Faversham and Mid Kent
Helen Whately
Conservative, MP since 2015
Claimed in 2024-25
£269,510
185th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£225,228
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£15,829
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£25,062
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£3,392
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 74,301 electors
£3.63
Outside money on the register
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Name of donor: Richard Oldfield Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,500 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State. Donor status: individual (Registered 5 January 2026)
- Name of donor: Lord (Stanley) Fink Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State. Donor status: individual (Registered 14 January 2026)
- Name of donor: Edward Garton Woods Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist my work as a Shadow Secretary of State. Donor status: individual (Registered 21 January 2026)
- Name of donor: Edward Sells Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist my work as a Shadow Secretary of State. Donor status: individual (Registered 24 February 2026)
- Name of donor: Richard Oldfield Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £7,500 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State. Donor status: individual (Registered 25 March 2026)
- Name of donor: Lord Michael Farmer Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State. Donor status: individual (Registered 25 March 2026)
- Name of donor: Benjamin Tansey Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a researcher to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State. Donor status: individual (Registered 30 June 2026)
Miscellaneous
- My husband, Marcus Whately, is Chief Executive of GrowUp Farms, a salad producer. (Registered 17 September 2024)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.