Walsall and Bloxwich
Valerie Vaz
Labour, MP since 2010
Claimed in 2024-25
£218,663
326th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£162,496
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£32,437
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£19,901
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£3,660
Other costs
uncapped items outside the main budgets
£170
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 74,951 electors
£2.92
Outside money on the register
Miscellaneous
- Solicitor (not practising)
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
- Name: Paul Townsend Relationship: Spouse Role: Senior Parliamentary Assistant Working pattern: Full time (Updated 5 January 2017)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.