Yasmin Qureshi
Labour MP for Bolton South and Walkden
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Yasmin scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Cost of Living
0 kept · 5 broke · 2 missed
6,665 households in fuel poverty locally (13.72%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
Local A&E: only 68.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
48% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 2 broke · 2 missed
13.72% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 40.9% of the vote, majority of 6,743
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 2 broke · 6 missed
13,618 children in poverty in this constituency (44.4%)
Follow the Money
What Yasmin claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 6,665 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 48% of their constituents rent
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £1k from Silverstone Circuits Limited
Registered interests do not imply improper influence. All interests are publicly declared under parliamentary rules.
Registered Interests
4. Visits outside the UK(2 entries)£13k
Saudi Arabia
Paid by: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Name of donor: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Address of donor: c/o Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles Street, London W1J 5DZ Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£7,276.54), accommodation (£1,880.31), lunch and dinner across four days (£400 estimated), value £9,556.85 Destination of visit: Saudi Arabia Dates of visit: 11 October 2025 to 14 October 2025 Purpose of visit: Part of a delegation of MPs and Peers over four days, to meet several Saudi Ministers, royal family members and members of the Shura Council, in relation to trade, defence, tourism (Haj/Umrah), education and energy. A dinner was hosted by the Ambassodor at the British Embassy, to promote Saudi-British relations. (Registered 29 October 2025)
Pakistan (Karachi)
Paid by: Hum TV
Name of donor: Hum TV Address of donor: Plot No. 10/11 Hassan Ali Street Off I.I. Chundrigar Road Karachi Pakistan Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, value £3,303.31 Destination of visit: Pakistan (Karachi) Dates of visit: 22 January 2026 to 27 January 2026 Purpose of visit: Presentation of the HUM Women Leaders Award. (Registered 13 February 2026)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£1k
Silverstone Circuits Limited
Name of donor: Silverstone Circuits Limited Address of donor: Silverstone Circuit Towcester Northamptonshire NN12 8TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for the Formula 1 Grand Prix Qualifying at Silverstone on Saturday 5 July 2025, including refreshments, value £1,400 Date received: 5 July 2025 Date accepted: 5 July 2025 Donor status: company, registration 00882843 (Registered 10 July 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(2 entries)
Undisclosed
Member of Bolton Town Board. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 27 January 2020 (Registered 8 June 2020)
Undisclosed
I was appointed as a member of the Board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy for a three-year term. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 7 September 2022 (Registered 26 September 2022)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Name: Nadeem Ashraf Relationship: Spouse Role: Senior Caseworker Working pattern: Full time (Registered 15 March 2016; updated 15 April 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Yasmin's Expenses
126 individual claims totalling £309,000.51 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.
Staffing(3 claims)£250,252.65
Payroll(1)£250,233.57
Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs(2)£19.08
Office Costs(94 claims)£23,965.57
Equipment - hire(5)£8,386.29
Rent(8)£6,070.64
Stationery & printing(41)£4,374.21
Software & applications(4)£2,101.02
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(5)£974.50
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(3)£828.98
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(18)£583.52
Equipment - purchase(2)£269.00
Insurance - contents(1)£237.71
Translation services - other languages(1)£190.00
TV licence(1)£169.50
Newspapers, journals, magazines(2)£83.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(1)£75.00
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(1)£58.80
Other(1)£-436.60
Accommodation(16 claims)£19,841.21
Rent(1)£16,200.00
Council tax(1)£2,761.60
Utilities(14)£879.61
MP Travel(6 claims)£7,707.76
Rail(2)£6,737.32
Air travel(1)£769.99
Mileage - car(1)£94.95
Rail Booking Fee(1)£78.00
Congestion charge & toll(1)£27.50
Staff Travel(7 claims)£7,233.32
Hotel - London(1)£4,082.00
Rail(2)£2,571.69
Subsistence(1)£288.33
Mileage - car(2)£286.10
Parking(1)£5.20
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Bolton South and Walkden: The Real Impact
The people Yasmin 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