Matthew Pennycook
Labour MP for Greenwich and Woolwich
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Matthew scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 56.2% of the vote, majority of 18,366
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
4,018 households in fuel poverty locally (7.48%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 73.4% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
65% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
7.48% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 56.2% of the vote, majority of 18,366
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 6 broke · 2 missed
4,360 children in poverty in this constituency (19.7%)
Follow the Money
What Matthew 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 4,018 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered interests do not imply improper influence. All interests are publicly declared under parliamentary rules.
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Matthew's Expenses
34 individual claims totalling £215,988.29 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(5 claims)£200,892.97
Payroll(1)£200,867.72
Volunteer - agreed arrangement costs(4)£25.25
Office Costs(27 claims)£9,751.24
Bought-in services(2)£4,458.00
Website hosting and design(2)£2,522.79
Software & applications(10)£1,467.34
Newspapers, journals, magazines(5)£1,034.98
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(2)£162.00
Stationery & printing(2)£95.98
Hospitality(4)£10.15
Miscellaneous(2 claims)£5,344.08
Redundancy(1)£2,800.00
Payroll(1)£2,544.08
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Greenwich and Woolwich: The Real Impact
The people Matthew 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