
Claire Hughes
Labour MP for Bangor Aberconwy
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Claire scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 33.6% of the vote, majority of 4,896
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
NHS & Health
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
High deprivation area — 22.9% child poverty rate
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
34% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 33.6% of the vote, majority of 4,896
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
3,275 children in poverty in this constituency (22.9%)
Follow the Money
What Claire 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
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 3,275 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
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£700
The UK Interactive Entertainment Association Limited
Name of donor: The UK Interactive Entertainment Association Limited Address of donor: Lower Ground Floor, Black Bull Yard, 18a, 24-28 Hatton Wall, London EC1N 8JH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to the Bafta Games Awards, value £700 Date received: 8 April 2025 Date accepted: 8 April 2025 Donor status: company, registration 02420400 (Registered 7 May 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Claire's Expenses
168 individual claims totalling £197,681.58 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(6 claims)£128,233.87
Payroll(1)£117,680.74
Bought-in services(3)£7,500.00
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Working From Home Allowance(1)£53.13
Office Costs(132 claims)£30,799.25
Software & applications(18)£7,756.20
Equipment - purchase(19)£7,404.00
Stationery & printing(42)£5,647.89
Rent(7)£3,763.32
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(9)£1,644.10
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(3)£1,428.80
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(17)£875.92
Advertising and contact cards(8)£777.05
Business rates(3)£518.13
Insurance - contents(1)£485.53
Insurance - buildings(1)£310.56
Postage & couriers(4)£187.75
Accommodation(9 claims)£26,489.40
Rent(9)£26,489.40
Miscellaneous(13 claims)£6,774.00
Translation services (Welsh Language)(13)£6,774.00
MP Travel(2 claims)£3,802.61
Rail(1)£3,687.61
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£115.00
Staff Travel(5 claims)£1,560.35
Rail(2)£913.95
Hotel - London(1)£390.00
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£215.00
Mileage - car(1)£41.40
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£22.10
Rail(1)£22.10
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Bangor Aberconwy: The Real Impact
The people Claire 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