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 synced30 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
4 Dec 2024Office CostsTHE COLOR COMPANY TMPaid£100.00
3 Dec 2024Office CostsPaid£5.00
3 Dec 2024Office CostsPaid£60.00
27 Nov 2024AccommodationInternetPaid£67.98
26 Nov 2024Office CostsPaid£24.00
21 Nov 2024Office CostsPortcullis House Office stationery purchased from Ryman Waterloo (4 Lower Marsh, SE1 7AJ)Paid£42.31
14 Nov 2024Office CostsFife Free Press, weekly local newspaperPaid£1.80
10 Nov 2024Office CostsTIMETASTICPaid£7.20
8 Nov 2024Office CostsSUMUP KIRKCALDY YMPaid£100.00
8 Nov 2024Office CostsSUMUP KIRKCALDY YMPaid£100.00
7 Nov 2024Office CostsCard, Labels and Paper trimmerPaid£65.97
7 Nov 2024Office CostsA copy of the Fife Free Press and the Courier (Fife Edition)Paid£3.80
5 Nov 2024Office CostsDESCRIPT [200011799-243]Paid£92.12
5 Nov 2024Office CostsPaid£840.00
5 Nov 2024AccommodationRent payment November 2024Paid£1,595.00
5 Nov 2024Office CostsDESCRIPT [200011800-63]Paid£137.24
10 Oct 2024Office CostsTIMETASTICPaid£7.20
9 Oct 2024Office Costs[***]FASTER PAYMENT RENT £840 to Supplier [***]Paid£840.00
7 Oct 2024Office CostsOffice Keys CutPaid£15.00
7 Oct 2024Office CostsOffice Keys CutPaid£15.00
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