Kensington & Bayswater / data
Joe Powell · Labour Party · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
661days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
375
of 504 possible
Attendance
74%
129 absent / paired
Whip alignment
100%
vs party majority
Speeches
187
64 debates
Written Qs
18
18 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£214k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 98 claims
Interests
6
5 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 73 | |
| Taxation | 71 | |
| Employment | 46 | |
| Crime & Policing | 40 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 25 | |
| Education | 22 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 22 | |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs | 21 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Economy Jobs | 24 | 10,031 |
| Housing | 11 | 9,096 |
| Crime | 14 | 7,863 |
| Local Government | 20 | 7,796 |
| Social Care | 10 | 4,379 |
| Defence | 16 | 3,619 |
| Fiscal Policy | 11 | 3,011 |
| Transport | 1 | 2,563 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
No notable votes recorded for this MP yet.
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillIt is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Broxbourne (Lewis Cocking), my former colleague on the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee. This Bill is packed full … Local GovernmentHousingEnvironment | 186 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI, too, have been frustrated by my Conservative-run council for not taking a more proactive approach to resisting applications. I am sure that the Minister will come back to my hon… Local GovernmentHousingEnvironment | 121 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillI completely agree. I was with councillors from Brent and my hon. Friend the Member for Brent East (Dawn Butler) earlier today, and they have similarly tried to use creative method… Local GovernmentHousingEnvironment | 143 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Local GovernmentHousingEnvironment | 0 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | English Devolution and Community Empowerment BillMy hon. Friend is right that pride in place has to mean pride in our high streets. That means tackling all sorts of different illegality and supporting the independent businesses t… Local GovernmentHousingEnvironment | 368 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsT2. The much-loved Pembridge hospice in north Kensington has been closed to in-patients for several years, meaning that an area with acute health inequality has very limited pallia… HealthLocal Government | 93 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Proposed Visitor LevyI wanted to add one important category that he did not list, which is short-term lets and Airbnbs. Economy JobsFiscal PolicyLocal Government | 18 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Proposed Visitor LevyHe will know that in my constituency there is a very high concentration of Airbnbs—I have not read his speech in advance—which have contributed to antisocial behaviour, rubbish put… Economy JobsFiscal PolicyLocal Government | 70 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI welcome the report; it is game changing. I agree with the Secretary of State’s logic that leaving a window open for dodgy money to flood into this country would have been totally… Fiscal PolicyDefenceTechnology | 134 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Proposed Visitor LevyWill the right hon. Gentleman give way? Economy JobsFiscal PolicyLocal Government | 7 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | International DevelopmentBeyond aid, our party has a proud history in this area, from debt relief to immunisation finance and leveraging capital investment in programmes such as the World Bank’s Internatio… DefenceEconomy JobsEnvironment | 118 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Business of the HouseI do not know whether the Leader of the House’s preferred order is a single, a double, or even a treble, but I hope that he agrees with me that our pie and mash shops are an import… EnergyEconomy JobsLocal Government | 120 |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Grenfell Tower Memorial (Expenditure) BillOne hundred and five months ago, 72 people lost their lives in a tragedy that was foreseen and entirely preventable. Today we remember them. We pay tribute to their families, to th… HousingCulture CommunityLocal Government | 1,892 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address MotionThe Chief Secretary rightly referred to a wider set of reforms on openness, accountability and transparency that will now be considered, and I welcome Baroness Anderson’s appointme… Mp PerformanceFiscal PolicyOther | 140 |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Representation of the People BillWill the Secretary of State give way? Economy JobsCrimeCulture Community | 7 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 5 | 27.8% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 5 | 27.8% |
| Home Office | 2 | 11.1% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 2 | 11.1% |
| Treasury | 1 | 5.6% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 1 | 5.6% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 1 | 5.6% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 1 | 5.6% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when Cumulative Impact Assessments for gambling licensing will be introduced. | Answered |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when he expects to respond to the home buying and selling reform consultation. | Answered |
| 03 Nov 2025 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies on preventing (a) mass atrocities and (b) genocide of the violence perpetrated by t… | Answered |
| 28 Aug 2025 | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to protect communities vulnerable to flooding. | Answered |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to consult on the valuation rates used to calculate the cost of enfranchisement premiums. | Answered |
| 21 May 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many offences were recorded for enforcement action against delivery e-bikes in the last 12 months. | Answered |
| 03 Mar 2025 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much her Department has spent on supporting refugees from Ukraine in the 2023-24 financial year. | Answered |
| 01 Nov 2024 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has to publish the results of the UK and Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council on 19-21 November 2024. | Answered |
| 01 Nov 2024 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of including publicly accessible trust data in the Register of Overseas Entities. | Answered |
| 28 Oct 2024 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress he has made on appointing a Ministerial lead for the UK's seat on the Open Government Partnership Steering Committee. | Answered |
| 21 Oct 2024 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure the safety of Hindus in Bangladesh. | Answered |
| 17 Oct 2024 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the arbitrary detention of prisoners in Azerbaijan. | Answered |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to commence Section 64 of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. | Answered |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when she plans to commence Section 49 of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024. | Answered |
| 10 Oct 2024 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help protect people online. | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 92 | 25,068 | 11.7% |
| Staffing | 5 | 189,342 | 88.3% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 1 | 6,890 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 5 | 6,410 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 5 | 5,582 |
| Pooled staffing services | Office Costs | 1 | 3,000 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 55 | 2,649 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 1 | 1,720 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 1,714 |
| Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Office Costs | 12 | 1,599 |
| Recruitment Services &Costs | Office Costs | 1 | 900 |
| Hospitality | Office Costs | 5 | 403 |
| Translation services - other languages | Office Costs | 2 | 233 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 2 | 197 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 1,720 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | [***] Refund 60286137:21 AMAZON.CO.UK | -32 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | [***] Refund 60286137:22 AMAZON.CO.UK | -32 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | [***] Refund 60286137:20 AMAZON.CO.UK | -32 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | [***] Refund 60286472:1 AMAZON.CO.UK | -32 | Paid |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | [***] Refund 60286472:2 AMAZON.CO.UK | -32 | Paid |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-8761] | 32 | Paid |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment | 19 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | AMAZON [***] [200011725-7392] | 109 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Postage & couriers | Constituent communication postage | 6,890 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Constituent communication printing | 1,314 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Hospitality | Residents Association meeting | 198 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-7275] | 131 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | [200011725-5265] | 280 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | WWW.AMAZON. [***] [200011725-5264] | 134 | Paid |
| 11 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | CARTRIDGE WORLD [200011725-3992] | 84 | Paid |
| 10 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Software & applications | "NOTION LABS [200011725-4853] | 96 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 1,388 | Paid |
| 05 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | 240 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | Banner March 2025 | -102 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation2 entries
16 Dec 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)
05 Aug 2025
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)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)1 entry
29 Apr 2025
Name of donor: Betterworld Limited
Address of donor: 14 St Mary's Street, Stamford, Lincs PE9 2DF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £12,500
Date received: 10 April 2025
Date accepted: 10 April 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03408967
(Registered 15 April 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
21 Oct 2025
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)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year1 entry
11 Dec 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
(Registered 30 July 2024; updated 5 December 2024)
8. Miscellaneous1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Trustee of EDUCATE, a registered charity supporting education projects in Western Uganda. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 31 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 16 wards, 43 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abingdon | Anne Cyron | Conservative and Unionist Party | 964 | 05 May 2022 |
| Abingdon | James Husband | Conservative and Unionist Party | 915 | 05 May 2022 |
| Abingdon | Sarah Addenbrooke | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,019 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bayswater | James Small-Edwards | Labour Party | 1,476 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bayswater | Maggie Carman | Labour Party | 1,618 | 05 May 2022 |
| Bayswater | Max Sullivan | Labour Party | 1,481 | 05 May 2022 |
| Brompton Hans Town | Mary Weale | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,032 | 05 May 2022 |
| Brompton Hans Town | Sof McVeigh | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,040 | 05 May 2022 |
| Brompton Hans Town | Walaa Idris | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,044 | 05 May 2022 |
| Campden | Catherine Faulks | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,122 | 05 May 2022 |
| Campden | Lloyd Lewis North | Conservative and Unionist Party | 995 | 05 May 2022 |
| Campden | Preety Manhar Pancholi Hudd | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,026 | 05 May 2022 |
| Colville | Dahabo Haji Isse | Labour Party | 1,014 | 05 May 2022 |
| Colville | Mo Bakhtiar | Labour Party | 1,091 | 05 May 2022 |
| Colville | Toby James Benton | Labour Party | 1,108 | 05 May 2022 |
| Courtfield | Greg Hammond | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,037 | 05 May 2022 |
| Courtfield | Janet Evans | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,068 | 05 May 2022 |
| Courtfield | Quentin Marshall | Conservative and Unionist Party | 947 | 05 May 2022 |
| Dalgarno | Eva Jedut | Labour Party | 837 | 05 May 2022 |
| Dalgarno | Kasim Mohamed Ali | Labour Party | 867 | 05 May 2022 |
| Earls Court | Hamish Adourian | Conservative and Unionist Party | 705 | 05 May 2022 |
| Earls Court | Linda Anne Wade | Liberal Democrats | 1,048 | 05 May 2022 |
| Earls Court | Tim Verboven | Liberal Democrats | 757 | 05 May 2022 |
| Golborne | Abdullahi Nur | Labour Party | 950 | 05 May 2022 |
| Golborne | Mona Adam | Labour Party | 1,036 | 05 May 2022 |
| Golborne | Sina Lari | Labour Party | 1,005 | 05 May 2022 |
| Holland | Aarien Areti | Conservative and Unionist Party | 993 | 05 May 2022 |
| Holland | Johnny Thalassites | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,019 | 05 May 2022 |
| Holland | Lucy Knight | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,049 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lancaster Gate | Ellie Ormsby | Labour Party | 1,057 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lancaster Gate | Laila Cunningham | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,110 | 05 May 2022 |
| Lancaster Gate | Ryan Jude | Labour Party | 1,053 | 05 May 2022 |
| Norland | Stephanie Petit | Conservative and Unionist Party | 902 | 02 May 2024 |
| Notting Dale | Claire Louise Simmons | Labour Party | 1,200 | 05 May 2022 |
| Notting Dale | Marwan Elnaghi | Labour Party | 1,162 | 05 May 2022 |
| Notting Dale | Mona Kamal Ahmed | Labour Party | 1,180 | 05 May 2022 |
| Pembridge | Dori Schmetterling | Conservative and Unionist Party | 560 | 05 May 2022 |
| Pembridge | Joanna Mary Gardner | Conservative and Unionist Party | 609 | 05 May 2022 |
| Queens Gate | Roberto Weeden-Sanz | Conservative and Unionist Party | 966 | 05 May 2022 |
| Queens Gate | Sam Mackover | Conservative and Unionist Party | 942 | 05 May 2022 |
| Queens Gate | Will Lane | Conservative and Unionist Party | 955 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Helens | Emma Dent Coad | Labour Party | 811 | 05 May 2022 |
| St Helens | Portia Thaxter | Labour Party | 739 | 05 May 2022 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 136,177 | Electorate 77,306 (2024) |
| Median age | 37 | years |
| Degree-educated | 60.2% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 61.1% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 31.1% | households |
| Private-rented | 42.1% | households |
| Social-rented | 26.7% | households |
| Employment rate | 57.6% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.