
Sarah Edwards
Labour MP for Tamworth
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Sarah scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 35% of the vote, majority of 1,382
Cost of Living
0 kept · 4 broke · 3 missed
5,519 households in fuel poverty locally (13.08%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 64.6% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
30% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 2 broke · 2 missed
13.08% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 35% of the vote, majority of 1,382
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 6 broke · 2 missed
3,887 children in poverty in this constituency (21%)
Follow the Money
What Sarah 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 5,519 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 3,887 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 30% of their constituents rent
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
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£495
Edwin DeSilva
Name of donor: Edwin DeSilva Address of donor: Suite 8 Bourne Gate, 25 Bourne Valley Road, Poole, Dorset BH12 1DY Role Active Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Invitation to the SME Housebuilders innovation conference with hospitality and an overnight hotel stay, value £495 Date received: 2 October 2025 Date accepted: 2 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 15584308 (Registered 28 October 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Sarah's Expenses
118 individual claims totalling £238,373.37 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)£181,998.73
Payroll(1)£181,598.73
Bought-in services(1)£400.00
Office Costs(85 claims)£28,082.99
Rent(1)£14,400.00
Stationery & printing(29)£3,699.36
Software & applications(10)£2,640.73
Equipment - purchase(9)£2,195.36
Utilities(15)£1,794.64
Website hosting and design(2)£1,488.40
Insurance - buildings(2)£568.76
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(2)£440.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(4)£248.00
Bought-in services(1)£165.00
Insurance - contents(1)£142.45
Postage & couriers(2)£109.90
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(1)£86.40
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(3)£64.74
Hospitality(3)£39.25
Accommodation(19 claims)£19,199.07
Rent(9)£15,761.64
Council tax(2)£2,807.73
Utilities(7)£478.92
Hotel - London(1)£150.78
Staff Travel(7 claims)£6,437.44
Rail(2)£5,244.56
Hotel - London(1)£983.00
Mileage - car(2)£125.89
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£61.99
Subsistence(1)£22.00
MP Travel(5 claims)£2,655.14
Rail(1)£1,890.11
Mileage - car(3)£645.03
Congestion charge & toll(1)£120.00
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Tamworth: The Real Impact
The people Sarah 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