John McDonnell

MP since 1 May 1997

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The Rt Hon John McDonnell is the Labour MP for Hayes and Harlington, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

1881

Votes Cast

£269,647

Expenses 2024-25

12,031

Majority

53.3%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£269,647

Staffing£235,997
Office£33,651

Year-on-Year

2024-25£269,647
2023-24£274,528
2022-23£249,490
2021-22£242,842
2020-21£220,262
2019-20£167,204
2018-19£163,958
2017-18£158,820
2016-17£162,715
2015-16£162,927
2014-15£162,645
2013-14£158,805
2012-13£131,991
2011-12£129,787
2010-11£26,138

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 38,315 voters

Labour
20,405 votes53.3%
Conservative
8,374 votes21.9%
Reform UK
4,114 votes10.7%
Green Party
2,131 votes5.6%
Workers Party of Britain
1,975 votes5.2%
Liberal Democrat
1,316 votes3.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

313

Written Questions

3

Oral Questions

158

Debates Spoken In

252

Speeches

507

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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4 NO

Health Bill

4 votes · 8 Sept 2026

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

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Financial Interests(4)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Solidarity Consulting Ltd

Administration and coordination of the PCS Parliamentary Group, which I chair, by Solidarity Consulting Ltd, from 15 October 2025 to 14 October 2026

£36,077
Name of donor
Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)
Address of donor
160 Falcon Road, London SW11 2LN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Administration and coordination of the PCS Parliamentary Group, which I chair, by Solidarity Consulting Ltd, from 15 October 2025 to 14 October 2026, value £36,077
Donor status
trade union

Registered 29 October 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Solidarity Consulting Ltd

Administration and coordination of the PCS Parliamentary Group, which I chair, by Solidarity Consulting Ltd, from 15 October 2024 to 14 October 2025, value £34,358

£34,358
Name of donor
Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)
Address of donor
160 Falcon Road, London SW11 2LN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Administration and coordination of the PCS Parliamentary Group, which I chair, by Solidarity Consulting Ltd, from 15 October 2024 to 14 October 2025, value £34,358, value £34,358
Donor status
trade union

Registered 20 November 2024

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Solidarity Consulting Ltd from 13 October 2025 to 12 October 2026

Administration and coordination of the RMT Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd from 13 October 2025 to 12 October 2026

£25,091
Name of donor
Rail, Maritime and Transport Union
Address of donor
Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Administration and coordination of the RMT Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd from 13 October 2025 to 12 October 2026, value £25,091
Donor status
trade union

Registered 29 October 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Solidarity Consulting Ltd from 12 October 2024 to 11 October 2025

Administration and coordination of the RMT Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd from 12 October 2024 to 11 October 2025

£22,211
Name of donor
Rail, Maritime and Transport Union
Address of donor
Unity House, 39 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Administration and coordination of the RMT Parliamentary Group, which I chair, provided by Solidarity Consulting Ltd from 12 October 2024 to 11 October 2025, value £22,211
Donor status
trade union

Registered 20 November 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by John in Parliament

Shipping: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will have discussions with the Secretary of State for Defence on the application of merchant shipping legislation for civilian seafarers (a) in the

AnsweredDepartment for Transport20 Feb 2026

Shipping: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Tax Relief Statistics published on 22 January 2026, if she will provide the claimant number for Seafarers’ Earnings Deduction in 2024-25.

AnsweredTreasury20 Feb 2026

Shipping: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the cost figure for Seafarers’ Earnings Deduction from Income Tax for 2025-26 will be published.

AnsweredTreasury20 Feb 2026

Shipping: Tax Allowances

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) ratings and (b) officers claimed Seafarers’ Earnings Deduction in each financial year between 2015-16 and 2024-25.

AnsweredTreasury20 Feb 2026

Navy: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the replacement vessels his department has ordered from Serco Marine under the Defence Maritime Service Next Generation (DMS NG) programme will be ow

AnsweredMinistry of Defence20 Feb 2026

Tonnage Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many ship management companies have qualified for the Tonnage Tax scheme since 1 April 2024 to date.

AnsweredTreasury20 Feb 2026

Tonnage Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the (a) actual and (b) estimated cost was of Corporation Tax relief for qualifying shipping company groups in the Tonnage Tax in each year for which there

AnsweredTreasury20 Feb 2026

Tonnage Tax

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value was of dividend payments made to Tonnage Tax qualifying companies by companies not resident in the UK for tax purposes in each year since 2

AnsweredTreasury20 Feb 2026

Shipping: Conditions of Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she last discussed application of the ILO Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention 147 in the merchant shipping industry with the Maritime and

AnsweredDepartment for Transport20 Feb 2026

Merchant Shipping: Crew

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of maternity and paternity rights of seafarers working on merchant ships covered by the Merchant Shipping

AnsweredMinistry of Defence20 Feb 2026
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