Mike Tapp
Labour MP for Dover and Deal
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Mike scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 39.6% of the vote, majority of 7,585
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
6,009 households in fuel poverty locally (12.74%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 80.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
12.74% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 39.6% of the vote, majority of 7,585
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
4,453 children in poverty in this constituency (24%)
Follow the Money
What Mike 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 6,009 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 4,453 children live in poverty in their constituency
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
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Name of company or organisation: Monki Dog Care Nature of business: Dog Day Care service Held jointly with or on behalf of: Wife (Registered 26 July 2024)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Director of Monki Dog Care Ltd. (Registered 26 July 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Mike's Expenses
50 individual claims totalling £194,774.77 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(1 claim)£155,859.24
Payroll(1)£155,859.24
Accommodation(10 claims)£21,658.41
Rent(10)£21,658.41
Office Costs(32 claims)£12,937.18
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Stationery & printing(7)£2,999.81
Equipment - purchase(4)£2,833.89
Software & applications(6)£2,152.96
Website hosting and design(8)£1,466.77
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(3)£274.53
Training - staff(1)£180.00
Advertising and contact cards(1)£25.16
Parking(1)£4.06
MP Travel(4 claims)£3,501.97
Mileage - car(1)£2,225.70
Hotel - London(1)£656.00
Rail(1)£614.97
Parking(1)£5.30
Staff Travel(2 claims)£578.42
Rail(1)£368.42
Hotel - London(1)£210.00
Miscellaneous(1 claim)£239.55
Removals(1)£239.55
Claims Rejected by IPSA (2)
These are expenses Mike tried to claim but IPSA refused to pay.
Office Costs — Landline phone & internet - rental & usage
BT.COM CONSUMER BP
Reason: Not claimable
12 Sep 2024
Office Costs — Landline phone & internet - rental & usage
BT.COM CONSUMER BP
Reason: Not claimable
19 Oct 2024
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Dover and Deal: The Real Impact
The people Mike 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