions made by automated sy

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport6 Jul 2026

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how her Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems in the context of the

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport6 Jul 2026

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that human oversight of automated decisions is (a) substantive and (b) effective.

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport6 Jul 2026

Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, to what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to employment by her Department, including recruitment, performance ma

AnsweredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport6 Jul 2026
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