UK Parliament · member 3928
Nick Smith MP
- Party
- Labour — Labour Party
- Constituency
- Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney
- Member for this seat since
- 6 May 2010
- In the records
- Every register entry that names Nick Smith, 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.
The current register holds no entries matched to Nick Smith.
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 463 recorded divisions where Nick Smith and at least one other Labour member were recorded voting, Nick Smith voted the same way as most voting Labour members 462 times (99.8%).
This compares Nick Smith 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
£6,000 across 2 reported donations from 1 distinct donor name, received from 1 January 2019 onward.
| Donor (as published) | Status | Donations | Total value | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Trade Union | Trade Union | 2 | £6,000 | 2019-10-31 to 2023-04-04 |
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: £12,628 across 74 claim lines; 2024-25: £250,923 across 130 claim lines; 2023-24: £245,892 across 149 claim lines.
| Year | Category | Claim lines | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Office Costs | 74 | £12,628 |
| 2024-25 | Staffing | 2 | £217,356 |
| 2024-25 | Office Costs | 109 | £21,997 |
| 2024-25 | MP Travel | 10 | £5,072 |
| 2024-25 | Accommodation | 4 | £5,013 |
| 2024-25 | Staff Travel | 4 | £1,460 |
| 2024-25 | Miscellaneous | 1 | £24 |
| 2023-24 | Staffing | 1 | £202,736 |
| 2023-24 | Office Costs | 133 | £29,713 |
| 2023-24 | Accommodation | 7 | £6,825 |
| 2023-24 | MP Travel | 7 | £6,523 |
| 2023-24 | Staff Travel | 1 | £94 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 October 2022 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — XMA LTD | £994 | Paid |
| 30 June 2025 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CANVA [***] | £100 | Paid |
| 30 June 2024 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CANVA [***] | £100 | Paid |
| 30 June 2023 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CANVA [***] | £100 | Paid |
| 31 March 2023 | Staff Travel · Hotel - UK Not London | Aggregated figure for travel during 2022-23 | £100 | Paid |
| 22 August 2010 | Office Costs · Landline Purchase | Telephone purchase and connect — Bill no: [***] , Connection charge for Featureline [***] | £100 | Paid |
| 13 November 2025 | Office Costs · Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline — SOUTHERN COMMUNICATION | £100 | Paid |
| 21 June 2025 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment — AMZNMKTPLACE [***] | £100 | Paid |
| 28 February 2013 | Office Costs · Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental | Bt const office — 3 lines to const office | £99 | Paid |
| 26 July 2011 | Office Costs · Stationery Purchase | Banner July 11 Costs — HP Laserjet Cyan Cartridge and Labels | £99 | Paid |
| 5 December 2012 | Office Costs · Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental | BT Cons office Nov 12 — BT bill for 3 lines to constituency office | £99 | Paid |
| 30 June 2022 | Office Costs · Training - staff | CIPD MEMBERSHIP FEE | £99 | Paid |
| 18 March 2011 | Office Costs · Training MP Staff | [***] — [***] Training March 11- Organisational development(objective setting action planning and teamwork) March 11 | £980 | Paid |
| 23 February 2013 | Office Costs · Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental | BT Const Office — 3 Lines to constituency office | £99 | Paid |
| 19 November 2018 | Office Costs · Stationery Purchase | Banner — November Banner invoice for stationery | £98 | 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.