Kensington and Bayswater
Joe Powell
Labour, MP since 2024
Claimed in 2024-25
£214,410
341st highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£189,342
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£25,068
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 77,306 electors
£2.77
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: David Sainsbury Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £22,013.49 for the services of a Campaign Organiser hired by Labour Party Donor status: individual (Registered 1 August 2025)
- Name of donor: David Sainsbury Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £26,827.06 for the services of a Campaign Organiser hired by Labour Party Donor status: individual (Registered 4 December 2025)
- Name of donor: David Sainsbury Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: for the services of a Campaign Organiser hired by Labour Party, value £27,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 7 July 2026)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Name of donor: SXSW London Limited Address of donor: SXSW London, Second Floor, 67-71 Shoreditch High Street, London, England, E1 6JJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: A Platinum Pass to the SXSW Festival London by SXSW London. I gave this to a staff member because I attended the event as a speaker. The staff member was unable to attend, value £1,300 Date received: 2 June 2025 Date accepted: 2 June 2025 Donor status: company, registration 16034054 (Registered 2 July 2025)
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 (Flat) Number of properties: 1 Location: London (Registered 30 July 2024; updated 5 December 2024)
Miscellaneous
- Trustee of EDUCATE, a registered charity supporting education projects in Western Uganda. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 31 July 2024)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.