Michelle Welsh
Labour MP for Sherwood Forest
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Michelle scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 1 broke · 1 missed
Won with 38.7% of the vote, majority of 5,443
Welfare & Benefits
0 kept · 6 broke · 3 missed
4,153 children in poverty in this constituency (22.2%)
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
5,228 households in fuel poverty locally (11.28%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
Local A&E: only 66.7% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
27% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 2 broke · 2 missed
11.28% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 38.7% of the vote, majority of 5,443
Follow the Money
What Michelle 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 5,228 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 4,153 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 27% of their constituents rent
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)£550
The Football Association
Name of donor: The Football Association Address of donor: Wembley Stadium London HA9 0WS Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two match tickets, with hospitality, for me and one other to attend the FA Cup Semi- Final, value £550 Date received: 27 April 2025 Date accepted: 27 April 2025 Donor status: company, registration 00077797 (Registered 2 May 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
School Governor at Arnold View Primary School. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 3 August 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Michelle's Expenses
84 individual claims totalling £190,709.68 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(3 claims)£126,433.84
Payroll(1)£112,933.84
Training - staff(1)£10,500.00
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Office Costs(61 claims)£27,759.86
Equipment - purchase(10)£7,737.45
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(2)£6,104.84
Rent(10)£4,120.20
Stationery & printing(11)£2,760.77
Software & applications(3)£2,169.60
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(15)£1,620.42
Bought-in services(1)£1,476.00
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£989.00
Training - staff(1)£300.00
TV licence(1)£169.50
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(2)£115.00
Website hosting and design(2)£106.40
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£73.93
Insurance - contents(1)£16.75
Accommodation(12 claims)£25,564.64
Rent(1)£22,282.19
Utilities(5)£1,502.63
Hotel - London(3)£912.00
Council tax(3)£867.82
MP Travel(4 claims)£5,940.89
Rail(1)£4,718.39
Hotel - London(1)£630.00
Parking(1)£393.50
Travel Associated Cost(1)£199.00
Staff Travel(3 claims)£4,806.04
Rail(1)£4,578.54
Hotel - London(1)£199.00
Parking(1)£28.50
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£204.41
Rail(1)£204.41
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Sherwood Forest: The Real Impact
The people Michelle 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