Current MP

Gareth SnellMP expenses

£20,798 IPSA expenses in 2018-19

Labour (Co-op) · Stoke-on-Trent Central

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

£9,250

Total claimed — selected period (2018-19)

£20,798

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Spend by category — 2018-19

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £396 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £251 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £325 for Utilities in 2025-26.

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This MP claimed £87 for Electricity in 2018-19.

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This MP claimed £81 for Electricity in 2018-19.

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This MP claimed £98 for Electricity in 2017-18.

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This MP claimed £176 for Electricity in 2017-18.

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Year-on-year trend

Gareth Snell 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 Gareth Snell, grouped by financial year
Financial year	Published total	Largest published category	Records held	Open year
2025-26	£38,362	Staffing (£18,780)	82	View claims
2024-25	£23,702	Travel and Subsistence (£23,702)	2	View claims
2020-21	£560	Miscellaneous (£280)	2	View claims
2019-20	£65,705	Accommodation (£19,421)	92	View claims
2018-19	£20,798	Travel and Subsistence (£14,172)	29	View claims
2017-18	£48,214	Staffing (£24,500)	30	View claims
2016-17	£2,332	Travel and Subsistence (£997)	4	View 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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	Subcategory				Status	Description	Source
Office Costs	Stationery & printing	£659	2025-26	19 Mar 2026	Paid	Headed Paper	View source
Staffing	Training - staff	£457	2025-26	16 Mar 2026	Paid	All staff Training Days x 4	View source
Staffing	Training - staff	£457	2025-26	16 Mar 2026	Paid	All staff Training Days x 4	View source
Staffing	Training - staff	£457	2025-26	16 Mar 2026	Paid	All staff Training Days x 4	View source
Staffing	Training - staff	£457	2025-26	16 Mar 2026	Paid	All Staff Training Days x 4	View source
Staffing	Training - staff	£457	2025-26	16 Mar 2026	Paid	All Staff Training Days x 4	View source
Staffing	Training - staff	£457	2025-26	16 Mar 2026	Paid	All Staff Training Days x 4	View source
Staffing	Training - staff	£457	2025-26	16 Mar 2026	Paid	All Staff Training Days x 4	View source
Office Costs	Landline phone & internet - rental & usage	£50	2025-26	16 Mar 2026	Paid	Landline — Phone Line Contract	View source
Office Costs	Stationery & printing	£53	2025-26	12 Mar 2026	Paid	Banner March 2026	View source
Staffing	Training - staff	£400	2025-26	27 Feb 2026	Paid	All Staff Training Event	View source
Office Costs	Venue hire, meetings & surgeries	£85	2025-26	24 Feb 2026	Paid	—	View source
Office Costs	Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection	£61	2025-26	23 Feb 2026	Paid	CHAFFINCH DOCUMENT	View source
Office Costs	Equipment - hire	£2,447	2025-26	16 Feb 2026	Paid	Printer, photocopier & scanner — Print Equipment 2026/27	View source
Office Costs	Landline phone & internet - rental & usage	£50	2025-26	16 Feb 2026	Paid	Landline — Soho 66 February 2026	View source
Staffing	Bought-in services	£1,200	2025-26	1 Feb 2026	Paid	Comms & Media — Monthly communications support	View source
Office Costs	Equipment - hire	£342	2025-26	20 Jan 2026	Paid	Other office equipment — letter folding and enveloping machine	View source
Office Costs	Landline phone & internet - rental & usage	£50	2025-26	20 Jan 2026	Paid	Landline — Soho66 Phone line	View source
Office Costs	Insurance - contents	£127	2025-26	19 Jan 2026	Paid	Insurance	View source
Office Costs	Insurance - contents	£127	2025-26	19 Jan 2026	Paid	Office Insurance	View source
Office Costs	Utilities	£396	2025-26	19 Jan 2026	Paid	Electricity — Utilities	View source
Staffing	Bought-in services	£1,200	2025-26	18 Dec 2025	Paid	Comms & Media — I Creation Media Support	View source
Office Costs	TV licence	£175	2025-26	17 Dec 2025	Paid	TVLICENSING.CO.UK	View source
Office Costs	Landline phone & internet - rental & usage	£50	2025-26	15 Dec 2025	Paid	Internet — Internet Soho 66	View source
Office Costs	Utilities	£251	2025-26	4 Dec 2025	Paid	Electricity — Utilities	View source

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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental” in 2018-19. Browse all Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental claims

MP	Amount	Date	Description
Layla Moran Liberal Democrat	£922	29 Mar 2019	Telephone bills/furniture — Telephone line rental, calls broadband usage
Jessica Morden Labour	£833	15 Jun 2018	travel card — PINNACLE TELECOM WALES
Ms Stella Creasy Labour (Co-op)	£817	2 May 2018	BT, Mobile Phone, Bywaters — BT Bill
Andy McDonald Labour	£764	8 Feb 2019	Telephone Bill — Constituency Office Phone Bill
Mary Creagh Labour	£753	24 May 2018	Payment card May 2018 — BT BILL PAYMENT 2
Lilian Greenwood Labour	£701	30 Oct 2018	Payment Card October 2018 — BT BILL PAYMENT 2
Lilian Greenwood Labour	£681	4 May 2018	Payment Card May 2018\ — BT BILL PAYMENT 2
Carolyn Harris Labour	£677	8 Feb 2019	IPSA Card Charges for February — BT BILL PAYMENT 2
Layla Moran Liberal Democrat	£639	31 Jul 2018	Office costs — Telephone line rental, internet and phone calls
Layla Moran Liberal Democrat	£639	31 Jul 2018	Telephone costs — Telephone and broadband costs
Mary Creagh Labour	£635	4 Mar 2019	Payment card March 2019 — BT BILL PAYMENT 2
Mary Creagh Labour	£628	5 Nov 2018	Payment card November — BT BILL PAYMENT 2

Labour (Co-op) average — 2018-19

£15,145

All-MP average — 2018-19

£18,163

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

£10,000

Daniel Luhde-Thompson - £10,000.00
£10,000
Registered 29 Jul 2025View 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.

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

Daniel Luhde-Thompson - £10,000.00
£10,000
Registered 29 Jul 2025View source

7. Shareholdings

Shares in Clayduck Ltd
Registered 23 Jul 2024View source

8. Miscellaneous

Member, Local Community Committee - Clayton High Academy. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 29 Jun 2026View source
Board Observer, Stoke-on-Trent City Centre Business Improvement District. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 30 Dec 2024View source
Governor, Abbey Hill Academy and College. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 16 Jul 2024View source
Governor, City of Stoke-on-Trent 6th Form College. This is an unpaid role.
Registered 16 Jul 2024View source

Gareth Snell expenses — common questions

How much did Gareth Snell claim in expenses in 2018-19?: Gareth Snell claimed £20,798 in IPSA business costs in 2018-19. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Gareth Snell claim for?: In 2018-19, Gareth Snell's largest published IPSA category was Travel and Subsistence (£14,172). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Gareth Snell'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.