MP Expenses
Esther McVey
Current MP

Esther McVeyMP expenses

£44,774 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Conservative · Tatton

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

£11,676

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£44,774

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Spend by category — 2025-26

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £108 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 £124 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £93 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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

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This MP claimed £193 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £107 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £117 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £56 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £107 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 £110 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £78 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £111 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £111 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £102 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £87 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £94 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £37 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £58 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £26 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £96 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £376 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £61 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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This MP claimed £35 for Utilities in 2023-24.

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Year-on-year trend

Esther McVey 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 Esther McVey, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2025-26£44,774Accommodation (£25,703)105View claims
2024-25£35,077Travel and Subsistence (£35,077)2View claims
2023-24£60,236Office Costs (£23,039)171View claims
2022-23£53,061Accommodation (£20,357)138View claims
2021-22£36,083Office Costs (£17,302)99View claims
2020-21£42,957Accommodation (£18,586)106View claims
2019-20£51,556Accommodation (£20,301)116View claims
2018-19£26,032Travel and Subsistence (£11,582)91View claims
2017-18£19,788Travel and Subsistence (£7,686)65View claims
2015-16£8,705Accommodation (£4,875)36View claims
2014-15£38,358Accommodation (£18,530)103View claims
2013-14£41,571Accommodation (£20,055)110View claims
2012-13£41,054Accommodation (£20,000)106View claims
2011-12£36,319Accommodation (£16,446)87View claims
2010-11£28,160Accommodation (£9,585)69View 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£3502025-2627 Mar 2026PaidPrinting of update for LymmView source
StaffingTraining - staff£1,7492025-2625 Mar 2026PaidTraining course AIView source
Office CostsAdvertising and contact cards£1,2502025-2617 Mar 2026PaidCheshire Mix radio- online surgery advert (continuation of advert signed off after election)View source
Office CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£962025-2617 Mar 2026PaidMonthly waste chargeView source
Office CostsUtilities£1082025-2615 Mar 2026PaidElectricity — Electricity for officeView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£8022025-2610 Mar 2026PaidBanner March 2026View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£582025-265 Mar 2026PaidLandline — BT-office phoneView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£662025-265 Mar 2026PaidMPs mobile phoneView source
Office CostsUtilities£722025-265 Mar 2026PaidGas — Gas officeView source
Office CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£962025-2618 Feb 2026PaidMonthly chargeView source
Office CostsUtilities£1242025-2615 Feb 2026PaidElectricity — Electricity officeView source
AccommodationHotel - London£2,8842025-266 Feb 2026Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£612025-266 Feb 2026PaidLandline — BT office phoneView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£652025-266 Feb 2026PaidMobile phone chargesView source
Office CostsUtilities£932025-265 Feb 2026PaidGas — Gas officeView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3322025-2628 Jan 2026PaidXMA February 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-2628 Jan 2026PaidXMA February 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-2628 Jan 2026PaidXMA February 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-2628 Jan 2026PaidXMA February 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£3322025-2620 Jan 2026PaidXMA February 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-2620 Jan 2026PaidXMA February 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-2620 Jan 2026PaidXMA February 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4082025-2620 Jan 2026PaidXMA February 2026View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2872025-2620 Jan 2026PaidXMA February 2026View source
Office CostsWaste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection£1672025-2620 Jan 2026PaidMain waste disposal chargeView source
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Other MPs who claimed under “Hotel - London” in 2025-26. Browse all Hotel - London claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Dr Zubir Ahmed

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£4,84021 Jun 2025Accommodation london 28 night block booking [***] [***]
Dr Zubir Ahmed

Labour

£3,61527 May 2025Accommodation london 25 night block booking [***] [***]
Dr Zubir Ahmed

Labour

£3,49029 Apr 2025Accommodation london 30 night block booking
Dr Zubir Ahmed

Labour

£3,23027 Mar 2025airbnb block booking for 29 nights
Jonathan Davies

Labour

£2,71630 Jun 2025[***][***][***]
Jonathan Davies

Labour

£2,23019 May 2025[***][***][***]
John Finucane

Sinn Féin

£1,60727 Feb 2026[***][***][***]
Alan Gemmell

Labour

£1,34726 Mar 2026Accommodation in London
Tom Hayes

Labour

£1,1174 Sept 2025TRIP.COM
Dr Zubir Ahmed

Labour

£1,11320 Jul 2025block booked london accommodation
Mark Sewards

Labour

£1,10014 Dec 2025[***][***][***]
Graham Stringer

Labour

£1,10023 Oct 2025hotel stay while at westminster 18-22 october 2025

Conservative average — 2025-26

£18,657

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.

1. Employment and earnings

  • Guest on TV show - STV Productions

    Registered 17 Aug 2026View source

  • Guest on TV show - News UK

    Registered 26 Jun 2025View source

  • Panelist on TV programme - GB News

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  • Writing articles - Reach Group Limited

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1.1. Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments

  • Payment received on 01 August 2026 - £2,166.66

    £2,167
    Registered 17 Aug 2026View source

  • Payment received on 14 August 2026 - £600.00

    £600
    Registered 17 Aug 2026View source

  • Payment received on 07 August 2026 - £2,000.00

    £2,000
    Registered 17 Aug 2026View source

  • Payment received on 14 July 2026 - £850.00

    £850
    Registered 16 Jul 2026View source

  • Payment received on 30 June 2026 - £2,166.66

    £2,167
    Registered 16 Jul 2026View source

  • Payment received on 12 June 2026 - £600.00

    £600
    Registered 18 Jun 2026View source

  • Payment received on 02 June 2026 - £2,166.66

    £2,167
    Registered 18 Jun 2026View source

  • Payment received on 18 May 2026 - £450.00

    £450
    Registered 21 May 2026View source

  • Payment received on 06 May 2026 - £2,166.66

    £2,167
    Registered 21 May 2026View source

  • Payment received on 15 April 2026 - £200.00

    £200
    Registered 5 May 2026View source

  • Payment received on 02 April 2026 - £2,166.66

    £2,167
    Registered 14 Apr 2026View source

  • Payment received on 13 March 2026 - £600.00

    £600
    Registered 18 Mar 2026View source

  • Payment received on 13 February 2026 - £200.00

    £200
    Registered 18 Mar 2026View source

  • Payment received on 03 March 2026 - £2,166.66

    £2,167
    Registered 18 Mar 2026View source

  • Payment received on 19 February 2026 - £560.00

    £560
    Registered 26 Feb 2026View source

  • Payment received on 03 February 2026 - £2,166.66

    £2,167
    Registered 11 Feb 2026View source

  • Payment received on 06 January 2026 - £2,166.66

    £2,167
    Registered 6 Jan 2026View source

  • Payment received on 01 December 2025 - £2,166.66

    £2,167
    Registered 23 Dec 2025View source

  • Payment received on 12 December 2025 - £850.00

    £850
    Registered 19 Dec 2025View source

  • Payment received on 04 November 2025 - £2,166.66

    £2,167
    Registered 19 Nov 2025View source

  • Payment received on 04 November 2025 - £240.00

    £240
    Registered 6 Nov 2025View source

  • Payment received on 15 October 2025 - £400.00

    £400
    Registered 17 Oct 2025View source

  • Payment received on 02 October 2025 - £2,166.66

    £2,167
    Registered 9 Oct 2025View source

  • Payment received on 03 September 2025 - £280.00

    £280
    Registered 5 Sept 2025View source

  • Payment received on 16 July 2025 - £550.00

    £550
    Registered 5 Sept 2025View source

7. Shareholdings

  • Shares in Blue Collar Productions

    Registered 29 Oct 2020View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Unpaid Director of Blue Collar Productions, a television production company of Miryfields Cottage, 5/7 Cann Street, Tottington BL8 3PE.

    Registered 29 Oct 2020View source

  • Trustee (Unpaid) of "If Chloe Can"; charity providing careers advice and support for young people.

    Registered 7 Jul 2017View source

Esther McVey expenses — common questions

How much did Esther McVey claim in expenses in 2025-26?
Esther McVey claimed £44,774 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Esther McVey claim for?
In 2025-26, Esther McVey's largest published IPSA category was Accommodation (£25,703). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Esther McVey'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.