LabourREPORT
David Smith

David Smith

Labour MP for North Northumberland

New
2024 intake
1yr 8mo
Current term
96%
Party loyalty
1
Rebellions
26/36
Key votes
£183k
Expenses

2024 Election Result

36.6%
Vote share
5,067
Majority
65.8%
Turnout
74,190
Electorate
LabDavid SmithWON
17,85536.6%
ConAnne-Marie Trevelyan
12,78826.2%
RefKatherine Hales
7,68815.7%
LDNatalie Younes
5,16910.6%
Georgina Hill
3,2206.6%
GreenJan Rosen
1,7433.6%
Michael Joyce
2880.6%
SDPAndrew Martin
920.2%

Subject Grades

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

Education

1 kept · 0 broke

A

Won with 36.6% of the vote, majority of 5,067

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Follow the Money

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

Total2024-25
£183k
Expenses
£183k

Expense Breakdown

£119k
Staffing
£27k
Office costs
£17k
Accommodation
£20k
Travel

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 Number of properties: 1 Location: Northumberland Ownership details: Co-owned with a family member Rental income: until 28 October 2024 Rental income details: The rental was paid to my family member (Registered 15 July 2024; updated 16 October 2025)

8. Miscellaneous(4 entries)

Undisclosed

Trustee, Together for the Common Good. This is an unpaid role. Date interest ended: 23 January 2026 (Registered 15 July 2024; updated 24 January 2026)

Undisclosed

Formal Appointment by the Government as the UK Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 27 February 2025 (Registered 28 February 2025)

Undisclosed

Director of Blue Labour Campaign Limited. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 22 October 2025 (Registered 7 November 2025)

Undisclosed

I was elected as Secretary of the Labour Rural Research Group (LRRG), a formally constituted group within the Labour Party focused on rural policy development and advocacy. This is an unpaid role. I work with the Exec to provide strategic direction and organisation for the group. Date interest arose: 12 January 2026 (Registered 24 January 2026)

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

Every Penny: David's Expenses

251 individual claims totalling £196,430.58 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.

Hospitality & Late Nights
£9
2 claims
Hospitality: £9.40
TV, Newspapers & Subscriptions
£427
3 claims
TV licence: £344.00
Newspapers, journals, magazines: £82.50
Family & Dependant Travel
£486
1 claim
Rail: £486.11
Hotel Stays
£9k
11 claims
Hotel - London: £4,332.00
Hotel - London: £3,305.00
Hotel - UK Not London: £744.89
Hotel - London: £630.00
Hotel - UK Not London: £87.55
Flights
£585
2 claims
Air travel: £322.32
Air travel: £263.11
Staffing
22 claims
£122k
Office Costs
172 claims
£35k
Accommodation
32 claims
£20k
MP Travel
14 claims
£10k
Staff Travel
10 claims
£9k
Dependant Travel
1 claim
£486
Staffing(22 claims)£121,558.26
Payroll(1)£111,620.52
31 Mar 2025Total Staffing budget payroll costs for the 2024-25 year
£111,620.52
Training - staff(17)£5,232.09
3 Jul 2025PARLI-TRAINING
£1,050.00
3 Jul 2025PARLI-TRAINING
£520.60
25 Feb 2025Staff Training day - [***]
£466.85
25 Feb 2025Staff Training Day - [***]
£466.85
25 Feb 2025Staff Training Day - [***]
£466.85
25 Feb 2025Staff Training - [***]
£466.85
25 Feb 2025Staff Training Day - [***]
£466.85
20 Mar 2025comms grid and delivery training [200011782-593]
£140.00
20 Mar 2025Comms grid and delivery training [200011782-595]
£140.00
20 Mar 2025comms grid and delivery training [200011782-594]
£140.00
20 Mar 2025Comms grid and delivery training [200011782-591]
£140.00
20 Mar 2025Comms grid and delivery training [200011782-592]
£140.00
24 Jan 2025Processing and production of C-Me reports for training day
£134.40
24 Jan 2025Processing and production of C-Me report for training day
£134.40
24 Jan 2025Processing and production of C-Me reports for training day
£134.40
24 Jan 2025Processing and production of C-Me reports for training day
£134.40
6 Nov 2024Travel expenses for staff training in London
£89.64
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
3 Oct 2024Parliamentary Research Services
£3,000.00
Bought-in services(2)£1,452.22
31 Mar 2025Consulting /Comms Support
£1,400.00
6 Nov 2024Travel costs for Executive Training for David Smith
£52.22
Working From Home Allowance(1)£253.43
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£253.43
Office Costs(172 claims)£35,102.64
Equipment - purchase(41)£8,756.32
11 Dec 2024CITY NEW USED OFFICE F
£1,279.86
11 Dec 2024CITY NEW USED OFFICE F
£1,279.86
9 Jan 2025CITY NEW USED OFFICE F
£1,017.60
3 Jan 2025SOLO BLINDS
£941.52
10 Dec 2024SP NWOF.CO.UK
£765.60
25 Jan 2025B&Q MARKETPLACE
£403.96
16 Dec 2024CITY NEW USED OFFICE F
£348.00
6 May 2025SP NWOF.CO.UK
£285.60
23 Dec 2024AMAZON [***]
£279.68
19 Dec 2024AMAZON [***]
£230.82
16 Dec 2024VIKING
£199.18
23 Dec 2024AMAZON [***]
£189.37
6 Feb 2025CBS WORLD
£180.00
16 Dec 2024CURRYS ONLINE
£169.00
25 Jun 2025NEXT DIRECTORY
£144.95
16 Dec 2024DEBENHAMS - DBZ
£129.99
24 Mar 2025B&Q MARKETPLACE [200011725-9349]
£124.85
17 Dec 2024EASYGIFT TRADING LTD
£121.93
16 Dec 2024ASDA GEORGE COM LEEDS
£85.00
11 Sep 2025AMAZON [***]
£84.53
29 Jun 2025DBZ
£79.98
14 Jan 2025PAYPAL COSMOGRAPHI
£69.60
14 Mar 2025ETSY.COM MULTIPLE SHOP [200011725-6623]
£54.07
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£42.00
16 Dec 2024WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK
£42.00
29 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£38.70
12 Mar 2025FIRSTAID4LESS [200011725-4339]
£37.02
30 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£36.12
29 Jan 2025WWW.ARGOS.CO.UK
£35.00
14 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-6621]
£31.98
14 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-6622]
£30.98
10 Jan 2025AMAZON [***]
£24.95
24 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£24.48
6 Mar 2025DUNELM SOFTFURNISHINGS [200011725-2935]
£20.40
16 Dec 2024DUNELM SOFTFURNISHINGS
£20.00
16 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-6827]
£15.11
31 Mar 2025AMAZON [***] [200011725-8624]
£13.98
29 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£10.39
28 Dec 2024AMAZON [***]
£-9.99
3 Feb 2025AMAZON [***]
£-22.16
10 Jan 2025VIKING
£-99.59
Rent(1)£7,181.90
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for this business cost and budget category in 2024-25LUMP SUM
£7,181.90
Software & applications(7)£4,222.67
17 Jun 2025ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,476.00
12 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£1,440.00
12 Aug 2024ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES
£600.00
4 May 2025CANVA [***]
£270.00
6 Oct 2025BUFFER PLAN
£221.07
6 Oct 2025KAPWING PRO PLAN
£147.38
4 Apr 2025FS CLIDEO.COM
£68.22
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(2)£4,096.00
15 Jan 2025Glass Partition in Office to make meeting space
£4,000.00
15 Sep 2025Boiler issues. Call out and fix
£96.00
Stationery & printing(52)£3,629.72
31 Jan 2025CARTRIDGEPEOPLE.COM
£757.30
14 Feb 2025CARTRIDGEPEOPLE.COM
£543.60
9 Jul 2025CARTRIDGEPEOPLE.COM
£435.99
10 Oct 2025Banner October 2025
£315.10
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£200.40
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£188.40
20 Feb 2025VIKING
£165.32
18 Aug 2025CBS WORLD
£151.20
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£150.00
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£105.64
24 Jun 2025Banner July 2025
£91.40
2 Jun 2025Banner July 2025
£91.40
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£84.10
13 Aug 2025Banner September 2025
£67.93
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£40.91
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£38.34
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£37.76
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£37.73
7 Sep 2024Keyboard, mouse mat & laptop stand
£29.97
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£27.04
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£20.26
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£20.16
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£18.98
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£14.04
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£14.04
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£13.97
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£11.14
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£11.09
29 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£10.37
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£10.21
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£8.12
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£5.62
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£4.48
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£2.28
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£1.63
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£1.50
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.34
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.34
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£1.34
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.34
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£1.34
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£1.34
17 Dec 2024Banner January 2025
£1.34
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.31
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.15
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£1.15
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£1.10
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£0.77
11 Nov 2024Banner December 2024
£0.31
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£-1.31
20 Mar 2025Banner March 2025
£-20.16
2 Jun 2025Banner July 2025
£-91.40
Business rates(3)£1,506.64
2 Apr 2025NORTHUMBERLAND CC CRD
£660.00
2 Apr 2025NORTHUMBERLAND CC CRD
£500.18
16 Jan 2025NORTHUMBERLAND CC CRD
£346.46
Utilities(15)£1,197.03
8 Apr 2025E.ON NEXT [200011782-590]
£110.88
6 Mar 2025BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-2934]
£106.06
8 Jan 2025E.ON NEXT
£100.00
9 May 2025E.ON NEXT
£97.27
2 Sep 2025E.ON NEXT
£96.99
11 Aug 2025WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO.
£93.55
2 Jun 2025E.ON NEXT
£87.88
6 Mar 2025E.ON NEXT [200011725-2933]
£87.19
14 May 2025WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO.
£81.18
4 Feb 2025E.ON NEXT
£75.64
13 Aug 2025E.ON NEXT
£75.43
11 Mar 2025E.ON NEXT [200011725-6577]
£75.00
27 Sep 2025E.ON NEXT
£53.22
24 Mar 2025WWW.WAVE-UTILITIES.CO. [200011725-9348]
£45.74
4 Feb 2025E.ON NEXT
£11.00
Cleaning services(15)£748.27
7 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£372.46
1 Oct 2025Office Clean
£144.00
7 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£53.93
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£40.14
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£34.98
7 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£25.30
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£20.57
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£14.11
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£11.53
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£11.45
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£7.08
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£4.73
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£2.96
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£2.71
8 Jan 2025Banner February 2025
£2.32
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(10)£730.71
2 Jun 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£83.83
3 Jul 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£83.83
5 Aug 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£83.64
3 Oct 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£83.64
2 Sep 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£83.64
6 Mar 2025BT BUSINESS BILL [200011725-2936]
£77.20
2 Apr 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£76.82
6 Jan 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£67.03
4 Feb 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£45.54
27 Feb 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£45.54
Training - MP(2)£601.25
25 Feb 2025Staff Training Day - David
£466.85
24 Jan 2025Processing and production of C-Me reports for training day
£134.40
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(13)£593.50
14 Aug 2025No description
£90.00
26 Nov 2024No description
£84.00
9 Jan 2025No description
£50.00
29 Mar 2025No description
£48.00
31 Mar 2025[200011725-8625]
£48.00
3 Dec 2024No description
£45.00
7 Oct 2024No description
£45.00
5 Nov 2024No description
£43.75
28 Feb 2025[200011782-589]
£43.50
6 Nov 2024No description
£36.25
15 Nov 2024No description
£30.00
16 Dec 2024No description
£30.00
4 Apr 2025Repayment of claim 60292733:1
£0.00
Advertising and contact cards(2)£561.60
23 Jun 2025CBS WORLD
£285.60
1 Oct 2025CBS WORLD
£276.00
Bought-in services(1)£408.00
4 Sep 2025NORTHUMBERLAND CC CRD
£408.00
TV licence(2)£344.00
21 Oct 2025TVLICENSING.CO.UK
£174.50
19 Nov 2024TVLICENSING.CO.UK
£169.50
Insurance - contents(1)£214.90
17 Dec 2024HOWDEN UK BROKERS LIMI
£214.90
Training - staff(1)£134.40
24 Jan 2025Processing and production of C-Me reports for training day
£134.40
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£83.83
6 May 2025BT BUSINESS BILL
£83.83
Newspapers, journals, magazines(1)£82.50
23 Apr 2025Welfare Benefits Handbook online
£82.50
Hospitality(2)£9.40
30 Sep 2024PG Tips & Nescafe for Parliamentary Office
£6.25
22 Oct 2024Flat white and a can of water for a visitor to Parliament to discuss issues relating to David´s APPG commitments
£3.15
Accommodation(32 claims)£20,220.45
Rent(6)£12,195.07
11 Feb 2025No description
£2,600.00
14 Jan 2025No description
£2,600.00
12 Nov 2024No description
£2,600.00
11 Mar 2025No description
£2,600.00
11 Dec 2024No description
£2,600.00
31 Mar 20252024-25 [***] rent pro-rata
£-804.93
Hotel - London(7)£4,332.00
22 Jul 2024[***][***][***]
4 nights
£1,040.00
12 Sep 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£630.00
10 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£630.00
3 Sep 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£607.00
14 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
3 nights
£585.00
23 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£420.00
30 Oct 2024[***][***][***]
2 nights
£420.00
Council tax(8)£2,893.53
1 Aug 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£588.00
10 Dec 2024WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£543.01
2 May 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£294.00
17 Oct 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£294.00
4 Jul 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£294.00
5 Jun 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£294.00
4 Sep 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£294.00
4 Apr 2025WWW.WESTMINSTER.GOV.UK
£292.52
Utilities(11)£799.85
10 Feb 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£83.75
16 Dec 2024OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£82.86
13 Jan 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£81.17
12 Aug 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£75.40
7 Mar 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD [200011725-3875]
£73.89
7 Apr 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£73.52
13 May 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£68.34
28 Jul 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£68.19
9 Jun 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£65.89
16 Sep 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£64.02
14 Oct 2025OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD
£62.82
MP Travel(14 claims)£9,828.65
Rail(2)£7,264.69
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£7,098.52
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£166.17
Mileage - car(4)£1,027.80
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£764.55
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£173.70
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£72.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£17.55
Hotel - London(1)£630.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£630.00
Parking(3)£362.99
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£176.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£112.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£74.99
Air travel(1)£322.32
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£322.32
Congestion charge & toll(1)£105.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£105.00
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£87.55
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
1 night
£87.55
Other public transport(1)£28.30
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£28.30
Staff Travel(10 claims)£9,234.47
Rail(2)£3,859.69
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£3,724.42
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£135.27
Hotel - London(1)£3,305.00
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
16 nights
£3,305.00
Mileage - car(2)£810.90
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£722.25
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£88.65
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£744.89
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
8 nights
£744.89
Air travel(1)£263.11
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£263.11
Subsistence(3)£250.88
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£224.41
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£15.47
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£11.00
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£486.11
Rail(1)£486.11
31 Mar 2025Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25LUMP SUM
£486.11

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

North Northumberland: The Real Impact

The people David 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