
Oliver Ryan
Labour (Co-op) MP for Burnley
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Oliver scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 31.7% of the vote, majority of 3,420
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
7,464 households in fuel poverty locally (16.06%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
Local A&E: only 74% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
37% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
16.06% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 31.7% of the vote, majority of 3,420
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
9,678 children in poverty in this constituency (42%)
Follow the Money
What Oliver 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 7,464 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 9,678 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 37% 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(1 entry)£10k
Saudi Arabia
Paid by: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Name of donor: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Address of donor: c/o Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, 30 Charles Street, London W1J 5DZ Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£7276.54), accommodation (£1880.31) and meals (£400), value £9,556.85 Destination of visit: Saudi Arabia Dates of visit: 11 October 2025 to 14 October 2025 Purpose of visit: Led a delegation of MPs and Peers over 4 days, to meet several Saudi Ministers, royal family members and members of the Shura Council, in relation to: trade, defence, tourism (Haj/Umrah), education and energy. A dinner was hosted at the British Embassy with the Ambassador to promote Saudi-British relations. (Registered 29 October 2025)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)(1 entry)£5k
Anthony George Watson
Name of donor: Anthony George Watson Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,600 for support in my work as an MP, to pay for the printing of my constituency-wide annual report newsletter. Date received: 17 October 2025 Date accepted: 17 October 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 28 October 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Oliver's Expenses
244 individual claims totalling £245,410.46 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(14 claims)£165,000.35
Payroll(1)£155,327.85
Training - staff(12)£6,672.50
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Office Costs(179 claims)£38,512.72
Rent(8)£9,000.00
Stationery & printing(79)£8,748.25
Utilities(26)£3,965.10
Software & applications(5)£3,715.99
Equipment - hire(1)£2,446.80
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(2)£1,644.00
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£1,590.65
Equipment - purchase(8)£1,473.09
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(5)£1,446.38
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(21)£1,338.03
Insurance - buildings(2)£1,209.62
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(4)£650.00
Advertising and contact cards(2)£573.60
Cleaning services(13)£532.76
TV licence(1)£169.50
Postage & couriers(1)£8.95
Accommodation(40 claims)£23,739.26
Rent(10)£17,412.05
Council tax(2)£2,074.18
Utilities(12)£1,990.07
Hotel - London(2)£1,567.96
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(14)£695.00
MP Travel(4 claims)£9,792.85
Rail(1)£5,710.67
Parking(1)£2,617.00
Hotel - London(1)£919.35
Mileage - car(1)£545.83
Staff Travel(6 claims)£5,365.28
Hotel - London(1)£3,126.00
Rail(1)£1,998.09
Subsistence(1)£116.99
Mileage - car(2)£67.70
Parking(1)£56.50
Miscellaneous(1 claim)£3,000.00
Rent(1)£3,000.00
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Burnley: The Real Impact
The people Oliver 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