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St Albans

Daisy Cooper

Liberal Democrat, MP since 2019

Official portrait of Daisy Cooper

Claimed in 2024-25

£274,876

171st highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.

Where it went

Staff wages

paid to the MP's own employees

£248,942

Office costs

rent, utilities, equipment, printing

£25,934

And the number worth comparing

Cost per elector

on 72,739 electors

£3.78

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: Ahmed Hindawi and Nagwa Abdelmottaleb Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 23 October 2025)
  • Name of donor: Carl Michel Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 13 November 2025)
  • Name of donor: College Street Partners Ltd Address of donor: 23b Cloudesley Street, London N1 0HX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 Donor status: company, registration 07079981 (Registered 22 December 2025)
  • Name of donor: Thomas Gosling Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 14 February 2026)
  • Name of donor: Ewan Kirk Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 14 February 2026)
  • Name of donor: Claire Alderson Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 12 June 2026)
  • Name of donor: Chris White Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,600 Donor status: individual (Registered 12 June 2026)
  • Name of donor: Chris Osborne Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 12 June 2026)
  • Name of donor: Ahmed Hindawi Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 15 June 2026)
  • Name of donor: Andrew Harrington Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 15 June 2026)
  • Name of donor: Matthew Taylor Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 18 June 2026)
  • Name of donor: Ashraf Nehru Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 18 June 2026)
  • Name of donor: Ashraf Nehru Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 18 June 2026)
  • Name of donor: Hannah Nesbit Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,800 Donor status: individual (Registered 18 June 2026)
  • Name of donor: Dextram Hunter-Torricke Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 22 June 2026)
  • Name of donor: Elizabeth Desmond Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 7 July 2026)

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

  • Name of donor: Ramesh Dewan Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Catering for an event to raise funds for an additional role in my office and support my re-election campaign, value £2,804.40 Date received: 4 June 2026 Date accepted: 4 June 2026 Donor status: individual (Registered 17 June 2026)
  • Name of donor: Ramesh Dewan Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Catering for an event to raise funds for an additional role in my office and support my re-election campaign, value £3,702.98 Date received: 28 May 2026 Date accepted: 28 May 2026 Donor status: individual (Registered 17 June 2026)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • Name of donor: National Liberal Club Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club from 12 September 2024 until 31 December 2025, value £1,311.80 Date received: 12 September 2024 to 31 December 2025 Date accepted: 12 September 2024 Donor status: company, registration 01355034 (Registered 25 September 2024)
  • Name of donor: National Liberal Club Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club from 1 January 2026 until 31 December 2026, value £1,140 Date received: 20 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 Date accepted: 20 January 2026 Donor status: company, registration 01355034 (Registered 22 January 2026)

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

  • Type of land/property: Residential property (cottage) Number of properties: 1 Location: Suffolk Interest held: from 19 October 2020 Ownership details: A third share owned with family members (Registered 28 October 2020)

Miscellaneous

  • Vice President of the Local Government Association (LGA), which works with councils to support, promote and improve local government. Date interest arose: 10 March 2020 (Registered 20 November 2020)

Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.

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