Chris Ward MP: votes, interests and costs
Chris Ward represents Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven in the House of Commons for Labour.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Chris Ward; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office) | Cabinet Office | 6 September 2025 | 22 July 2026 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 f06dd420130c.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests API returned no entries for Chris Ward when read on 29 October 2026.
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 29 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £158,826 for Chris Ward in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. Office costs came to £29,229 of a £30,426 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. 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 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £158,825.66 |
| Office costs: spent | £29,228.80 |
| Accommodation: spent | £11,571.67 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £3,485.36 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £19,692 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property outside the London area from 5 July 2024, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Constituency Support Manager (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (fixed term full time), Caseworker (fixed term full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Chris Ward is recorded voting in 453 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 56 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 29 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 41 written questions from Chris Ward since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Department of Health and Social Care; Treasury; Department for Education; Department for Transport; and others.
Endometriosis: Diagnosis and Medical Treatments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to speed up endometriosis diagnosis and treatment.
Sports: Facilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential public health risks associated with exposure to chemicals and other substances used in 3G pitches.
Sports: Facilities
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has plans to undertake further research into the potential health impacts of long-term exposure among regular users of 3G pitches.
New Businesses: Government Assistance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal options he is considering to provide further support for entrepreneurs.
Children: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of regulations protecting child influencers and child content producers from exploitation and harm; and what assessment she has made of the potential meri …
A259: Repairs and Maintenance
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress she has made on plans to improve and upgrade the A259 coast road.
Community Health Services: East Sussex
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration she has given to establishing a new NHS community health hub in Peacehaven.
Postal Services: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what steps he is taking to improve Royal Mail delivery performance, including in Saltdean and Rottingdean.
Universities
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to support universities.
Hospitality Industry: Government Assistance
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what fiscal steps his Department is taking to support pubs and the hospitality sector.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 e9c194595487. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Chris Ward.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven returned Chris Ward with a majority of 9,663: 17,893 votes, 44.0% of those cast, against 8,230 for Khobi Vallis. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven 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.