Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare
Gerald Jones
Labour, MP since 2015
Claimed in 2024-25
£278,380
161st highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£215,731
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£28,389
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£25,743
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£5,817
Other costs
uncapped items outside the main budgets
£2,700
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 74,460 electors
£3.74
Outside money on the register
Miscellaneous
- A Trustee of a local charity, Phillipstown Residents and Community Association. Date interest arose: 11 May 2018 (Registered 9 March 2023)
Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
- Name: Tyrone Powell Relationship: Partner Role: Senior Parliamentary Assistant Working pattern: Full time (Registered 4 June 2015)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.