Rhondda and Ogmore
Chris Bryant
Labour, MP since 2001
Claimed in 2024-25
£277,046
164th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£238,344
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£21,179
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£6,630
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£10,893
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 74,493 electors
£3.72
Outside money on the register
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services: Writing and adapting a book Payer: United Agents, 12-26 Lexington Street, London W1F 0LE (Updated 8 July 2024)
- Role, work or services: Author royalties Payer: ALCS (Authors Licensing and Collection Society), 6th Floor, International House, 1 St Katharine's Way, London E1W 1UN Additional information: Any payments will be listed below. (Registered 26 September 2024)
- Role, work or services: Author Royalties Payer: Public Lending Right, British Library, Boston Spa, Wetherby LS23 7BQ (Registered 14 April 2026)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Name of donor: Edinburgh International Book Festival Address of donor: 121 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 4YN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One night's accommodation night for the Edinburgh International Book Festival, value £345 Date received: 20 August 2025 Date accepted: 20 August 2025 Donor status: company, registration SC079939 (Registered 9 September 2025)
- Name of donor: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Address of donor: 50 Bedford Square, London WC1B 3DP Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One night's accommodation for the Edinburgh Book Festival (£345) and dinner (£18.30), value £363.30 Date received: 19 August 2025 to 20 August 2025 Date accepted: 19 August 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01984336 (Registered 9 September 2025)
Miscellaneous
- A trustee of the Mabon Trust, which offers small grants to community projects, organisations, individuals and charities in the Rhondda. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 21 March 2021 (Registered 27 February 2023)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.