North Durham
Luke Akehurst
Labour, MP since 2024
Claimed in 2024-25
£202,750
390th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£152,298
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£23,396
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£15,805
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£11,251
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 73,226 electors
£2.77
Outside money on the register
Visits outside the UK
- Name of donor: ELNET UK Address of donor: 4th Floor, 6 Princes Street, London W1B 2LG Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£724 for two people), two rooms hotel accommodation for three nights (£730), meals for 3.5 days (£608 for two people) and minibus travel in country (£196 for two people). I travelled with my Parliamentary Assistant (£1,129 per person), value £2,258 Destination of visit: Estonia (Tallinn and Narva) Dates of visit: 12 October 2025 to 15 October 2025 Purpose of visit: Study tour: participation in Common Threats, Joint Defence, UK - Estonia - Israel Strategic Mission (Registered 16 October 2025)
(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
- Name of company or organisation: Labour to Win Ltd Nature of business: Political organisation within the Labour Party (Registered 22 July 2024)
- Name of company or organisation: Labour First Ltd Nature of business: Political organisation within the Labour Party (Registered 22 July 2024)
Miscellaneous
- PLP Representative on Labour Party National Executive Committee. Date interest arose: 17 July 2024 (Registered 22 July 2024)
- Trustee, Friends of Labour Students. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 3 August 2024)
- Director, Labour to Win Ltd. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 3 August 2024)
- Director/Secretary, Labour First Ltd. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 3 August 2024)
- Member, British-American Parliamentary Group Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 30 October 2024 (Registered 8 January 2025)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.