West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Andrew Bowie
Conservative, MP since 2017
Claimed in 2024-25
£339,342
7th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£241,460
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£26,851
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£28,704
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£40,887
Other costs
uncapped items outside the main budgets
£1,440
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 72,994 electors
£4.65
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: Alasdair J D Locke Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 to cover the cost of salary for a member of staff Donor status: individual (Registered 14 May 2026)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Name of donor: Silverstone Circuit Ltd Address of donor: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 8TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets including hospitality at Silverstone Circuit for the British GP (£550 each), value £1,100 Date received: 3 July 2026 Date accepted: 3 July 2026 Donor status: company, registration 00882843 (Registered 10 July 2026)
Visits outside the UK
- Name of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd Address of donor: Conservative Friends of Israel Ltd, PO Box 72288, London SW1P 9LB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Air travel, accommodation and hospitality (value has been estimated), value £4,220 Destination of visit: Israel (Israel and the Palestinian Authority) Dates of visit: 25 August 2025 to 29 August 2025 Purpose of visit: Fact finding political delegation (Registered 7 September 2025)
- Name of donor: Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Address of donor: Regeringsgatan 29, 111 53 Stockholm Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£495), accommodation (£230), food and beverages at event (estimated £80), value £805 Destination of visit: Sweden Dates of visit: 20 August 2025 to 22 August 2025 Purpose of visit: Engagement with Swedish businesses investing in UK (Registered 15 September 2025)
Miscellaneous
- Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party. Date interest arose: 28 July 2019 (Registered 11 January 2021; updated 30 July 2021)
- Unpaid director of Conservative Union Research Unit Ltd, which will provide research and briefings to Members on topics related to strengthening the union of the United Kingdom. Date interest arose: 14 June 2021 (Registered 29 July 2021)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.