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Hilary Benn

Hilary Benn

Labour MP for Leeds South

26yr
Since 1999
1yr 8mo
Current term
93%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
29/36
Key votes
£185k
Expenses

2024 Election Result

54%
Vote share
11,279
Majority
41.7%
Turnout
75,953
Electorate
LabHilary BennWON
17,11754%
GreenEd Carlisle
5,83818.4%
ConKaren Cooksley
4,17213.2%
SDPDaniel Whetstone
1,8745.9%
LDGeorge Sykes
1,3404.2%
WPBMuhammad Azeem
7192.3%
CPAJanet Bickerdike
3411.1%
Niko Omilana
2770.9%

Subject Grades

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

Education

1 kept · 0 broke

A

Won with 54% of the vote, majority of 11,279

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Follow the Money

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

Total2024-25
£185k
Expenses
£185k

Expense Breakdown

£163k
Staffing
£15k
Office costs
£5k
Accommodation
£2k
Travel

Registered Interests

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(1 entry)

Undisclosed

Type of land/property: Property, other (House and small nature reserve) Number of properties: 1 Location: Essex Ownership details: Part-owner (Updated 24 November 2014)

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

Undisclosed

Name: Sally Clark Relationship: Spouse Role: Office Manager Working pattern: Part time Additional information: My spouse, Sally Clark, is also employed as part time Senior Parliamentary Assistant. (Updated 16 April 2019)

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

Every Penny: Hilary's Expenses

103 individual claims totalling £192,151.34 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
£954
19 claims
Newspapers, journals, magazines: £779.84
TV licence: £174.50
Staffing
1 claim
£162k
Office Costs
63 claims
£20k
Accommodation
37 claims
£9k
MP Travel
2 claims
£2k
Staffing(1 claim)£161,708.95
Payroll(1)£161,708.95
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£161,708.95
Office Costs(63 claims)£19,708.81
Service charge & ground Rent(15)£7,861.92
28 Mar 2025Office service charge
£534.14
17 Oct 2025Service charge November
£534.14
25 Apr 2025Service Charges
£534.14
22 May 2025Service charge for June 2025
£534.14
19 Aug 2025Office service charges
£534.14
26 Sep 2025Service Charge October
£534.14
27 Jun 2025Office service charges
£534.14
7 Nov 2025Service charge for office - November
£534.14
3 Sep 2025September service charge
£534.14
26 Jul 2024Reimbursement of office service charges for August
£509.11
4 Nov 2024office service charge November
£509.11
25 Sep 2024office service charge for September
£509.11
18 Oct 2024Service charges
£509.11
29 Nov 2024Office service charge December 2024
£509.11
4 Feb 2025Service charge - February 2025
£509.11
Pooled staffing services(3)£3,450.00
25 Feb 2025Parliamentary Research Services
£1,150.00
25 Feb 2025Parliamentary Research Services
£1,150.00
25 Feb 2025Parliamentary Research Services
£1,150.00
Rent(1)£2,821.44
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£2,821.44
Software & applications(3)£2,252.49
8 Jul 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
26 Jul 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£720.00
7 Jan 2025FS TECHSMITH
£56.49
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(4)£1,096.97
10 Oct 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£290.57
8 Jul 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£278.62
11 Apr 2025BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B
£269.38
17 Jan 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£258.40
Stationery & printing(10)£838.22
19 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-5463]
£210.00
20 Oct 2024WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£159.13
25 Feb 2025Banner March 2025
£150.00
30 Aug 2024AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£72.52
13 Oct 2025AMAZON.CO.UK [***]
£68.06
11 Mar 2025stationery - copy paper
£59.30
31 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-10741]
£43.00
30 Sep 2024AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£43.00
2 Mar 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£23.22
31 Aug 2024AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£9.99
Newspapers, journals, magazines(18)£779.84
9 Oct 2025ECONOMIST GBP - GBP
£329.00
9 Oct 2024ECONOMIST GBP - GBP
£299.00
5 Nov 2024NATIONAL WORLD
£10.99
5 Aug 2024NATIONAL WORLD
£10.99
5 Mar 2025NWD LTD NATIONAL WORL [200011725-3726]
£10.99
5 Sep 2024NATIONAL WORLD
£10.99
5 Feb 2025NWD LTD NATIONAL WORL
£10.99
5 Jan 2025NWD LTD NATIONAL WORL
£10.99
5 Dec 2024NWD LTD NATIONAL WORL
£10.99
5 Oct 2024NATIONAL WORLD
£10.99
5 Dec 2024BELFAST TE BELFASTTEL
£7.99
5 Nov 2024BELFAST TE BELFASTTEL
£7.99
5 Mar 2025BELFAST TE BELFASTTEL [200011725-3727]
£7.99
5 Sep 2024BELFAST TE BELFASTTEL
£7.99
5 Oct 2024BELFAST TE BELFASTTEL
£7.99
5 Feb 2025BELFAST TE BELFASTTEL
£7.99
5 Jan 2025BELFAST TE BELFASTTEL
£7.99
5 Aug 2024BELFASTTELEGRAPH.CO.UK
£7.99
Insurance - contents(1)£377.91
14 May 2025ARTHUR J GALLAGHER
£377.91
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£241.08
18 Oct 2024BT PLC BUSINESS MOTO B
£241.08
TV licence(1)£174.50
24 Jun 2025TVLICENSING.CO.UK
£174.50
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(4)£172.58
2 Apr 2025Mobile Phone Mar 25
£57.58
4 Sep 2024Mobile phone Aug 24
£39.76
4 Nov 2024Mobile Phone Oct 2024
£37.62
3 Oct 2024Mobile Phone Sep 2024
£37.62
Equipment - purchase(1)£64.99
20 Oct 2024WWW.AMAZON. [***]
£64.99
Other(1)£-423.13
9 Oct 2024GE Repayment for Rent
£-423.13
Accommodation(37 claims)£8,749.62
Council tax(15)£4,467.80
10 Apr 2025Council Tax
£433.80
12 May 2025Council Tax
£432.00
10 Oct 2025Council Tax
£432.00
10 Jul 2025Council Tax
£432.00
11 Aug 2025Council Tax
£432.00
10 Sep 2025Council Tax
£432.00
10 Jun 2025Council Tax
£432.00
10 Oct 2024Council Tax
£206.00
11 Nov 2024Council Tax
£206.00
10 Dec 2024Council Tax
£206.00
10 Sep 2024Council Tax
£206.00
10 Oct 2024Council Tax
£206.00
10 Jan 2025Council Tax
£206.00
9 Aug 2024Council Tax
£206.00
22 Jan 2025[***] [***] [***] Claim line 60261835-2 is a duplicate of 60258715-2
£0.00
Service charge & ground Rent(17)£3,641.84
2 Jun 2025Service Charge
£233.33
1 May 2025Service Charge
£233.33
1 Aug 2025Service charge
£233.33
1 Oct 2025Service Charge
£233.33
1 Sep 2025Service Charge
£233.33
1 Apr 2025Service Charge
£233.33
1 Jul 2025Service Charge
£233.33
16 Aug 2024Service Charge
£223.17
2 Sep 2024Service Charge
£223.17
1 Oct 2024Service Charge
£223.17
2 Dec 2024Service Charge
£223.17
2 Jan 2025Service Charge
£223.17
1 Oct 2024Service Charge
£223.17
1 Nov 2024Service Charge
£223.17
3 Mar 2025Service Charge
£223.17
3 Feb 2025Service Charge
£223.17
22 Jan 2025[***] [***] [***] Claim line 60261835-1 is a duplicate of 60258715-1
£0.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(4)£584.89
14 Apr 2025Broadband April 2025
£151.12
20 Jul 2025Broadband July 2025
£150.63
14 Oct 2024Broadband Oct 24
£141.57
13 Jan 2025Broadband Jan 2025
£141.57
Utilities(1)£55.09
21 Jul 2024Electricity Accomodation Jun 24
£55.09
MP Travel(2 claims)£1,983.96
Rail(1)£1,632.96
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,632.96
Mileage - car(1)£351.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£351.00

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

Leeds South: The Real Impact

The people Hilary 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