UK Parliament · member 5033
Josh MacAlister MP
- Party
- Labour — Labour Party
- Constituency
- Whitehaven and Workington
- Member for this seat since
- 4 July 2024
- In the records
- Every register entry that names Josh MacAlister, and how each was tied to them
Declared interests
MPs must register financial interests within 28 days. This is the register’s own text, republished verbatim from the official Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Registering an interest is a requirement met, not a finding against anyone.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP
- Lord (David) Sainsbury - £20,000.00 (registered 21 March 2026)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Lloyds Banking Group - £919.50 — £920 (registered 25 June 2026)
- London Marathon Events Ltd - £350.00 (registered 29 April 2026)
Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK
- Australian Labor PArty - £310.45 (registered 10 August 2026)
Miscellaneous
- Volunteer Member of the Council of Management of The Lionel Cooke Memorial Fund Ltd (a funding body supporting Labour causes). This is an unpaid role. (registered 7 January 2025)
- Mountain Rescue Team Member. This is an unpaid role. (registered 23 July 2024)
Source: UK Parliament Register of Members’ Financial Interests API (Open Parliament Licence). Amounts are shown only where the register itself records one as a figure; nothing is parsed out of the free text.
Voting record
In the 477 recorded divisions where Josh MacAlister and at least one other Labour member were recorded voting, Josh MacAlister voted the same way as most voting Labour members 477 times (100.0%).
This compares Josh MacAlister with other members of their own party who were recorded voting in the same division. It is not a measure of loyalty to a whip: Civometry holds no whipping records, so it cannot say which votes were whipped, and voting differently from party colleagues is not described here as a rebellion. Members not recorded in a division are excluded from the comparison rather than counted, because an absence from a division list is not a vote and does not mean the member was absent from the House.
Donations reported to the Electoral Commission
£24,300 across 4 reported donations from 4 distinct donor names, received from 1 January 2019 onward.
| Donor (as published) | Status | Donations | Total value | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Together Limited | Company | 1 | £10,000 | 2024-03-25 |
| Ben Kingsley | Individual | 1 | £8,000 | 2024-10-01 |
| Smartphone Free Childhood Ltd | Company | 1 | £3,800 | 2024-10-01 |
| GMB Union | Trade Union | 1 | £2,500 | 2024-02-12 |
Source: Electoral Commission register of donations. Reporting thresholds apply, so this is not every sum given. A donation is a lawful, reported transaction; its presence here says nothing about why it was made and nothing about anything that followed it.
Staffing and business costs paid by IPSA
2025-26: £33,006 across 96 claim lines; 2024-25: £223,533 across 154 claim lines.
| Year | Category | Claim lines | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Office Costs | 90 | £22,915 |
| 2025-26 | Staffing | 3 | £4,675 |
| 2025-26 | Miscellaneous | 1 | £4,311 |
| 2025-26 | Accommodation | 2 | £1,104 |
| 2024-25 | Staffing | 10 | £151,695 |
| 2024-25 | Office Costs | 124 | £29,904 |
| 2024-25 | Staff Travel | 9 | £18,504 |
| 2024-25 | Accommodation | 9 | £17,333 |
| 2024-25 | MP Travel | 2 | £6,097 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 January 2025 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | XMA February 2025 | £99 | Paid |
| 12 December 2024 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | XMA January 2025 | £99 | Paid |
| 12 December 2024 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | XMA January 2025 | £99 | Paid |
| 12 December 2024 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | XMA January 2025 | £99 | Paid |
| 10 December 2025 | Accommodation · Council tax | Council tax | £964 | Paid |
| 25 July 2024 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — AMAZON [***] | £95 | Paid |
| 13 June 2025 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment — Banner July 2025 | £94 | Paid |
| 31 March 2025 | Staff Travel · Mileage - car | Aggregated figure for travel during 2024-25 | £93 | Paid |
| 12 March 2025 | Staffing · Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy — Production of an industrial plan for West Cumbria for use by Josh MacAlister MP in his work as a constituency MP and in Parliament to secure investment and jobs in Whitehaven and Workington | £9,000 | Paid |
| 5 March 2025 | Staffing · Training - staff | Caseworker development programme | £900 | Paid |
| 11 February 2026 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | Banner March 2026 | £91 | Paid |
| 4 November 2024 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Office furniture — IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE | £895 | Paid |
| 20 March 2025 | Office Costs · Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Flag poles for the Westminster office | £85 | Paid |
| 18 March 2025 | Office Costs · Rent | — | £833 | Paid |
| 18 February 2025 | Office Costs · Rent | — | £833 | Paid |
Source: IPSA, MP staffing and business costs (Open Government Licence v3), joined on IPSA’s Parliamentary ID, which is Parliament’s member id. These are the running costs of an MP’s office and staff, claimed within IPSA’s rules and paid by IPSA; they are not the member’s salary and not personal income. A claim is a claim, not a finding. Staffing costs are published by IPSA in aggregate categories, not per employee.
Sources on this page: UK Parliament Members API, Register of Members’ Financial Interests API and Commons Votes API (Open Parliament Licence); Electoral Commission register of donations; IPSA business costs. Each section links its own official record. This page assembles public registers and draws no conclusion from their appearing together.