MP Expenses
Chris McDonald
Current MP

Chris McDonaldMP expenses

£3,218 IPSA expenses in 2026-27

Labour · Stockton North

IPSA expenses cover the business costs of doing the job of an MP — staffing, office running costs, accommodation and travel — not personal salary. Full details on what counts as a claim are in the methodology.

Total claimed this year

£3,786

Total claimed — selected period (2026-27)

£3,218

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Spend by category — 2026-27

Year-on-year trend

Chris McDonald expenses by financial year

These totals sum the IPSA records currently held on this site for each financial year. The newest period can change as IPSA publishes further data. Category names are retained exactly as IPSA published them.

Published IPSA expenses for Chris McDonald, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2026-27£3,218Accommodation (£3,027)3View claims
2025-26£11,930Office Costs (£8,632)39View claims
2024-25£33,335Travel and Subsistence (£33,335)2View claims

A published total can differ from a simple count of visible individual claims because IPSA also publishes some annual totals and withholds some details for security or data protection. See the methodology.

Itemised claims

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SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1102026-272 Apr 2026PaidLandline — Office LandlinesView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£3,0272026-2727 Mar 2026PaidParliamentary Business [200013425-16]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£812026-276 Mar 2026PaidLandline — Office LandlinesView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3322025-266 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1622025-267 Feb 2026PaidQR-CODE-GENERATOR.COMView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£742025-263 Feb 2026PaidOffice CostsView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£812025-2628 Nov 2025PaidLandline — Phone Bill, NovemberView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1,4762025-2618 Nov 2025PaidELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£802025-268 Oct 2025PaidLandline — Phone Bill - October ´25 2705View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1662025-262 Oct 2025PaidXMA November 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-262 Oct 2025PaidXMA November 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2629 Sept 2025PaidXMA October 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-2629 Sept 2025PaidXMA October 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1662025-2629 Sept 2025PaidXMA October 2025View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-2629 Sept 2025PaidXMA October 2025View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£2312025-2628 Sept 2025PaidSundries — AMAZON UK [***]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£782025-2615 Sept 2025PaidLandline — Phone Bill - September ´25 2670View source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£2922025-2614 Sept 2025PaidOther office equipment — AMAZON [***]View source
Office CostsMobile telephone - equipment purchase£2392025-2611 Sept 2025PaidAMAZON [***]View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£812025-269 Sept 2025PaidBanner October 2025View source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£3002025-266 Aug 2025PaidAPPLE.COM/BILLView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£822025-266 Aug 2025PaidLandline — August Inv - [***]View source
AccommodationMoving Fees£2402025-2630 Jul 2025PaidAgency fees — Tenancy Renewal FeeView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£1702025-2621 Jul 2025PaidComputer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — AMAZON [***]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£832025-263 Jul 2025PaidLandline — July Phone Rentals & UsageView source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Council tax” in 2026-27. Browse all Council tax claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Paul Waugh

Labour (Co-op)

£8,4968 Apr 2026HTTPS://WWW.ROCHDALE.G
Luke Akehurst

Labour

£6,41013 Mar 2026DURHAM COUNTY COUNCIL
Natalie Fleet

Labour

£6,1381 Apr 2026Council Tax 26-27 London res
Dame Harriett Baldwin

Conservative

£5,8467 Apr 2026MALVERN HILLS DIST
Andrew Pakes

Labour (Co-op)

£4,8092 Mar 2026Council tax for 2026
Juliet Campbell

Labour

£4,5938 Mar 2026council tax for 2026/2027
Mrs Kemi Badenoch

Conservative

£4,47923 Apr 2026CounciIL Tax 2026 [***] [***]
Mr Douglas Alexander

Labour (Co-op)

£4,41218 May 2026Council tax April 2026 to March 2027
Darren Jones

Labour

£4,19124 Apr 2026Council tax for London flat for 2026/27
Alan Mak

Conservative

£4,1251 Apr 2026Council tax
Danny Kruger

Reform UK

£4,1101 Apr 2026Annual council tax for MP constituency accommodation
Jess Asato

Labour

£3,7859 Mar 2026Council tax 2627

Labour average — 2026-27

£2,879

All-MP average — 2026-27

£3,007

Grants and donations

Donations, sponsorships and loans registered in support of this MP's parliamentary activities — Category 2 of the Register of Members' Financial Interests, distinct from the IPSA expenses above.

Total registered

£2,000

  • GMB Union - £2,000.00

    £2,000
    Registered 27 Mar 2026View source

Outside financial interests

Separate from IPSA expenses, MPs must publicly register outside earnings, donations and support, gifts, land and property, shareholdings and other interests. Search all MPs' interests. Data from the UK Parliament Register of Members' Financial Interests, shown by category exactly as published.

1. Employment and earnings

  • Editor - Millennium Steel Publishing

    Registered 3 Aug 2024View source

1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments

  • Payment expected for services on 14 December 2025 - £3,000.00

    £3,000
    Registered 14 Dec 2025View source

  • Payment received on 26 June 2025 - £3,625.00

    £3,625
    Registered 29 Jun 2025View source

2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP

  • GMB Union - £2,000.00

    £2,000
    Registered 27 Mar 2026View source

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • Royal Navy - £1,503.00

    £1,503
    Registered 15 Sept 2026View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Professor in Practice at the Durham University Business School. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 8 Sept 2025View source

  • Professional registration with the Engineering Council as a Chartered Engineer.

    Registered 3 Aug 2024View source

  • Trustee of the Redhills CIO Charity based in Durham. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 10 Jul 2024View source

Chris McDonald expenses — common questions

How much did Chris McDonald claim in expenses in 2026-27?
Chris McDonald claimed £3,218 in IPSA business costs in 2026-27. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Chris McDonald claim for?
In 2026-27, Chris McDonald's largest published IPSA category was Accommodation (£3,027). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Chris McDonald's expenses data come from?
Figures are imported from IPSA (the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) and the UK Parliament Members API. Every amount links to its original IPSA source record.

Figures are presented without ranking or interpretation. Read the methodology for details on data sourcing and publication lag.