Newport West and Islwyn
Ruth Jones
Labour, MP since 2019
Claimed in 2024-25
£296,369
85th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£227,347
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£36,839
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£24,834
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£6,774
Other costs
uncapped items outside the main budgets
£575
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 75,785 electors
£3.91
Outside money on the register
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Name of donor: Labour Animal Welfare Society Address of donor: 30 Station Road, Carlton, Nottingham NG4 3AX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Policy support in relation to my private members' bill, value £1,660.08 Date received: 15 October 2025 to 15 October 2025 Date accepted: 15 October 2025 Donor status: other (Member's Association) (Registered 20 October 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Name of donor: Channel 4 Television Company Limited Address of donor: 124 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2TX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to the BAFTA Cymru Awards ceremony, including dinner, value £468 Date received: 5 October 2025 Date accepted: 5 October 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01533774 (Registered 28 October 2025)
Miscellaneous
- I am a trustee of the Parliamentary Christian Trust. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 6 May 2025 (Registered 8 May 2025)
- I am a patron of Edengate, a charity based in Newport that works with homeless people. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 1 May 2025 (Registered 8 May 2025)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.