Liverpool Wavertree
Paula Barker
Labour, MP since 2019
Claimed in 2024-25
£322,425
21st highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£235,427
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£31,932
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£30,295
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£24,771
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 70,581 electors
£4.57
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: Avanti West Coast Address of donor: 8th Floor, The Point, 37 North Wharf Road, London W2 1AF Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Train tickets provided for eight people from Transforming Choice, a rehabilitation facility in my constituency, to come to London on 18 March 2026 to see democracy up close. The attendees were two members of staff plus participants of the programme who have just graduated, value £2,864 Donor status: company, registration 14445025 (Registered 31 March 2026)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Name of donor: Silverstone Circuit Address of donor: The Jimmy Brown Centre, Silverstone Circuit, Towcester NN12 8TN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I attended F1 qualifying at Silverstone on Friday 4 July 2025 with my son. We were in the Directors Box and received hospitality tickets, food & drink, value £1,400 Date received: 4 July 2025 Date accepted: 4 July 2025 Donor status: company, registration 00882843 (Registered 23 July 2025)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.