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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2 NO

Health Bill

2 votes · 7 Sept 2026

1 AYE3 NO

Representation of the People Bill

4 votes · 2 Sept 2026

3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

2 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

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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

Local Government and Schools: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has undertaken or commissioned analysis of the fiscal implications of restoring pay to its 2008 infl

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government30 Jun 2026

Council Tax: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce restrictions on the use of enforcement agents for council tax debt in cases where households

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government30 Jun 2026

Council Tax Reduction Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department plans to review Council Tax Reduction schemes, minimum payment policies and the overall affordabilit

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government30 Jun 2026

Council Tax: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that statutory pre-enforcement requirements for council tax debt include mand

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government30 Jun 2026

Council Tax: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what protections will be put in place for households already in council tax arrears to prevent escalation action while they

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government30 Jun 2026

Council Tax: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of capped council tax liability order costs on low income households, a

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government30 Jun 2026

Council Tax: Debts

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how he will ensure consistent application of council tax enforcement reforms across local authorities, including minimum st

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government30 Jun 2026

Money Laundering: Israeli Settlements and Syria

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to ensure that anti-money laundering supervisory authorities effectively discharge their functions under the Money Laundering, Terroris

AnsweredTreasury30 Jun 2026

Money Laundering: Israeli Settlements and Syria

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of whether UK persons and regulated businesses are exposed to money laundering risks through transactions involving companies whose

AnsweredTreasury30 Jun 2026

Money Laundering: Israeli Settlements and Syria

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she has issued, or plans to issue, guidance to anti-money laundering supervisory authorities on the application of Regulation 47 of the Money Laundering

AnsweredTreasury30 Jun 2026
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