Andy McDonald MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Middlesbrough and Thornaby East is Andy McDonald (Labour), MP there since 29 November 2012.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Andy McDonald; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights | Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | 6 April 2020 | 27 September 2021 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Transport | Department for Transport | 27 June 2016 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Transport) | Department for Transport | 7 January 2016 | 27 June 2016 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill | 15 March 2023 | 23 March 2023 |
| Business and Trade Sub-Committee on National Security and Investment | 28 June 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee | 5 January 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Justice Committee | 26 October 2015 | 13 June 2016 |
| Justice Committee | 10 December 2012 | 30 March 2015 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 ec710c293e08.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 4 entries for Andy McDonald: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (3), Miscellaneous (1). The most recent was registered on 15 June 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Ltd - £1,250.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets, including hospitality, for the Hull City v Middlesbrough football match at Wembley Stadium (estimated amount)
- Value of the benefit: £1,250.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-23
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-23
- Name of the donor: Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Ltd
Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Ltd - £250.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets to the Southampton vs Middlesbrough football match, including hospitality (the amount is estimated)
- Value of the benefit: £250.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-12
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-12
- Name of the donor: Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Ltd
Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Ltd - £250.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets to the Middlesbrough vs Southampton match, including hospitality (the amount is estimated)
- Value of the benefit: £250.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-05-09
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-05-09
- Name of the donor: Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company (1986) Ltd
Solicitor (not currently employed as such).
- The type of interest: Other
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Andy McDonald's office spent £238,313 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £201,595. IPSA lists office spending of £26,576 in the same year. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £238,312.68 | £201,595.39 | £173,263.02 |
| Office costs: spent | £26,576.37 | £19,065.99 | £16,744.53 |
| Accommodation: spent | £24,263.96 | £23,146.84 | £21,448.95 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,737.15 | £4,659.10 | £5,499.80 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Middlesbrough and Thornaby East BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager ×2 (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Researcher (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Communication Officer (permanent full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Intern (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Andy McDonald voted in the House of Commons: 531 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 54 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 20 October 2026 Andy McDonald voted Aye on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists 406 written questions from Andy McDonald since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Education.
Department for Education: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department ensures compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category data, including data relating to health or protected characteristics.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether the Department maintains a public register or internal inventory of automated decision-making systems; and whether it plans to publish such information.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps has her Department taken to assess and mitigate risks of bias or discrimination arising from the use of automated decision-making systems.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with trade union representatives on the introduction or use of automated decision-making systems affecting staff.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, to what extent are automated decision-making systems used in relation to civil service employment, including recruitment, performance management, discipline, or allocation of work.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 what measures are in place to ensure that human oversight is substantive and effective, rather than limited to formal or nominal review.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department define and ensure meaningful human involvement in decisions supported or made by automated systems.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what processes are in place to enable individuals to seek human review and to challenge decisions made by automated systems.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, given the passage of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 how individuals are informed that decisions affecting them have been taken, in whole or in part, by automated means.
Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what safeguards have been implemented to ensure compliance with statutory requirements relating to automated decision-making, including rights to information, human review, and challenge.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 55364fee569e. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Andy McDonald.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 9,192 for Andy McDonald in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East in July 2024, from 16,238 votes on a turnout of 45.8%. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Middlesbrough and Thornaby East figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.