Luke Akehurst
Labour MP for North Durham
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Luke scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 39.8% of the vote, majority of 5,873
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
4,798 households in fuel poverty locally (10.56%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
Local A&E: only 75% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
34% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
10.56% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 39.8% of the vote, majority of 5,873
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
4,584 children in poverty in this constituency (28.3%)
Follow the Money
What Luke 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 4,798 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 4,584 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 34% 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
4. Visits outside the UK(2 entries)£5k
United States (Washington DC)
Paid by: Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel Ltd Address of donor: BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals, value £2,500 Destination of visit: United States (Washington DC) Dates of visit: 22 February 2025 to 25 February 2025 Purpose of visit: Delegation to Washington DC. Meetings with US politicians and civil servants. Attending AIPAC Congressional Summit 2025. (Registered 3 March 2025)
Estonia (Tallinn and Narva)
Paid by: ELNET UK
Name of donor: ELNET UK Address of donor: 4th Floor, 6 Princes Street, London W1B 2LG Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£724 for two people), two rooms hotel accommodation for three nights (£730), meals for 3.5 days (£608 for two people) and minibus travel in country (£196 for two people). I travelled with my Parliamentary Assistant (£1,129 per person), value £2,258 Destination of visit: Estonia (Tallinn and Narva) Dates of visit: 12 October 2025 to 15 October 2025 Purpose of visit: Study tour: participation in Common Threats, Joint Defence, UK - Estonia - Israel Strategic Mission (Registered 16 October 2025)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital(2 entries)
Undisclosed
Name of company or organisation: Labour to Win Ltd Nature of business: Political organisation within the Labour Party (Registered 22 July 2024)
Undisclosed
Name of company or organisation: Labour First Ltd Nature of business: Political organisation within the Labour Party (Registered 22 July 2024)
8. Miscellaneous(5 entries)
Undisclosed
PLP Representative on Labour Party National Executive Committee. Date interest arose: 17 July 2024 (Registered 22 July 2024)
Undisclosed
Director/Secretary, Labour First Ltd. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 3 August 2024)
Undisclosed
Director, Labour to Win Ltd. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 3 August 2024)
Undisclosed
Trustee, Friends of Labour Students. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 3 August 2024)
Undisclosed
Member, British-American Parliamentary Group Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 30 October 2024 (Registered 8 January 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Luke's Expenses
267 individual claims totalling £217,875.34 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.
Staffing(1 claim)£152,242.71
Payroll(1)£152,242.71
Office Costs(216 claims)£34,436.02
Stationery & printing(72)£8,644.16
Rent(5)£6,285.69
Equipment - purchase(30)£4,052.31
Software & applications(5)£3,808.33
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Website hosting and design(3)£1,450.00
Training - staff(5)£1,374.00
Equipment - hire(5)£1,034.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(15)£1,020.80
Cleaning services(15)£754.50
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(7)£601.93
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£497.10
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(3)£427.82
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(6)£403.22
Insurance - contents(1)£392.65
Advertising and contact cards(3)£216.98
Newspapers, journals, magazines(2)£149.50
Postage & couriers(8)£137.17
Hospitality(25)£97.51
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£64.05
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(1)£20.00
Parking(2)£4.30
Accommodation(38 claims)£19,961.52
Rent(9)£11,979.45
Council tax(2)£5,092.37
Utilities(17)£2,351.39
Hotel - UK Not London(3)£291.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(7)£247.31
MP Travel(6 claims)£8,550.96
Rail(3)£7,859.17
Mileage - car(2)£686.29
Other public transport(1)£5.50
Staff Travel(5 claims)£2,222.88
Rail(1)£1,802.44
Mileage - car(1)£203.94
Hotel - London(1)£199.00
Parking(2)£17.50
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£461.25
Mileage - car(1)£461.25
Claims Rejected by IPSA (2)
These are expenses Luke tried to claim but IPSA refused to pay.
Office Costs — Equipment - purchase
Equipment for Westminster Office
Reason: Not claimable
9 Dec 2024
Office Costs — Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs
REDBUBBLE.COM
Reason: Not claimable
1 Nov 2024
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
North Durham: The Real Impact
The people Luke 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