MP Expenses
Dr Ellie Chowns
Current MP

Dr Ellie ChownsMP expenses

£29,530 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Green Party · North Herefordshire

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

£7,507

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£29,530

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Spend by category — 2025-26

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £141 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £90 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £185 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £133 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £50 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £114 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £50 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £50 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £98 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £112 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £85 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £69 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £50 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £98 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £72 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £172 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £50 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £110 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £129 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £147 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £50 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £97 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £100 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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Year-on-year trend

Dr Ellie Chowns 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 Dr Ellie Chowns, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£29,530Office Costs (£26,220)68View claims
2024-25£8,876Travel and Subsistence (£8,876)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 CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2625 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1662025-2623 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2623 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2619 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsInsurance - buildings£3512025-267 Mar 2026PaidBuildings insurance for 9 The Buttercross Jan 26-Jan 27View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-264 Mar 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£2,7822025-263 Mar 2026PaidHerefordshire Matters newsletter and MP contact posterView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£6512025-262 Mar 2026PaidCouncil tax Jan, Feb and Mar 2026 - 3 x £217View source
Office CostsUtilities£1412025-262 Mar 2026PaidElectricity — 1 month electricityView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2627 Feb 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2042025-2621 Feb 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1662025-2620 Feb 2026PaidXMA March 2026View source
AccommodationUtilities£902025-2617 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — Electricity (22 Nov 2025 to 16 Feb 2026)View source
Office CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£992025-2616 Feb 2026PaidHEREFORDSHIRE COUNCILView source
Office CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£992025-2616 Feb 2026PaidTrade recycling and waste sacksView source
Office CostsUtilities£1852025-262 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — Electricity 1 monthView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£1192025-2630 Jan 2026PaidPrinter, photocopier & scanner — ShredderView source
Office CostsMaintenance, Redecorations & Repairs£8062025-2620 Jan 2026PaidFitting of new sockets x 5 plus compatible electrics boardView source
Office CostsUtilities£1332025-2614 Jan 2026PaidWater — Water and sewerage for office 6 monthsView source
Office CostsWebsite hosting and design£2332025-2613 Jan 2026Paidelliechowns.org.uk web hosting, performance upgrade, SSL certificate and email storage upgradeView source
AccommodationUtilities£502025-267 Jan 2026PaidOther fuel — Heating top upView source
Office CostsUtilities£1142025-265 Jan 2026PaidElectricity — Electricity one monthView source
Office CostsSoftware & applications£1002025-261 Jan 2026PaidSubsctiption to CANVA graphics tool for 1 year for media officerView source
AccommodationUtilities£502025-2615 Dec 2025PaidOther fuel — Heating and hot waterView source
AccommodationCouncil tax£2172025-261 Dec 2025PaidLambeth council tax Dec 2025View source
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Other MPs who claimed under “Advertising and contact cards” in 2025-26. Browse all Advertising and contact cards claims

MPAmountDateDescription
John Grady

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£13,11712 Feb 202612/02 Roderick Urquhart/ Treehouse for printing and delivery of MP Annual Report to constituents
Frank McNally

Labour

£9,97424 Dec 2025Parliamentary Annual Report
James Asser

Labour

£7,51029 Jul 2025JOGPOST
Sarah Edwards

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£6,79925 Mar 2026Leaflet
Sir Gavin Williamson

Conservative

£6,4005 Mar 2026Constituency Wide Newsletter
Sarah Sackman

Labour

£6,0792 Sept 2025LETTERBOX
Mark Garnier

Conservative

£5,68628 Jan 2026Annual feedback newsletter and delivery
Andrew Bowie

Conservative

£5,5632 Feb 2026Annual Report Leaflet
Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative

£5,5388 Jan 2026Justin Tomlinson Ltd - Newsletter
Laura Trott

Conservative

£5,49715 Sept 2025Letterbox - paid by [***]
David Reed

Conservative

£5,40521 Nov 2025Annual report printing and distribution
Peter Fortune

Conservative

£4,86725 Nov 2025MP annual report - printing and mailing

Green Party average — 2025-26

£23,114

All-MP average — 2025-26

£18,166

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.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • BBC - £46.32

    £46
    Registered 30 Aug 2025View source

  • Glastonbury Festival Events Limited - £393.50

    £394
    Registered 13 Jul 2025View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Member of the [redacted] Housing Association.

    Registered 2 Aug 2024View source

  • Housing and Communities Spokesperson for the Green Party of England and Wales

    Registered 16 Jul 2024View source

Dr Ellie Chowns expenses — common questions

How much did Dr Ellie Chowns claim in expenses in 2025-26?
Dr Ellie Chowns claimed £29,530 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Dr Ellie Chowns claim for?
In 2025-26, Dr Ellie Chowns's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£26,220). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Dr Ellie Chowns'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.