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David Baines

David Baines

Labour MP for St Helens North

New
2024 intake
1yr 8mo
Current term
97%
Party loyalty
1
Rebellions
29/36
Key votes
£137k
Expenses

2024 Election Result

52.6%
Vote share
12,169
Majority
53.6%
Turnout
75,483
Electorate
LabDavid BainesWON
21,28452.6%
RefMalcolm Webster
9,11522.5%
ConJayne Rear
4,50711.1%
GreenDaniel Thomas
3,4958.6%
LDPat Moloney
1,7994.4%
ECPJoe Greenhalgh
2740.7%

Subject Grades

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

Civil Liberties

0 kept · 1 broke · 1 missed

F

Won with 52.6% of the vote, majority of 12,169

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Follow the Money

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

Total2024-25
£137k
Expenses
£137k
Gifts
£672

Expense Breakdown

£93k
Staffing
£12k
Office costs
£22k
Accommodation
£10k
Travel

Registered Interests

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£672

Haydock Park Racecourse

£672

Name of donor: Haydock Park Racecourse Address of donor: Haydock Park Racecourse, Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside, WA12 0HQ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Invitation from the Chairman to meet the Board and Jockey Club members which included two tickets to a race day with hospitality, value £672 Date received: 7 September 2024 Date accepted: 7 September 2024 Donor status: company, registration 00056182 (Registered 4 March 2025)

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

Every Penny: David's Expenses

130 individual claims totalling £143,551.50 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
£170
1 claim
TV licence: £169.50
Family & Dependant Travel
£311
1 claim
Rail: £310.75
Hotel Stays
£6k
17 claims
Hotel - London: £5,720.32
Hotel - London: £390.00
Hotel - London: £207.00
Staffing
2 claims
£93k
Accommodation
45 claims
£25k
Office Costs
76 claims
£16k
MP Travel
3 claims
£9k
Staff Travel
3 claims
£1k
Dependant Travel
1 claim
£311
Staffing(2 claims)£92,658.23
Payroll(1)£89,658.23
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£89,658.23
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
3 Oct 2024Parliamentary Research Services
£3,000.00
Accommodation(45 claims)£24,788.79
Rent(6)£14,663.01
6 Jan 2025No description
£3,000.00
6 Feb 2025No description
£3,000.00
6 Mar 2025No description
£3,000.00
4 Oct 2024[***] 05/11/2024 – 04/12/2024
£3,000.00
5 Dec 2024No description
£3,000.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-336.99
Hotel - London(15)£5,720.32
26 Jul 2024four nights at [***] [***]
4 nights
£831.81
7 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£585.00
21 Aug 2024westminster setting up
3 nights
£414.57
21 Aug 2024westminster setting up
3 nights
£414.57
29 Jul 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£390.00
22 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£390.00
4 Nov 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£390.00
14 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£390.00
9 Sep 2024[***] [***]
2 nights
£377.00
29 Oct 2024westminster accomodation
2 nights
£284.33
29 Oct 2024westminster accomodation
2 nights
£284.33
29 Oct 2024westminster accomodation
2 nights
£284.33
21 Aug 2024westminster setting up
3 nights
£276.38
29 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
1 night
£210.00
31 Aug 2024[***] [***]
1 night
£198.00
Council tax(14)£3,519.63
23 Dec 2024LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB
£313.10
1 Dec 2024westminster council tax
£313.10
5 Mar 2025council tax
£313.00
1 Jan 2025westminster council tax
£313.00
1 Feb 2025council tax westminster
£313.00
5 Apr 2025westminster council tax
£246.43
5 May 2025westminster council tax
£244.00
5 Aug 2025westminster council tax
£244.00
5 Oct 2025westminster council tas
£244.00
5 Nov 2025westminster council tax
£244.00
5 Sep 2025westminster accommodation
£244.00
5 Jul 2025council tax
£244.00
5 Jun 2025westminster council tax
£244.00
20 Jan 2025Repayment of claim 60274125:1
£0.00
Utilities(10)£885.83
28 Dec 2024EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£179.96
26 Mar 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS [200011725-10187]
£128.43
25 Feb 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£112.96
28 Apr 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£102.99
28 May 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£82.70
30 Jun 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£75.01
4 Aug 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£73.95
8 Sep 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£71.45
12 Feb 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£29.19
12 Jan 2025EDF UK CARD PAYMENTS
£29.19
Office Costs(76 claims)£15,859.19
Stationery & printing(33)£4,325.18
1 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£457.61
1 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£457.61
1 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£457.61
12 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£228.80
12 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£228.80
18 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£228.80
12 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£228.80
7 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£228.80
7 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£228.80
1 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£186.23
1 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£186.23
7 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£186.23
12 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£186.23
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£149.69
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£149.69
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£149.69
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£124.06
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£82.78
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£41.39
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£18.46
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£17.47
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£12.79
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£12.43
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£12.13
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£12.13
16 Dec 2024Pack of Universal labels for sending letters out
£11.99
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£11.59
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£10.21
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£8.74
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£3.54
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£2.50
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£2.38
9 Sep 2024Banner October 2024
£0.97
Rent(11)£4,024.67
14 Jan 2025No description
£474.00
12 Nov 2024No description
£474.00
13 Feb 2025No description
£474.00
17 Dec 2024No description
£474.00
13 Mar 2025No description
£474.00
13 Aug 2024WWW.STERLINGPROPERTY.C
£474.00
12 Sep 2024No description
£474.00
15 Oct 2024No description
£474.00
13 Aug 2024WWW.STERLINGPROPERTY.C
£350.00
16 Aug 2024WWW.STERLINGPROPERTY.C
£45.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-162.33
Software & applications(5)£3,634.83
2 Jul 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
19 Jul 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
19 Jul 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
22 Mar 2025ADOBE ADOBE [200011725-8999]
£99.80
5 Mar 2025INTUIT LTD MAILCHIMP [200011725-2411]
£19.03
Equipment - purchase(7)£1,390.51
13 May 2025IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£285.00
28 Jul 2025IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£270.00
14 May 2025IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE
£260.00
22 Jul 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£217.94
22 Jul 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£208.00
29 Jul 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£109.98
6 Sep 2024Bag for staff laptop
£39.59
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(11)£1,338.88
20 Nov 2024office landline
£143.65
18 Oct 2024office landline
£141.54
11 Mar 2025office landline
£140.34
19 Dec 2024office landline
£129.50
19 Jun 2025office landline
£124.61
18 Jul 2025office landline
£120.34
12 May 2025office landline
£116.48
11 Feb 2025office landline
£114.74
21 Jan 2025office landline
£106.49
22 Sep 2025CLEAR BUSINESS
£100.85
20 Aug 2025office landline
£100.34
Website hosting and design(2)£446.12
22 Oct 2025website hosting
£259.06
22 Oct 2024website hosting
£187.06
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(1)£252.00
19 Aug 2024VINYLINE LIMITED
Not paid: Not claimable
£252.00
rejected
TV licence(1)£169.50
3 Feb 2025TVLICENSING.CO.UK
£169.50
Advertising and contact cards(1)£150.00
12 Mar 2025ZETTLE_ ST HELENS COLL [200011725-5014]
£150.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(4)£127.50
4 Aug 2025No description
£60.00
3 Mar 2025[200011725-2889]
£31.00
1 Nov 2024No description
£24.00
17 Sep 2024No description
£12.50
MP Travel(3 claims)£8,529.05
Rail(1)£7,414.05
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£7,414.05
Parking(1)£725.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£725.00
Hotel - London(1)£390.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£390.00
Staff Travel(3 claims)£1,405.49
Rail(1)£1,148.49
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,148.49
Hotel - London(1)£207.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
1 night
£207.00
Parking(1)£50.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£50.00
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£310.75
Rail(1)£310.75
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£310.75

Claims Rejected by IPSA (1)

These are expenses David tried to claim but IPSA refused to pay.

Office Costs — Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs

VINYLINE LIMITED

Reason: Not claimable

19 Aug 2024

£252.00
not paid

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

St Helens North: The Real Impact

The people David 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