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

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of agreeing a long-term strategy with the (a) Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remu

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Jun 2025

Doctors' and Dentists' Review Body and NHS Pay Review Body: Pay Settlements

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits for recruitment and retention of agreeing a long-term strategy to improve pay

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Jun 2025

Schools: Energy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of establishing a national energy contract for the school sector.

AnsweredDepartment for Education3 Jun 2025

Schools: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a cap on chief executive pay in the school sector.

AnsweredDepartment for Education3 Jun 2025

Employment Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the employment support package in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions2 Jun 2025

Employment: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the funding required for employment support to increase employment income in line with changes to welfare

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions2 Jun 2025

Employment: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate her Department has made of the employment support funding required to secure employment income increases for people losing welfare pa

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions2 Jun 2025

Employment: Chronic Illnesses and Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the employment support package set out in the Pathways to Work Green Paper on em

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions2 Jun 2025

Employment: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she plans to establish a target for increased employment outcomes from the employment support package set out in the Pathways to Work: Refo

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions2 Jun 2025

Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the employment support package in the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper, published on 18

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions2 Jun 2025
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