UK Parliament · member 4061
Bill Esterson MP
- Party
- Labour — Labour Party
- Constituency
- Sefton Central
- Member for this seat since
- 6 May 2010
- In the records
- Every register entry that names Bill Esterson, 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.
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- The Jockey Club - £2,000.00 (registered 11 May 2026)
Visits outside the UK
- International visit to China between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 2026 (registered 17 June 2026)
- International visit to Finland between 26 October 2025 and 28 October 2025 (registered 18 November 2025)
- International visit to Denmark between 22 October 2025 and 24 October 2025 (registered 13 November 2025)
Shareholdings
- Shares in Bill Esterson Campaigns Ltd (registered 14 October 2016)
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 405 recorded divisions where Bill Esterson and at least one other Labour member were recorded voting, Bill Esterson voted the same way as most voting Labour members 405 times (100.0%).
This compares Bill Esterson 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
£30,000 across 4 reported donations from 1 distinct donor name, received from 1 January 2019 onward.
| Donor (as published) | Status | Donations | Total value | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne Moores | Individual | 4 | £30,000 | 2019-05-01 to 2022-05-20 |
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: £29,584 across 90 claim lines; 2024-25: £282,460 across 125 claim lines; 2023-24: £278,628 across 206 claim lines.
| Year | Category | Claim lines | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Accommodation | 38 | £17,377 |
| 2025-26 | Office Costs | 52 | £12,206 |
| 2024-25 | Staffing | 1 | £221,985 |
| 2024-25 | Office Costs | 70 | £26,011 |
| 2024-25 | Accommodation | 42 | £22,273 |
| 2024-25 | MP Travel | 8 | £7,914 |
| 2024-25 | Staff Travel | 4 | £4,275 |
| 2023-24 | Staffing | 31 | £222,107 |
| 2023-24 | Office Costs | 118 | £22,198 |
| 2023-24 | Accommodation | 41 | £20,127 |
| 2023-24 | MP Travel | 12 | £11,621 |
| 2023-24 | Staff Travel | 4 | £2,575 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2015 | Travel · Aggregated Travel Costs | Aggregated figure for travel during 2014-15 — Aggregated figure for travel during 2014-15 | £9,929 | Paid |
| 29 September 2025 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CANVA [***] | £100 | Paid |
| 29 September 2024 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CANVA [***] | £100 | Paid |
| 29 September 2023 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CANVA [***] | £100 | Paid |
| 29 September 2022 | Office Costs · Software & applications | CANVA [***] | £100 | Paid |
| 31 December 2010 | Office Costs · Stationery Purchase | general admin — General admin | £99 | Paid |
| 12 July 2024 | Office Costs · Mobile telephone - contract & usage | 02 ONLINE | £99 | Paid |
| 14 July 2011 | Office Costs · Stationery Purchase | Payment Card — BANNER BUSINESS SUPPL Stationery Office and School Supply Stores | £99 | Paid |
| 23 December 2025 | Office Costs · Mobile telephone - equipment purchase | Office Costs | £99 | Paid |
| 21 August 2013 | Office Costs · Internet Usage/Rental | Office Costs — Office Costs | £99 | Paid |
| 16 August 2017 | Office Costs · Stationery Purchase | Reconcilation — JDR OFFICE SUPPLIES | £985 | Paid |
| 31 March 2023 | Staff Travel · Rail | Aggregated figure for travel during 2022-23 | £984 | Paid |
| 20 December 2017 | Office Costs · Const Office Tel. Usage/Rental | Expenses — BT BILL PAYMENT 2 | £99 | Paid |
| 22 May 2024 | Office Costs · Mobile telephone - contract & usage | O2 PAYMENT | £99 | Paid |
| 22 April 2024 | Office Costs · Mobile telephone - contract & usage | O2 PAYMENT | £99 | 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.