Josh Dean
Labour MP for Hertford and Stortford
New
2024 intake
1yr 8mo
Current term
94%
Party loyalty
2
Rebellions
34/36
Key votes
£169k
Expenses
2024 Election Result
38.5%
Vote share
4,748
Majority
68.4%
Turnout
78,915
Electorate
LabJoshua Robert Abraham DeanWON
20,80838.5%
ConJulie Marson
16,06029.7%
RefJohn Burmicz
8,32515.4%
GreenNick Cox
4,3738.1%
LDHelen Rosemary Campbell
4,1677.7%
ADFJane Fowler
1390.3%
HPUKBarry Hensall
1370.3%
Subject Grades
How Josh scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 38.5% of the vote, majority of 4,748
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Scrapping Jury TrialsBroke
Jury Trials: Voted Down Opposition ScrutinyBroke
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
3,246 households in fuel poverty locally (7.06%)
Winter Fuel Payment CutsBroke
Winter Fuel Payment: Voted to Enforce the CutBroke
Winter Fuel Payment: Voted Against It AgainBroke
Energy Costs: Blocked Opposition MotionBroke
Inheritance Tax on Family FarmsBroke
Employer National Insurance HikeBroke
Council Tax Rises: Approved Without ReferendumBroke
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 78% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Mental Health Bill: Blocked Strengthening AmendmentsBroke
Mental Health Bill: Rejected Patient SafeguardsBroke
Mental Health Bill: Third Amendment Blocked Same DayBroke
Access to Primary Healthcare: Blocked DebateBroke
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
29% of constituents rent their home
Renters' Rights: Stripped Lords ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Affordability ProtectionsBroke
Renters' Rights: Rejected Tenancy StandardsBroke
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
7.06% of local households in fuel poverty
Water Companies: Blocked Stronger Sewage RulesBroke
Water Companies: Rejected Tougher PenaltiesBroke
Sewage: Voted Down Cross-Party MotionBroke
Great British Energy: Rejected Lords ImprovementsBroke
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Border Security Bill: Blocked SafeguardsBroke
Immigration: Shut Down Opposition DebateBroke
Border Security Bill: Overrode Lords AgainBroke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 38.5% of the vote, majority of 4,748
Rail Nationalisation: Rejected Lords ProtectionsBroke
Railways Bill: Blocked Opposition ImprovementsMissed
Youth Unemployment: Blocked DebateBroke
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
1,771 children in poverty in this constituency (8.4%)
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)Broke
Two-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingKept
Two-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's StrengtheningBroke
Child Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed UpMissed
Carer's Allowance Reform BlockedBroke
Welfare Spending: Voted Down ScrutinyBroke
Welfare Cuts: Blocked Debate AgainBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for DisabledBroke
UC & PIP Bill: Rejected SafeguardsBroke
Follow the Money
What Josh claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Total2024-25
£169k
Expenses
£169k
Expense Breakdown
£137k
Staffing
£32k
Office costs
£401
Travel
The Broken Promise
£169kClaimed in parliamentary expenses
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 3,246 fuel poor households in their own constituency
£169kPaid from the public purse
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
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 (Flat) Number of properties: 1 Location: East Hertfordshire Interest held: from 18 July 2025 Rental income: from 18 July 2025 (Registered 13 August 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Trustee of Future Living, a domestic abuse charity based in Hertford. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 11 June 2025 (Registered 8 July 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Josh's Expenses
170 individual claims totalling £187,420.73 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
18 claims
£139k
Office Costs
147 claims
£48k
Staff Travel
5 claims
£399
Staffing(18 claims)£139,204.74
Payroll(1)£94,990.91
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£94,990.91
Bought-in services(13)£40,561.43
2 Feb 2025Providing support, development and coaching to the team; and systems review and development. Including time in both the Westminster and constituency offices
£8,054.50
16 Feb 2025Providing support, development and coaching to the team; and systems review and development. Including time in both the Westminster and constituency offices
£5,637.40
30 Mar 2025Providing support, development and coaching to the team; and systems review and development. [200011803-61]
£5,380.50
16 Mar 2025Providing support, development and coaching to the team; and systems review and development.
£5,343.00
11 Mar 2025Providing support, development and coaching to the team; and systems review and development
£5,000.00
15 Jan 2025Shared Endeavours consultancy 12th Jan 2025
£3,729.10
2 Oct 2024Advice to support the MP in effective communication and engagement with constituents
£2,448.00
5 Apr 2025Providing support, development and coaching to the team; and systems review and development [200011803-62]
£2,247.52
9 Dec 2024REAL CLEAR
£994.00
6 Aug 2024Legal costs associated with the lease of my constituency office [200011480-1]
£600.00
5 Apr 2025Providing support, development and coaching to the team; and systems review and development [200011802-219]
£561.88
16 Jan 2025Design/artwork for window stickers Jan 2025
£300.00
18 Nov 2024CAB Pensioner Advice surgeries with advertising
£265.53
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
3 Oct 2024Parliamentary Research Services
£3,000.00
Training - staff(2)£500.00
19 Mar 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011725-7342]
£250.00
19 Mar 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011725-7341]
£250.00
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£152.40
19 Jul 2025LINKEDIN JOB [***]
£152.40
Office Costs(147 claims)£47,817.12
Business rates(12)£10,471.01
26 Jun 2025CLR WWW.EASTHERTS.GOV
£1,696.00
17 Apr 2025CLR EAST HERTS DC
£851.00
7 Oct 2025CLR EAST HERTS DC
£848.00
19 May 2025CLR EAST HERTS DC
£848.00
15 Jul 2025CLR EAST HERTS DC
£848.00
17 Sep 2025CLR EAST HERTS DC
£848.00
11 Nov 2024EAST HERTS DC
£846.00
3 Dec 2024CLR EAST HERTS DC
£846.00
7 Jan 2025CLR EAST HERTS DC
£846.00
4 Feb 2025CLR EAST HERTS DC [200011726-35]
£846.00
16 Oct 2024EAST HERTS DC
£845.88
8 Oct 2024EAST HERTS DC
£302.13
Rent(9)£10,030.14
29 Oct 2024No description
£1,400.00
28 Jan 2025No description
£1,400.00
28 Nov 2024No description
£1,400.00
4 Sep 2024[***] - First month´s rent -
£1,400.00
27 Feb 2025No description
£1,400.00
27 Mar 2025No description
£1,400.00
30 Dec 2024No description
£1,400.00
1 Oct 2024No description
£1,400.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-1,169.86
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(4)£4,125.98
15 Sep 20243 x Apple refurbished iphone
£2,340.00
30 Jul 2025Refurb mobile phone for team member
£870.00
30 Jul 2025Purchase of second hand iphone for new team member
£870.00
16 Sep 2024SQ MOBILINK BISHOP ST
£45.98
Software & applications(6)£3,636.00
16 Jul 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
13 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011804-225]
£927.12
13 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
13 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011805-213]
£512.88
18 Mar 2025GRAMMARLY CO [***] [200011725-7386] [200011805-215]
£115.40
18 Mar 2025GRAMMARLY CO [***] [200011725-7386] [200011804-227]
£4.60
Utilities(10)£3,420.96
10 Mar 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS [200011725-4846]
£557.80
15 Apr 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£506.68
14 Jul 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£450.94
8 Jan 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£408.82
4 Feb 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS [200011725-997]
£381.91
4 Dec 2024SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£376.52
30 Apr 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£366.94
23 Jul 2025SSE ENERGY SOLUTIONS
£237.93
3 Sep 2025Electricity (August 2025)
£69.35
1 Oct 2025Electricity constituency office Sept 2025
£64.07
Stationery & printing(32)£3,190.82
10 Feb 2025Print and production of 7 x constituency office window stickers
£547.20
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£333.89
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£333.89
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
11 Apr 2025XMA March 2025
£205.09
24 Apr 2025Banner May 2025
£200.40
10 Oct 2025Banner October 2025
£141.31
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£106.54
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£106.54
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£106.54
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£95.09
6 Nov 2025XMA November 2025
£88.30
27 May 2025AGA PRINT LTD
£58.10
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£48.92
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£46.72
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£46.72
5 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£32.59
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£16.36
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£15.89
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£14.02
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£14.02
3 Dec 2024Quality paper for office printing
£13.79
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£12.36
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£12.36
8 Nov 2024Printer paper for constituency office
£10.69
23 Oct 2024Key cut for office cleaning staff
£9.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£3.47
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£2.53
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£2.14
30 Oct 2024Banner March 2025
£-48.92
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(4)£2,759.00
10 Sep 2024Constituency Office Alterations
£2,387.00
10 Feb 2025Fitting of 7 x constituency office window stickers
£252.00
30 Apr 2025Office cleaning - April 2025
£60.00
31 May 2025Office cleaning - May 2025
£60.00
Equipment - purchase(6)£2,528.78
10 Sep 2024Office furniture for Constituency Office
£1,880.00
11 Aug 2025Meeting table
£195.99
3 Jul 2025Several fans for constituency office
£139.93
28 Oct 2025AMAZON UK [***]
£134.98
15 Jul 2025Const office supplies: plug adaptor, bins, cleaning materials, storage, kettle.
£93.14
3 Aug 2025Banner September 2025
£84.74
Recruitment Services &Costs(2)£1,716.00
16 Jan 2025Recruitment services for taking on temporary caseworker
£900.00
23 Aug 2024ILIFFEMEDIA.CO.UK
£816.00
Bought-in services(1)£1,000.00
13 Jun 2025Legal services
£1,000.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(15)£962.00
11 Aug 2025No description
£192.00
7 Nov 2024No description
£100.00
7 Oct 2025No description
£77.00
15 Jan 2025No description
£68.75
19 Mar 2025[200011725-7340]
£68.75
30 Nov 2024No description
£66.00
11 Feb 2025No description
£65.00
25 Nov 2024No description
£58.50
25 Jul 2025No description
£55.00
7 Nov 2024No description
£45.00
19 Oct 2024No description
£40.00
13 Feb 2025No description
£38.00
3 Oct 2024No description
£36.00
3 Aug 2024No description
£30.00
13 Aug 2024No description
£22.00
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(10)£677.03
11 Nov 2024Mobile phone line rental and usage Oct 2024
£146.26
1 Nov 2025Mobile phone services for Sept 2025
£67.20
1 Apr 2025Mobile phone services March 2025 [200011803-60]
£65.11
3 Jan 2025Mobile phone usage December 2024
£59.24
1 Jan 2025Mobile phone contract and usage Jan 2025
£57.22
1 Feb 2025Mobile phone usage and contract Jan 2025
£56.40
1 Aug 2025Mobile phone services for team - July 2025
£56.40
1 Jul 2025Team mobiles - monthly rental for June 2025
£56.40
1 Jun 2025Team mobiles - monthly rental for May 2025
£56.40
1 Sep 2025Team mobile usage - Aug 2025
£56.40
Cleaning services(12)£662.00
31 Jan 2025Constituency office cleaning Jan 2025
£60.00
31 Mar 2025Cleaning constituency office March 2025 [200011802-220]
£60.00
31 Dec 2024Cleaning for month of December 2024
£60.00
3 Feb 2025Cleaning of constituency office Jan 2025
£60.00
28 Feb 2025Constituency office cleaning Feb 2025
£60.00
31 Oct 2025Constituency office cleaning Oct 2025
£60.00
29 Aug 2025Constituency office cleaning Aug 2025
£60.00
31 Jul 2025Const office cleaning - July 2025
£60.00
30 Jun 2025Cleaning of constituency office for June 2025
£60.00
30 Apr 2025Constituency office cleaning April 2025
£60.00
4 Dec 2024Constituency office cleaning November 2024
£31.00
10 Nov 2024Constituency office cleaning Oct 2024
£31.00
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£630.00
11 Nov 2024Costs for installation and set up office phone and broadband
£630.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(11)£607.44
8 Oct 2025Internet and landline in const office for Sept 2025
£61.12
1 Aug 2025Const office landline and internet - July 2025
£59.47
1 Jul 2025Constituency office phone services for June 2025
£57.89
1 Apr 2025Office internet and telephone March 2025 [200011803-59]
£56.59
1 Jun 2025Constituency office phone services for May 2025
£55.69
1 Feb 2025Constituency office and telephone use Jan 2025
£55.04
1 Mar 2025Constituency office phone and internet Feb 2025
£54.22
1 Jan 2025Landline phone and internet rental and usage Jan 2025
£53.87
1 Sep 2025Office internet and phone costs - Aug 2025
£52.37
3 Jan 2025Landline phone and internet December 2024
£50.78
11 Nov 2024Office landline and internet usage Oct 2024
£50.40
Training - MP(1)£485.00
5 Mar 2025REAL CLEAR [200011725-3433]
£485.00
Advertising and contact cards(2)£237.52
5 Feb 2025Roller banners for constituency and Parliament
£196.74
4 Feb 2025AGA PRINT LTD [200011725-999]
£40.78
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(3)£235.00
5 Aug 2025Annual charge for new sanitary bin [200012468-3]
£90.00
5 Aug 2025Sanitary bin hire for const office
£75.00
1 Nov 2024JUNK AWAY
£70.00
Insurance - buildings(2)£168.00
23 Jan 2025Backdated buildings insurance charges Sep 2024 - Jan 2025
£130.00
25 Feb 2025Buildings insurance for Feb 2024
£38.00
Insurance - contents(2)£127.45
25 Feb 2025HOWDEN UK BROKERS LIMI [200011725-1418] [200011805-214]
£112.44
25 Feb 2025HOWDEN UK BROKERS LIMI [200011725-1418] [200011804-226]
£15.01
Postage & couriers(1)£74.99
25 Jun 2025Courier for collection of IT equipment and other staff leaver items
£74.99
Website hosting and design(1)£72.00
15 Sep 2024www.joshdean.co.uk
£72.00
Staff Travel(5 claims)£398.87
Rail(2)£285.86
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£265.69
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£20.17
Mileage - car(1)£86.81
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£86.81
Parking(2)£26.20
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£17.80
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£8.40
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Hertford and Stortford: The Real Impact
The people Josh was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
1,771
Children in poverty
8.4% of children locally
4
broke
1
kept
1
missed
Two-Child Benefit Cap (King's Speech)KEY
Broke promiseTwo-Child Limit Removal Bill: Second ReadingKEY
Kept promiseTwo-Child Limit: Blocked Their Own Bill's Strengthening
Broke promiseChild Poverty Strategy: Only 7 Labour MPs Showed Up
Didn't show upUC & PIP Bill: Rejected Safeguards
Broke promiseUC & PIP Bill: Blocked Protections for Disabled
Broke promise3,246
Fuel poor households
7.06% of households locally
4
broke
29%
Constituents who rent
16.4% private, 12.2% social
3
broke
5,017
On benefits locally
Children in poverty + fuel poor households combined
3
broke
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024