LabourREPORT
Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

Labour MP for Washington and Gateshead South

20yr
Since 2005
1yr 8mo
Current term
91%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
22/36
Key votes
£283k
Expenses

2024 Election Result

47.8%
Vote share
6,913
Majority
52.2%
Turnout
70,972
Electorate
LabSharon HodgsonWON
17,68247.8%
RefPaul Donaghy
10,76929.1%
ConShaun Parsons
4,65412.6%
GreenMichal Chantkowski
1,6874.6%
LDCiaran Morrissey
1,6024.3%
Sharon McLafferty
6271.7%

Subject Grades

How Mrs scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.

Education

1 kept · 0 broke

A

Won with 47.8% of the vote, majority of 6,913

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Follow the Money

What Mrs claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.

Total2024-25
£284k
Expenses
£283k
Gifts
£2k

Expense Breakdown

£225k
Staffing
£23k
Office costs
£24k
Accommodation
£11k
Travel

Registered Interests

4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£3k
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United States (Washington D.C.)

Paid by: Labour Friends of Israel

£3k

Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel Address of donor: BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, and meals (value £2,500), value £2,500 Destination of visit: United States (Washington D.C.) Dates of visit: 22 February 2025 to 26 February 2025 Purpose of visit: Delegation to Washington DC. Meetings with US politicians and civil servants. Attending AIPAC Congressional Summit 2025. (Registered 3 March 2025)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(3 entries)£2k

British Recorded Music Industry

£660

Name of donor: British Recorded Music Industry Address of donor: Unit 4/4A, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend the Mercury Prize Awards 2025. The tickets included entry to the event, two seats at the BPI table, food and drink, value £660 Date received: 16 October 2025 Date accepted: 16 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01132389 (Registered 21 October 2025)

Royal Albert Hall

£592

Name of donor: Royal Albert Hall Address of donor: Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the opening night of the Grand Sumo Tournament 2025 held in the Royal Albert Hall, value £592 Date received: 15 October 2025 Date accepted: 15 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01539294 (Registered 21 October 2025)

LACA Ltd

£522

Name of donor: LACA Ltd Address of donor: 11-13 The Quad, Sovereign Way, Chester, Cheshire CH1 4QP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation and meals at the LACA Main Event 2025 alongside Parliamentary Assistant, value £522 Date received: 8 July 2025 to 10 July 2025 Date accepted: 8 July 2025 Donor status: company, registration 6795804 (Registered 1 August 2025)

8. Miscellaneous(2 entries)

Undisclosed

Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 16 October 2024 Date interest ended: 4 March 2026 (Registered 31 October 2024; updated 4 March 2026)

Undisclosed

Director and Trustee of the British Group Inter-Parliamentary Union. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 13 November 2024 (Registered 20 November 2024)

9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses(1 entry)

Undisclosed

Name: Alan Hodgson Relationship: Spouse Role: Office Manager Working pattern: Full time

Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)

Every Penny: Mrs's Expenses

102 individual claims totalling £279,765.84 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.

TV, Newspapers & Subscriptions
£175
1 claim
TV licence: £174.50
Hotel Stays
£1k
3 claims
Hotel - London: £696.99
Hotel - UK Not London: £289.96
Hotel - UK Not London: £258.30
Flights
£848
2 claims
Air travel: £848.12
Staffing
2 claims
£225k
Accommodation
21 claims
£24k
Office Costs
58 claims
£20k
MP Travel
12 claims
£9k
Staff Travel
9 claims
£3k
Staffing(2 claims)£224,704.28
Payroll(1)£224,512.82
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£224,512.82
Working From Home Allowance(1)£191.46
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£191.46
Accommodation(21 claims)£24,093.66
Rent(1)£20,740.47
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£20,740.47
Utilities(19)£2,050.56
1 Apr 2025THAMES WATER
£1,001.40
4 Nov 20252025 11 04 dual fuel bill London accommodation
£87.64
2 Aug 20242024 08 03 dual fuel bill London accommodation
£62.33
2 Aug 20242024 08 02 Dual fuel for London accommodation
£62.33
2 Sep 20242024 09 02 dual fuel bill London accommodation
£62.33
2 Oct 20242024 10 02 dual fuel for London accommodation
£62.33
4 Mar 20252025 03 03 dual fuel bill London accomm
£59.35
4 Nov 20242024 11 04 dual fuel London accommodation
£59.35
3 Feb 20252025 02 03 dual fuel
£59.35
2 Jan 20252025 01 02 dual fuel London accommodation
£59.35
2 Dec 20242024 12 02 dual fuel London accommodation
£59.35
2 Oct 20252025 10 02 dual fuel bill London accomm
£59.35
2 Sep 20252025 09 02 dual fuel bill London accommodation
£59.35
2 Jun 20252025 06 02 dual fuel London accommodation
£59.35
2 Apr 20252025 04 02 dual fuel London accommodation
£59.35
4 Aug 20252025 08 04 dual fuel bill London accommodation
£59.35
2 May 20252025 05 02 dual fuel London accommodation
£59.35
2 Jul 20252025 07 02 Dual fuel bill for London accommodation
£59.35
19 Sep 2024Repayment of claim 60252846:1
£0.00
Council tax(1)£1,302.63
1 Apr 2025LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB
£1,302.63
Office Costs(58 claims)£19,839.91
Rent(1)£12,000.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£12,000.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(4)£2,206.71
23 Apr 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£567.89
9 Jul 20252025 07 09 BT landline bill for office
£566.04
15 Jan 20252025 01 15 BT bill constituency office
£536.77
14 Oct 20242024 10 14 telephone bill constituency office line rental
£536.01
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£1,560.00
24 Jul 20242024 07 24 personnel recruitment
£1,560.00
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(17)£1,471.58
9 Oct 20252025 10 09 telephone and line rental
£548.87
19 May 20252025 05 19 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£73.43
17 Oct 20252025 10 17 mobile phone MP - claimed at 80% for parli business usage
£65.43
19 Aug 20252025 08 19 Mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£64.51
19 Nov 20252025 11 19 Mobile phone MP - claimed at 80% for parli business usage
£62.91
19 Nov 20242024 11 19 Mobile Phone MP Claimed at 80% for Parli business usage
£61.16
18 Dec 20242024 12 18 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usgae
£61.16
17 Jul 20252025 07 17 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£56.96
17 Aug 20242024 08 17 mobile phone bill MP - claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£55.24
17 Oct 20242024 10 17 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£55.14
19 Mar 20252025 03 19 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£54.90
17 Apr 20252025 04 17 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£54.43
17 Jan 20252025 01 17 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£53.20
17 Sep 20252025 09 17 mobile phone MP - claimed at 80% for parli business usage
£53.07
18 Jun 20252025 06 18 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£52.51
19 Feb 20252025 02 19 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£49.33
18 Sep 20242024 09 18 mobile phone MP claimed at 80% for parliamentary business usage
£49.33
Stationery & printing(9)£1,316.47
8 Jul 2025XMA August 2025
£203.82
8 Jul 2025XMA August 2025
£203.82
8 Jul 2025XMA August 2025
£203.82
18 Nov 20252025 11 18 stationery purchase
£171.04
8 Jul 2025XMA August 2025
£165.90
25 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£150.00
25 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£150.00
19 Sep 20242024 09 17 stationery purchase - toner
£52.09
7 Jan 20252025 01 07 stationery purchase
£15.98
Software & applications(2)£936.00
20 Jan 20252025 01 20 annual caseworker software subscription
£720.00
15 Sep 20242024 09 15 software subscription
£216.00
Insurance - contents(1)£310.00
11 Jun 20252025 06 11 office contents insurance
£310.00
Equipment - purchase(14)£309.71
18 Jul 20252025 07 18 equipment purchase
£75.01
11 Oct 20242024 10 11 equipment purchase
£49.99
12 Sep 20242024 09 12 equipment purchase
£39.98
8 Oct 20242024 10 08 equipment purchase
£33.18
23 Jul 20242024 07 22 equipment purchase
£29.99
16 Oct 20242024 10 16 equipment purchase
£13.99
22 Jan 20252025 01 22 equipment purchase
£13.29
3 Mar 20252025 03 02 equipment purchase
£11.69
10 Oct 20242024 10 10 equipment purchase
£9.95
13 Mar 20252025 03 13 equipment purchase
£9.49
4 Feb 20252025 02 04 equipment purchase - Key cutting for office
£7.00
11 Mar 2025equipment purchase
£5.45
12 Mar 2025equipment purchase
£5.45
31 Oct 20242024 10 31 equipment purchase
£5.25
TV licence(1)£174.50
18 Jun 20252025 06 18 TV Licence for constituency office
£174.50
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(1)£153.68
25 Jun 20252025 06 25 shredding for constituency office
£153.68
Cleaning services(3)£61.44
30 Aug 20242024 08 30 cleaning materials
£28.60
11 Mar 20252025 03 11 cleaning materials purchase
£19.95
20 Jul 20242024 07 20 cleaning materials
£12.89
Postage & couriers(3)£30.04
17 Jul 20242024 07 19 postage
£13.74
29 Oct 20242024 10 29 postage
£8.35
31 Jul 20242024 07 31 postage
£7.95
Other(1)£-690.22
9 Oct 2024GE Repayment for Rent
£-690.22
MP Travel(12 claims)£8,540.78
Rail(2)£6,878.58
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£6,835.80
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£42.78
Air travel(2)£848.12
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£694.16
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£153.96
Mileage - car(2)£292.28
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£255.60
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£36.68
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£258.30
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
2 nights
£258.30
Other public transport(2)£192.30
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£145.55
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£46.75
Congestion charge & toll(1)£40.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£40.00
Parking(2)£31.20
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£17.20
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£14.00
Staff Travel(9 claims)£2,587.21
Rail(2)£1,074.83
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,046.35
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£28.48
Hotel - London(1)£696.99
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
5 nights
£696.99
Mileage - car(2)£296.64
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£261.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£35.64
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£289.96
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
4 nights
£289.96
Subsistence(1)£191.49
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£191.49
Other public transport(1)£30.90
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£30.90
Parking(1)£6.40
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£6.40

Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009

Washington and Gateshead South: The Real Impact

The people Mrs was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.

Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024