Cardiff South and Penarth
Stephen Doughty
Labour (Co-op), MP since 2012
Claimed in 2024-25
£294,894
95th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£242,313
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£18,713
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£22,686
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£10,614
Other costs
uncapped items outside the main budgets
£567
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 73,060 electors
£4.04
Outside money on the register
None registered
No entries currently on the Register of Members’ Financial Interests
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.