David Burton-Sampson MP: votes, interests and costs
David Burton-Sampson represents Southend West and Leigh in the House of Commons for Labour.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for David Burton-Sampson; earlier posts are below.
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Health Bill [HL] | 9 June 2025 | 24 June 2025 |
| Crime and Policing Bill | 20 March 2025 | 13 May 2025 |
| Women and Equalities Committee | 28 October 2024 | 22 June 2026 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 20375f450395.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 3 entries for David Burton-Sampson: Shareholdings (2), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1). The most recent was registered on 24 November 2025. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
UK Finance - £474.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Invitation to the UK Finance Annual Dinner 2025 in my capacity as Chair of the APPG for Open Banking and Payments
- Value of the benefit: £474.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2025-11-18
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2025-11-18
- Name of the donor: UK Finance
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: UK Finance
Shares in DBS Rainbow Consultancy Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of the company or partnership: DBS Rainbow Consultancy Ltd
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Dormant consultancy company
- Held jointly or on behalf of a spouse, partner, or dependent child: With Civil Partner
Shares in DBS Financial Solutions Ltd
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of the company or partnership: DBS Financial Solutions Ltd
- Held jointly or on behalf of a spouse, partner, or dependent child: With my Civil Partner
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 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 £154,574 for David Burton-Sampson in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. IPSA lists office spending of £29,700 in the same year. 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 | £154,574.37 |
| Office costs: spent | £29,699.66 |
| Accommodation: spent | £4,117.97 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £3,570.40 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £21,667 (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 in the London area from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Southend West and Leigh BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Personal Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Constituency Communications Manager (permanent full time), Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Administrative Officer (casual) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
David Burton-Sampson is recorded voting in 545 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 62 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 21 October 2026 David Burton-Sampson voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 26 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 15 written questions have been tabled by David Burton-Sampson, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Treasury and 3 other departments.
Internet: Children
?To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress her Department has made on its response to the consultation entitled Growing up in the online world.
Dogs: Animal Welfare
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what further steps can be taken under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to help protect the health of domestic dogs during hot weather.
Families: Southend West and Leigh
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to support families in Southend West and Leigh constituency in summer 2026.
Family Hubs: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish the Best Start centre funding allocations for local authorities.
Holiday Activities and Food Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to ensure the continuation of Holiday Activity Funding.
Migraines
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce stigma associated with migraine in workplaces and wider society.
Migraines: Community Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration his Department has given to moving more migraine treatment into community settings.
Dangerous Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to review the adequacy of the current dog control legislation.
Business: Equality
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent estimate she has made of the cost to businesses of updating (a) IT and (b) HR systems to comply with the EHRC's proposed HR changes.
Business: Women
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions she has had with the insurance industry on potential changes to liability insurance premiums for businesses due to the Equality and Human Rights Commission's revised code of practice for serv …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 d98b105c2f16. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by David Burton-Sampson.
2024 general election
The House of Commons Library records a majority of 1,949 for David Burton-Sampson in Southend West and Leigh in July 2024, from 16,739 votes on a turnout of 62.5%. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Southend West and Leigh 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.