Andy Burnham
Labour (Co-op) MP for Makerfield, since 18 June 2026
Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury
The Rt Hon Andy Burnham is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Makerfield, and has been an MP continually since 18 June 2026. He currently holds the Government post of Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. In addition, he is Leader of the Labour Party.
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Voting record
43 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
Declared financial interests
Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.
1. Employment and earnings
Role, work or services: Royalties from published book
From: 10 August 2026.
Payer: The Orion Publishing Group (Publishing group), Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DZ
(Registered 2 September 2026)
Payment: £3,000 The payment is part of an advance payment for a book which was written before Mr Burnham was elected to Parliament
Received on: 10 August 2026. Hours: 150 hrs The hours worked are an estimate.
Ultimate payer: Hachette UK (Publishing house), Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DZ
(Registered 2 September 2026)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Fire Brigades Union
Address of donor: North West Regional Office, The Lighthouse, Lower Mersey Street, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, CH65 2AL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 donation towards Mayoral campaigning
Date received: 24 March 2026
Date accepted: 24 March 2026
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 16 July 2026)
Name of donor: UNISON
Address of donor: UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London, NW1 2AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 donation towards Mayoral campaigning
Date received: 24 April 2026
Date accepted: 24 April 2026
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 16 July 2026)
Name of donor: Shalni Arora
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 donation towards Makerfield by-election campaign
Date received: 1 June 2026
Date accepted: 1 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 July 2026)
Name of donor: Fire Brigades Union
Address of donor: Ken Cameron House, 171-173 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8UE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 donation towards Mayoral campaigning
Date received: 24 March 2026
Date accepted: 24 March 2026
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 16 July 2026)
Name of donor: Communications Workers Union
Address of donor: 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1RX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 donation towards Mayoral campaigning
Date received: 10 April 2026
Date accepted: 10 April 2026
Donor status: trade union
(Registered 16 July 2026)
Name of donor: Lord Blunkett
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 donation towards Makerfield by-election campaign
Date received: 26 May 2026
Date accepted: 26 May 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 July 2026)
Name of donor: Sacha Lord
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000 donation towards my campaign for Labour leadership, to cover staffing and contractor costs, travel, venue hire, digital platforms, social media support, message testing, polling and campaign set up.
Date received: 26 June 2026
Date accepted: 26 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)
Name of donor: ThinkLabour
Address of donor: Langley House, 53 Theobald Street, Borehamwood, England, WD6 4RT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation in kind of staffing and IT equipment to my office during the period 29 June - 17 July 2026, value £22,186
Date received: 29 June 2026
Date accepted: 29 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 9630980
(Registered 17 July 2026)
Name of donor: Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation in kind of office space for my campaign for Labour leadership, value £23,024.92
Date received: 22 June 2026
Date accepted: 22 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)
Name of donor: Sacha Lord
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,771 donation to cover accommodation costs for members of my campaign team during the period 22 June to 20 July 2026
Date received: 22 June 2026
Date accepted: 22 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)
Name of donor: Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation in kind to cover the costs of contractors working on my campaign for Labour leadership, value £66,622.50
Date received: 22 June 2026
Date accepted: 22 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)
Name of donor: Sacha Lord
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £9,619.20 donation to cover staffing for my campaign team
Date received: 22 June 2026
Date accepted: 22 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)
Name of donor: Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000 donation towards my campaign for leadership costs including staffing and contractor costs, travel, venue hire, digital platforms, social media support, message testing, polling and campaign set up
Date received: 16 July 2026
Date accepted: 16 July 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)
Name of donor: Charlie Parsons Creative Ltd
Address of donor: 21 Meard Street, London, W1F 0EY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £50,000 donation towards my campaign for Labour leadership to cover staffing and contractor costs, travel, venue hire, digital platforms, social media support, message testing, polling and campaign set up.
Date received: 25 June 2026
Date accepted: 25 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 5943538
(Registered 17 July 2026)
Name of donor: Gary Lubner
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £25,000 donation towards my campaign for Labour leadership to cover staffing and contractor costs, travel, venue hire, digital platforms, social media support, message testing, polling and campaign set up.
Date received: 15 July 2026
Date accepted: 15 July 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)
Name of donor: Lord Sainsbury of Turville
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation in kind to cover the costs of contractors working on policy and operations for my office, value £49,700
Date received: 22 June 2026
Date accepted: 22 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 17 July 2026)
Name of donor: Ernst & Young LLP
Address of donor: 1 More London Place, London SE1 2AF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Donation in kind of a secondment to my team, value £16,500
Date received: 1 July 2026
Date accepted: 1 July 2026
Donor status: limited liability partnership
(Registered 20 July 2026)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Everton Football Club company limited
Address of donor: Hill Dickinson Stadium, Regent Road, Liverpool L3 0BW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: The payment in kind was for three tickets in kind for the Mr Burnham and two guests to the Directors' Lounge at Everton FC. Tickets for the lounge are not availiable to purchase and access is by invitation of the club only, so the amount provided is a notional value., value £677.34
Date received: 22 August 2026
Date accepted: 22 August 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00036624
(Registered 16 September 2026)
Name of donor: PRS for Music LTD
Address of donor: Goldings House, 2 Hays Lane, London, United Kingdom, SE1 2HB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation for two at Glastonbury Festival where I was speaking, value £1,000
Date received: 28 June 2025
Date accepted: 28 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 03444246
(Registered 15 July 2026)
Name of donor: The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
Address of donor: 7 Farmley Road, Newtownabbey, BT36 7TY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Travel and accommodation costs for speaking at the annual Conference were covered by the Alliance Party, value £431
Date received: 14 March 2026
Date accepted: 14 March 2026
Donor status: registered party
(Registered 16 July 2026)
Name of donor: RL Commercial
Address of donor: Rl Commercial Gate 13, Rowsley Street, Etihad Campus, Manchester M11 3FF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to Magic Weekend to watch Leigh Leopards v Warrington Wolves, value £450
Date received: 4 July 2026
Date accepted: 4 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 13938431
(Registered 16 July 2026)
Name of donor: Lancashire Cricket Club
Address of donor: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0PX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for myself and a guest to the Hundred Manchester Originals v London Spirit cricket match at Old Trafford Cricket ground, value £458
Date received: 11 August 2025
Date accepted: 11 August 2025
Donor status: company, registration 28451R
(Registered 16 July 2026)
Name of donor: The Jockey Club Racecourse
Address of donor: The Jockey Club Racecourse Bond Company Plc Evesham Road, Prestbury, Cheltenham GL50 4SH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend Ladies Day 2026 at Aintree Racecourse, value £500
Date received: 10 April 2026
Date accepted: 10 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 08387189
(Registered 16 July 2026)
Name of donor: Nordoff and Robbins Music Therapy
Address of donor: 2 Lissenden Gardens, London NW5 1PQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to the O2 Silver Clef Awards where I was presenting an award at the ceremony, value £625
Date received: 9 July 2026
Date accepted: 9 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01514616
(Registered 16 July 2026)
Name of donor: Glastonbury Festivals Ltd
Address of donor: Worthy Farm, Pilton, Shepton Mallet, Somerset BA4 4BY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: 4 tickets to Glastonbury Festival offered by Leftfield, Glastonbury, for myself and guests. I was speaking at the festival, value £1,520
Date received: 28 June 2025
Date accepted: 28 June 2025
Donor status: company, registration 02737866
(Registered 16 July 2026)
Name of donor: Sony Music Entertainment UK
Address of donor: 2 Canal Reach, London, N1C 4DB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket for me and a guest to attend the BRIT Awards 2026 which were being hosted in Manchester, value £3,800
Date received: 28 February 2026
Date accepted: 28 February 2026
Donor status: company, registration 01471066
(Registered 16 July 2026)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Bloomberg UK
Address of donor: 3 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4N 4TQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £391.68 Accommodation £2,114, value £2,505.68
Destination of visit: Spain (Madrid)
Dates of visit: 27 April 2026 to 29 April 2026
Purpose of visit: Costs of attending an event I was speaking at hosted by Bloomberg CityLab
(Registered 16 July 2026)
Name of donor: Marketing Manchester
Address of donor: Lee House, 90 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, M1 5JW
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £1,000.69 Accomodation £1,000, value £2,000.69
Destination of visit: France (Nice)
Dates of visit: 9 March 2026 to 11 March 2026
Purpose of visit: Speaking at the 2026 MIPIM conference
(Registered 16 July 2026)
5. Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK
Name of donor: Ambassador of Qatar
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Hamper basket and Wedgewood tea set offered by Ambassador of Qatar to Court of St James, value £340
Date received: 22 October 2025
Date accepted: 22 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 16 July 2026)
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 year
Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: Co-owned with spouse
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 16 July 2026)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital
Name of company or organisation: Office of Andy Burnham Ltd
Nature of business: A private limited company with myself as the sole director for office purposes
(Registered 16 July 2026)
8. Miscellaneous
Patron of the Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity
(Registered 16 July 2026)
Unpaid sole Director of Andy Burnham for Leader Ltd, a private limited by guarantee company set up for the purposes of my leadership campaign
(Registered 16 July 2026)
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Debates
459 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- Engagements
- Engagements
- Direction of Government
- Public Office (Accountability) Bill
- Contaminated Blood
- Early Parliamentary General Election
- Public Authority (Accountability)
- Bus Services Bill [Lords]
- European Council
- Budget Resolutions
Money declared to them
16 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £335,929 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.
| Accepted | Recipient | Donor | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | Ernst & Young LLP Limited Liability Partnership | Non Cash Staff costs | £16k |
| 29 Jun 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | ThinkLabour Company | Non Cash Other | £22k |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | Sacha Lord Individual | Non Cash Other | £20k |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | Charlie Parsons Creative Ltd Company | Non Cash Other | £50k |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | Lord Sainsbury of Turville Individual | Non Cash Staff costs | £67k |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | Lord Sainsbury of Turville Individual | Non Cash Staff costs | £50k |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | Lord Sainsbury of Turville Individual | Non Cash Premises | £23k |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | Sacha Lord Individual | Non Cash Staff costs | £9,619 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | Sacha Lord Individual | Non Cash Premises | £5,771 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | Lord Sainsbury of Turville Individual | Non Cash Other | £25k |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | Gary Lubner Individual | Non Cash Other | £25k |
| 27 Apr 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | Bloomberg UK Other | Visit | £2,505 |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | UNISON Trade Union | Non Cash Other | £5,000 |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | Communication Workers Union (CWU) Trade Union | Non Cash Other | £5,000 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | Fire Brigades Union Trade Union | Non Cash Other | £5,000 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Andy Burnham sitting MP | Fire Brigades Union Trade Union | Non Cash Other | £5,000 |
Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →
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