Rochester and Strood
Lauren Edwards
Labour, MP since 2024
Claimed in 2024-25
£133,786
629th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£107,396
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£25,638
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£164
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£589
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 74,257 electors
£1.80
Outside money on the register
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Name of donor: Sky UK Address of donor: Sky Central, Osterley, Middlesex TW7 5QD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup at Headingley, England vs Scotland (tickets valued £312 and estimated hospitality £88), value £400 Date received: 20 June 2026 Date accepted: 20 June 2026 Donor status: company, registration 2247735 (Registered 27 July 2026)
Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK
- Name of donor: International Cricket Council (ICC) Address of donor: Sh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, Dubai Sports City, Street 69, PO Box 500070 Dubai, UAE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket plus hospitality for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match between Australia and India at Lord's Cricket Ground, value £500 Date received: 28 June 2026 Date accepted: 28 June 2026 Donor status: company (Registered 27 July 2026)
Miscellaneous
- Unpaid Director, Route to Zero Ltd. (Registered 2 August 2024)
- Labour & Co-Operative Councillor for Rochester East and Warren Wood, (unpaid since August 2024 and previously registered under Category 1). Date interest arose: 5 July 2024 Date interest ended: 6 February 2025 (Registered 4 August 2024; updated 1 October 2025)
Checked 14 Oct 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.