Official portrait of Melanie Ward

Melanie Ward MP

Labour (Lab)
Member of Parliament forCowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Member sinceJuly 2024
Years in office2 years
StatusActive MP
Parliamentary ID5240
Profile synced29 Jul 2026

MP Expenses (IPSA)

Total claims (stored)162
Total net amount (stored)£217,515.88
Latest financial year25_26
Latest expense import10 Mar 2026

Publication notes

Source: IPSA published claims. Detailed travel claim line-items and some sensitive categories are not published at claim level by IPSA.

Yearly totals

Financial yearClaimsTotal net amount
25_2639£21,961.20
24_25121£195,554.68
Unknown2£0.00

Category totals (25_26)

CategoryClaimsTotal net amount
Office Costs33£12,443.40
Staffing4£6,150.00
Accommodation2£3,367.80

Recent claims

DateCategoryDescriptionSupplierStatusNet amount
28 Mar 2025Office CostsSundriesPaid£46.50
26 Mar 2025Office Costs[***]Paid£441.92
26 Mar 2025Office CostsTIMPSON LIMITED [200011725-7960]Paid£57.00
26 Mar 2025Office CostsSundriesPaid£164.00
26 Mar 2025Office CostsTelevisionPaid£314.98
26 Mar 2025AccommodationLandline & internet packagePaid£33.99
20 Mar 2025Office CostsBanner March 2025Paid£16.85
20 Mar 2025Office CostsBanner March 2025Paid£0.48
20 Mar 2025Office CostsBanner March 2025Paid£24.58
20 Mar 2025Office CostsBanner March 2025Paid£202.56
20 Mar 2025Office CostsBanner March 2025Paid£2.86
20 Mar 2025Office CostsBanner March 2025Paid£16.85
20 Mar 2025Office CostsBanner March 2025Paid£0.66
20 Mar 2025Office CostsBanner March 2025Paid£6.84
20 Mar 2025Office CostsBanner March 2025Paid£1.30
20 Mar 2025Office CostsBanner March 2025Paid£75.95
20 Mar 2025Office CostsOffice furniturePaid£4,691.00
14 Mar 2025Office CostsSTOCKS DISCOUNT CARPET [200011725-5713]Paid£838.25
13 Mar 2025Office Costs[200011725-3621]Paid£7.50
11 Mar 2025Office CostsLegal costsPaid£4,130.00
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