Official portrait of Melanie Ward

Melanie Ward MP

Labour (Lab)
Member of Parliament forCowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Member sinceJuly 2024
Years in office1 year
StatusActive MP
Parliamentary ID5240
Profile synced5 Jun 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
9 Sept 2025Office CostsPainting of the front of the MPs officePaid£350.00
19 Aug 2025Office CostsWaterPaid£70.02
12 Aug 2025Office CostsFIFE COUNCILPaid£104.00
12 Aug 2025Office CostsElectricityPaid£119.77
1 Aug 2025StaffingProfessional & consultancyRepaid£-5,867.65
1 Aug 2025StaffingProfessional & consultancyRepaid£-1,132.35
30 Jul 2025Office CostsHTTPS://WWW.GMPPRINT.CPaid£2,807.00
22 Jul 2025Office CostsWaterPaid£72.36
21 Jul 2025Office CostsTHE SIGN COPaid£78.00
21 Jul 2025Office CostsROYAL MAIL DOOR TO DOOPaid£3,653.99
17 Jul 2025Office CostsCleaning of officePaid£80.00
16 Jul 2025StaffingComms & MediaPaid£4,000.00
15 Jul 2025Office Costselected technologiesPaid£1,476.00
10 Jul 2025AccommodationElectricityPaid£65.08
8 Jul 2025Office CostsJuly Cleaning of OfficePaid£100.00
8 Jul 2025Office CostsJune Cleaning of OfficePaid£100.00
7 Jul 2025Office CostsElectricityPaid£118.22
2 Jul 2025Office CostsNot ApplicablePaid£174.50
24 Jun 2025Office CostsOther office equipmentPaid£57.92
18 Jun 2025Office CostsWaterPaid£72.36
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