Bill Esterson
Labour MP for Sefton Central
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Bill scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 1 broke · 1 missed
Won with 56.4% of the vote, majority of 18,282
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
3,404 households in fuel poverty locally (8.46%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
Local A&E: only 71.5% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
16% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
8.46% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 56.4% of the vote, majority of 18,282
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 6 broke · 2 missed
1,890 children in poverty in this constituency (13.1%)
Follow the Money
What Bill 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 3,404 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 1,890 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 16% of their constituents rent
Registered interests do not imply improper influence. All interests are publicly declared under parliamentary rules.
Registered Interests
4. Visits outside the UK(2 entries)£2k
Denmark (Copenhagen)
Paid by: Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG)
Name of donor: Parliamentary Renewable & Sustainable Energy Group (PRASEG) Address of donor: PRASEG, 10 Dean Farrar Street, London SW1H 0DX Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation, return flights, subsistence, ground transport, value £1,185 Destination of visit: Denmark (Copenhagen) Dates of visit: 22 October 2025 to 24 October 2025 Purpose of visit: APPG visit to high-level meetings and site visits in Copenhagen cross-channel cooperation for decarbonising heat and energy. (Registered 13 November 2025)
Finland
Paid by: Nuclear Industry Association
Name of donor: Nuclear Industry Association Address of donor: 4th Floor, York House, 23 Kingsway, London WC2B 6UJ Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Return flights to Helsinki, hotel accommodation, transport and meals, value £882.55 Destination of visit: Finland Dates of visit: 26 October 2025 to 28 October 2025 Purpose of visit: To visit the Olkiluoto 3 Nuclear Power Plant, Onkalo Geological Disposal Facility and Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) (Registered 18 November 2025)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Name of company or organisation: Bill Esterson Campaigns Ltd Interest held: from 26 September 2016 Additional information: I am the director and sole shareholder. (Registered 14 October 2016)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Bill's Expenses
153 individual claims totalling £291,018.27 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(1 claim)£221,985.42
Payroll(1)£221,985.42
Office Costs(86 claims)£28,704.76
Rent(1)£11,577.60
Equipment - purchase(9)£5,620.44
Moving Fees(1)£3,571.40
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(13)£2,389.80
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(22)£1,660.01
Stationery & printing(18)£1,442.21
Software & applications(6)£1,082.84
Bought-in services(3)£654.00
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(4)£313.11
Utilities(2)£244.91
Training - staff(1)£210.00
Cleaning services(2)£180.00
TV licence(1)£169.50
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(1)£108.82
Postage & couriers(1)£21.75
Other(1)£-541.63
Accommodation(54 claims)£28,138.61
Hotel - London(54)£28,138.61
MP Travel(8 claims)£7,914.20
Rail(3)£6,335.30
Parking(2)£1,029.00
Congestion charge & toll(2)£378.90
Mileage - car(1)£171.00
Staff Travel(4 claims)£4,275.28
Rail(2)£2,725.00
Hotel - London(1)£1,505.95
Subsistence(1)£44.33
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Sefton Central: The Real Impact
The people Bill 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