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Baggy Shanker

Baggy Shanker

Labour (Co-op) MP for Derby South

New
2024 intake
1yr 8mo
Current term
96%
Party loyalty
1
Rebellions
27/36
Key votes
£199k
Expenses

2024 Election Result

38.8%
Vote share
6,002
Majority
51.3%
Turnout
72,944
Electorate
LabBaggy ShankerWON
14,50338.8%
RefAlan Graves
8,50122.7%
WPBChris Williamson
5,20513.9%
ConJamie Mulhall
5,19213.9%
GreenSam Ward
1,8995.1%
LDJoe Naitta
1,8074.8%
Zephyr Tair
2920.8%

Subject Grades

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

Follow the Money

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

Total2024-25
£204k
Expenses
£199k
Donations
£5k

Expense Breakdown

£144k
Staffing
£27k
Office costs
£19k
Accommodation
£8k
Travel

Registered Interests

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation(1 entry)£5k

BJD (GB) Ltd

£5k

Name of donor: BJD (GB) Ltd Address of donor: 53 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1TH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 general campaign activities Donor status: company, registration 05272092 (Registered 22 August 2025)

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year(1 entry)

Undisclosed

Type of land/property: Residential property (House) Number of properties: 2 Location: Derby Ownership details: 50% share with a family member (Registered 2 August 2024)

7. (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000(1 entry)

Undisclosed

Name of company or organisation: Rolls Royce Plc Held jointly with or on behalf of: I, my wife and my son have separate holdings (Registered 2 August 2024)

8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)

Undisclosed

Derby City Councillor, (unpaid since 25 October 2024 and previously registered under Category 1). (Registered 2 August 2024; updated 24 November 2025)

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

Every Penny: Baggy's Expenses

91 individual claims totalling £204,619.44 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.

Hospitality & Late Nights
£38
1 claim
Hospitality: £38.14
TV, Newspapers & Subscriptions
£410
6 claims
Newspapers, journals, magazines: £409.80
Family & Dependant Travel
£1k
2 claims
Rail: £1,191.44
Hotel Stays
£4k
10 claims
Hotel - London: £2,757.00
Hotel - London: £610.98
Hotel - London: £199.00
Hotel - UK Not London: £118.00
Staffing
3 claims
£144k
Office Costs
61 claims
£30k
Accommodation
15 claims
£19k
MP Travel
4 claims
£6k
Miscellaneous
2 claims
£3k
Staff Travel
4 claims
£2k
Dependant Travel
2 claims
£1k
Staffing(3 claims)£144,371.62
Payroll(1)£135,371.62
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£135,371.62
Bought-in services(2)£9,000.00
31 Jan 2025Support with policy casework and supervision of junior staff
£5,000.00
24 Mar 2025Freelance pay [200011802-429]
£4,000.00
Office Costs(61 claims)£30,240.73
Rent(9)£16,450.40
6 Sep 2024[***] - First month´s rent -
£3,910.40
3 Dec 2024No description
£2,090.00
4 Feb 2025No description
£2,090.00
1 Apr 2025No description
£2,090.00
6 Jan 2025No description
£2,090.00
5 Nov 2024No description
£2,090.00
4 Mar 2025No description
£2,090.00
1 Oct 2024No description
£2,090.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-2,090.00
Stationery & printing(30)£4,665.86
28 Nov 2024XMA December 2024
£487.22
20 Mar 2025EUROFFICE.CO.UK [200011725-7431]
£481.11
1 Jul 2025XMA August 2025
£331.80
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£330.00
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£294.00
20 Mar 2025Stickers for children on school visits [200011802-431]
£234.00
10 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£199.54
10 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£199.54
10 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£199.54
20 Mar 2025EUROFFICE.CO.UK [200011725-6985]
£192.96
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£170.40
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£170.40
18 Aug 2025XMA September 2025
£165.90
10 Dec 2024XMA January 2025
£162.41
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£152.40
11 Nov 2025Banner November 2025
£150.00
20 Mar 2025Roller banner for surgeries etc [200011802-430]
£120.00
15 Sep 2025Pull-up banner for advertising surgeries etc
£120.00
28 Oct 2024EUROFFICE.CO.UK
£102.23
9 Dec 2024EUROFFICE.CO.UK
£98.80
21 Aug 2024EUROFFICE.CO.UK
£86.24
22 Jan 2025EUROFFICE.CO.UK
£58.39
18 Oct 2024EUROFFICE.CO.UK
£34.00
8 Jan 2025EUROFFICE.CO.UK
£25.55
9 Jan 2025AMZNMKTPLACE [***]
£23.70
13 Aug 2024EUROFFICE.CO.UK
£19.58
19 Nov 2024EUROFFICE.CO.UK
£18.21
19 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£18.00
11 Nov 2024EUROFFICE.CO.UK
£11.38
11 Nov 2024EUROFFICE.CO.UK
£8.56
Software & applications(3)£3,516.00
17 Jun 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
8 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
8 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
3 Oct 2024Parliamentary Research Services
£3,000.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(2)£840.00
18 Oct 2024FIDELITY GROUP LTD [200011804-56]
£451.07
18 Oct 2024FIDELITY GROUP LTD [200011805-238]
£388.93
Equipment - purchase(3)£476.94
4 Oct 2024WF [***]
£334.98
2 Oct 2024WF [***]
£114.98
2 Oct 2024AMAZON [***]
£26.98
Newspapers, journals, magazines(6)£409.80
14 Jun 2025Newspapers
£96.00
22 Mar 2025Newspapers
£93.20
8 Mar 2025Newspapers
£74.70
31 May 2025Newspapers
£53.90
22 Feb 2025Newspapers
£46.00
8 Feb 2025Newspapers
£46.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(2)£280.00
10 Nov 2025No description
£150.00
21 Nov 2025No description
£130.00
Training - staff(1)£252.00
10 Oct 2024DERBYSHIRE COUNTY CRIC
£252.00
Advertising and contact cards(1)£215.00
18 Nov 2024Surgery dates and times leaflets
£215.00
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£93.79
27 Aug 2024Person invited for interview travel costs
£93.79
Hospitality(1)£38.14
17 Jan 2025Event at constituency office
£38.14
Postage & couriers(1)£2.80
22 Jan 2025Stamp for letter to India
£2.80
Accommodation(15 claims)£19,021.25
Rent(7)£15,803.00
1 Jan 2025Rental payment for Jan
£2,400.00
15 Oct 2024November rental payment
£2,400.00
18 Nov 2024December rental payment
£2,400.00
15 Jan 2025February rental payment
£2,400.00
1 Mar 2025Rent payment for London property
£2,400.00
1 Apr 2025April rent [200011804-55]
£2,100.00
7 Oct 2024Part-month rental payment for Oct (10-31)
£1,703.00
Hotel - London(7)£2,757.00
22 Jul 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£936.00
12 Sep 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£630.00
7 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£585.00
4 Sep 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£420.00
17 Sep 2024[***]
1 night
£210.00
30 Jul 2024[***][***][***]
1 night
£210.00
25 Jul 2024[***][***][***]
£-234.00
Council tax(1)£461.25
11 Nov 2024Council tax bill for London property for period 24-25
£461.25
MP Travel(4 claims)£5,540.74
Rail(2)£4,692.16
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£4,483.05
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£209.11
Hotel - London(1)£610.98
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£610.98
Mileage - car(1)£237.60
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£237.60
Miscellaneous(2 claims)£2,595.85
Bought-in services(2)£2,595.85
10 Oct 2025Staffing costs
£1,663.93
14 Oct 2025Bought in-services
£931.92
Staff Travel(4 claims)£1,657.81
Rail(1)£1,318.83
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,318.83
Hotel - London(1)£199.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
1 night
£199.00
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£118.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
2 nights
£118.00
Subsistence(1)£21.98
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£21.98
Dependant Travel(2 claims)£1,191.44
Rail(2)£1,191.44
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£1,019.09
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£172.35

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

Derby South: The Real Impact

The people Baggy 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