Cat Eccles
Labour MP for Stourbridge
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Cat scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Cost of Living
0 kept · 3 broke · 4 missed
6,571 households in fuel poverty locally (16.04%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 76.1% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Environment
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
16.04% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 38.5% of the vote, majority of 3,073
Welfare & Benefits
3 kept · 4 broke · 2 missed
4,994 children in poverty in this constituency (29.9%)
Follow the Money
What Cat 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 6,571 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 4,994 children live in poverty in their constituency
Registered interests do not imply improper influence. All interests are publicly declared under parliamentary rules.
Registered Interests
4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£3k
Israel and Palestine
Paid by: Labour Friends of Israel Ltd
Name of donor: Labour Friends of Israel Ltd Address of donor: BM LFI, London WC1N 3XX Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals, value £2,600 Destination of visit: Israel and Palestine Dates of visit: 25 May 2025 to 29 May 2025 Purpose of visit: Delegation to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Meetings with politicians, academics, activists and diplomats (Registered 9 July 2025) This is a late entry to which the rectification procedure was applied on 25 November 2025. Paragraph 51 of the Procedural Protocol in respect of the Code of Conduct refers.
8. Miscellaneous(2 entries)
Undisclosed
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Councillor, (unpaid since 15 July 2024 and previously registered under Category 1) (Registered 18 July 2024; updated 29 October 2025)
Undisclosed
Trustee of Wollaston Village Hall. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 18 July 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Cat's Expenses
124 individual claims totalling £193,011.31 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(7 claims)£123,826.13
Payroll(1)£118,825.13
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Bought-in services(2)£1,525.00
Training - staff(2)£450.00
Working From Home Allowance(1)£26.00
Office Costs(93 claims)£39,796.77
Equipment - purchase(21)£9,631.74
Rent(7)£9,591.72
Stationery & printing(24)£5,859.64
Software & applications(7)£4,505.87
Postage & couriers(5)£4,481.13
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(7)£1,975.20
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(12)£925.60
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£900.00
Training - staff(1)£750.00
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£642.00
Hospitality(6)£453.69
Insurance - contents(1)£80.18
Accommodation(11 claims)£19,932.84
Rent(8)£18,165.21
Hotel - London(3)£1,767.63
Staff Travel(10 claims)£5,272.83
Rail(2)£3,209.54
Hotel - London(1)£928.00
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£636.98
Mileage - car(2)£274.87
Subsistence(2)£152.14
Other public transport(1)£38.50
Parking(1)£32.80
MP Travel(3 claims)£4,182.74
Rail(2)£2,777.76
Hotel - London(1)£1,404.98
Claims Rejected by IPSA (1)
These are expenses Cat tried to claim but IPSA refused to pay.
Office Costs — Hospitality
Hospitality for constituency based event
Reason: Not claimable
10 Mar 2025
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Stourbridge: The Real Impact
The people Cat 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