Catherine West
Labour MP for Hornsey and Friern Barnet
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Catherine scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 58.7% of the vote, majority of 21,475
Cost of Living
0 kept · 4 broke · 3 missed
3,822 households in fuel poverty locally (8.1%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 77.6% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Environment
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
8.1% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Won with 58.7% of the vote, majority of 21,475
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
1,838 children in poverty in this constituency (10.1%)
Follow the Money
What Catherine 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 3,822 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted against welfare scrutiny and blocked protections for disabled benefit claimants
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.
Registered Interests
1. Employment and earnings(1 entry)£1k
Ravenswood School, 10 Henry Street, Gordon NSW 2072, Australia
Role, work or services: Speaking engagement Payer: Ravenswood School, 10 Henry Street, Gordon NSW 2072, Australia (Registered 6 January 2026) Payment: £1,489.80 Received on: 5 January 2026. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 6 January 2026)
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: Residential property (One bedroom appartment) Number of properties: 1 Location: New South Wales, Australia Interest held: from 25 September 2025 Ownership details: Co-owned with spouse. (Registered 25 September 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Catherine's Expenses
70 individual claims totalling £262,555.28 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(2 claims)£243,195.44
Payroll(1)£242,883.44
Working From Home Allowance(1)£312.00
Office Costs(65 claims)£19,163.83
Rent(1)£8,808.00
Stationery & printing(20)£3,375.76
Advertising and contact cards(4)£2,553.00
Software & applications(7)£1,239.51
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£1,099.00
Equipment - purchase(8)£808.03
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(7)£551.95
Newspapers, journals, magazines(10)£360.48
Website hosting and design(1)£300.00
Recruitment Services &Costs(3)£40.00
Hospitality(2)£25.30
Postage & couriers(1)£2.80
Staff Travel(2 claims)£189.05
Other public transport(2)£189.05
MP Travel(1 claim)£6.96
Rail(1)£6.96
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Hornsey and Friern Barnet: The Real Impact
The people Catherine 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