
Dame Chi Onwurah
Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Dame scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
6,145 households in fuel poverty locally (11.56%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 75% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
54% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
11.56% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 45.6% of the vote, majority of 11,060
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 5 broke · 3 missed
10,453 children in poverty in this constituency (41.1%)
Follow the Money
What Dame 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 6,145 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 10,453 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 54% of their constituents rent
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £2k from Newcastle United 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)£5k
South Korea (Seoul)
Paid by: Wilton Park
Name of donor: Wilton Park Address of donor: Wilton Park, Wiston House Steyning, West Sussex BN44 3DZ Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£3971.21)- Chi Onwurah only Hotel accommodation and hospitality (£520)-Chi Onwurah and partner, value £4,491.21 Destination of visit: South Korea (Seoul) Dates of visit: 13 December 2025 to 17 December 2025 Purpose of visit: ROK-UK Forum in capacity as Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (Registered 8 January 2026)
Brunei
Paid by: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Name of donor: Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust Address of donor: Parliament Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights London-Brunei, value £799.82 Destination of visit: Brunei Dates of visit: 25 May 2025 to 30 May 2025 Purpose of visit: Experience the work of the British Army stationed in the Brunei (Registered 7 November 2025) This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 1 December 2025. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(9 entries)£5k
Newcastle United Limited
Name of donor: Newcastle United Limited Address of donor: St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne NE14ST Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Invitation for myself and a guest to attend the NUFC Carabao Cup Champions celebration event and parade in Newcastle upon Tyne (£850 per person), value £1,700 Date received: 29 March 2025 Date accepted: 29 March 2025 Donor status: company, registration Registered in England No. 2529667. (Registered 31 March 2025)
Newcastle City Council
Name of donor: Newcastle City Council Address of donor: Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to attend the MOBO Awards being held in Newcastle upon Tyne, value £577.23 Date received: 18 February 2025 Date accepted: 18 February 2025 Donor status: other (Newcastle City Council) (Registered 21 March 2025; updated 21 March 2025)
Sky
Name of donor: Sky Address of donor: Sky Central, Grant Way, Isleworth TW7 5QD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for myself and a guest at the Newcastle United vs Liverpool Carabao Cup Final, at Wembley stadium (£250 per person), value £500 Date received: 16 March 2025 Date accepted: 16 March 2025 Donor status: company, registration Sky UK Limited (Registration No. 2906991) (Registered 31 March 2025)
Newcastle United Limited
Name of donor: Newcastle United Limited Address of donor: St James' Park, Newcatle upon Tyne NE1 4ST Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Invitation for me and a staff member to attend Sam Fender Concert at St James' Park, ticket included hospitality (£250 per person), value £500 Date received: 12 June 2025 Date accepted: 12 June 2025 Donor status: company, registration 2529667 (Registered 8 July 2025)
Newcastle College
Name of donor: Newcastle College Address of donor: Rye Hill Campus, Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7SA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A suit made by a student to be worn for my Damehood ceremony, value £500 Date received: 8 December 2025 to 13 January 2026 Date accepted: 8 December 2025 Donor status: other (Further Education College) (Registered 13 January 2026)
Cristina Caffarra
Name of donor: Cristina Caffarra Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Dinner - for speakers attending The Perfect Storm Conference in Brussels - meal was held at The Sky Avenue Louise 480, 1000 Brussels £406 aprox including VAT, value £406 Date received: 30 January 2025 Date accepted: 30 January 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 21 March 2025) This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 1 December 2025. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
Newcastle Eagles Basketball Ltd
Name of donor: Newcastle Eagles Basketball Ltd Address of donor: Vertu Motors Arena, Scotswood Road, Newcastle NE4 7AF Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Tickets and hospitality to watch a Newcastle Eagles Basketball game. Attended by Chi her partner, her partner's son and his partner., value £336 Date received: 9 January 2026 to 9 January 2026 Date accepted: 9 January 2026 Donor status: company, registration 03041174 (Registered 13 January 2026)
Newcastle City Council
Name of donor: Newcastle City Council Address of donor: Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket and hospitality for the Mercury Prize held in Newcastle (exact cost provided), value £275 Date received: 16 October 2025 to 16 October 2025 Date accepted: 16 October 2025 Donor status: other (Newcastle City Council) (Registered 7 November 2025)
Cristina Caffarra
Name of donor: Cristina Caffarra Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Speaker's dinner at a conference in Brussels (value is approximate), value £169 Date received: 30 January 2025 Date accepted: 30 January 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 11 November 2025) This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 1 December 2025. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year(2 entries)
Undisclosed
Type of land/property: Residential property (house) Number of properties: 1 Location: Northumberland Interest held: from 2 September 2016 (Registered 2 November 2016)
Undisclosed
Type of land/property: Residential property (holiday apartment) Number of properties: 1 Location: Unspecified, Portugal Interest held: from 2 September 2016 (Registered 7 November 2016)
8. Miscellaneous(4 entries)
Undisclosed
Chartered engineer (non-practising).
Undisclosed
Honorary Vice President of ACTSA (Action for South Africa). Date interest arose: 15 December 2015 (Registered 17 December 2015)
Undisclosed
Director of the Foundation for Science & Technology. Date interest arose: 6 July 2016 (Registered 12 August 2016)
Undisclosed
Member of the Board of the Hamilton Commission, a standalone piece of research in partnership with the Royal Academy of Engineering, that will work to improve the representation of black people in UK motorsport. Date interest arose: 4 August 2020 (Registered 23 November 2020)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Dame's Expenses
216 individual claims totalling £310,821.93 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)£237,595.58
Payroll(1)£237,595.58
Office Costs(182 claims)£30,125.65
Rent(1)£8,550.00
Bought-in services(7)£3,480.00
Website hosting and design(2)£3,082.00
Stationery & printing(49)£2,608.92
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(9)£2,319.98
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(18)£2,279.82
Software & applications(8)£1,444.78
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(30)£1,308.83
Parking(6)£1,270.00
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£900.00
Cleaning services(15)£843.16
Newspapers, journals, magazines(21)£589.34
Advertising and contact cards(1)£400.00
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(3)£385.46
Postage & couriers(5)£225.64
Equipment - purchase(2)£184.96
TV licence(1)£169.50
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(2)£168.00
Other(1)£-84.74
Accommodation(16 claims)£20,361.65
Rent(1)£16,176.09
Utilities(13)£2,309.88
Council tax(1)£1,875.68
MP Budget Overspend(1)£0.00
MP Travel(7 claims)£10,660.71
Rail(2)£9,380.60
Air travel(1)£925.21
Other public transport(2)£184.40
Parking(1)£164.02
Mileage - car(1)£6.48
Staff Travel(8 claims)£8,687.60
Hotel - London(1)£4,732.95
Rail(2)£3,178.95
Subsistence(1)£486.48
Air travel(1)£152.42
Other public transport(3)£136.80
Dependant Travel(2 claims)£3,390.74
Rail(1)£3,095.75
Air travel(1)£294.99
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West: The Real Impact
The people Dame 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