Newcastle upon Tyne North
Catherine McKinnell
Labour, MP since 2010
Claimed in 2024-25
£312,180
40th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£235,221
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£37,885
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£23,415
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£15,138
Other costs
uncapped items outside the main budgets
£520
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 74,768 electors
£4.18
Outside money on the register
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Name of donor: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Ltd Address of donor: Unit 4/4a, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket for the Mercury Prize 2025, value £330 Date received: 16 October 2025 Date accepted: 16 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01132389 (Registered 20 October 2025)
- Name of donor: UK Music Limited Address of donor: UK Music, Work.Life, 33 Foley Street, Fitzrovia, London W1W 7TL Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket with hospitality to the 71st Ivor Novello Awards, value £732 Date received: 21 May 2026 Date accepted: 21 May 2026 Donor status: company, registration 03245288 (Registered 3 June 2026)
Visits outside the UK
- Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£1,968.73), accommodation (£1,038.58), local transport (£519.47) and food/miscellaneous (£689.96), value £4,216.74 Destination of visit: United States (Washington DC) Dates of visit: 30 November 2025 to 5 December 2025 Purpose of visit: Cross-party delegation to strengthen transatlantic relations and to discuss UK-US foreign policy priorities, challenges and opportunities with members of Congress and policymakers (Registered 16 December 2025)
Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year
- Type of land/property: Residential property (rented) Number of properties: 1 Location: Northumberland Ownership details: Joint owner
Miscellaneous
- Solicitor (currently non-practising).
- Chair of the RAF Association Commons and Lords Branch. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 5 September 2024 (Registered 3 November 2025)
- Husband is a member of the Hospitality Sector Council, a forum to facilitate cooperation between the hospitality sector and Government. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 3 November 2025 (Registered 4 November 2025)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.