UK Parliament · member 5265
James MacCleary MP
- Party
- Liberal Democrat — Liberal Democrats
- Constituency
- Lewes
- Member for this seat since
- 4 July 2024
- In the records
- Every register entry that names James MacCleary, 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.
Employment and earnings
- Councillor - East Sussex County Council (registered 1 August 2024)
- Agreement - £719.50 — £720 (registered 1 August 2024)
- District Councillor - Lewes District Council (registered 1 August 2024)
- Agreement starting 02 May 2023 - £416.83 — £417 (registered 1 August 2024)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Glyndebourne Enterprises Ltd - £360.00 (registered 30 July 2026)
- National Liberal Club Ltd - £1,578.50 — £1,579 (registered 13 October 2024)
Visits outside the UK
- International visit to Italy between 24 October 2025 and 26 October 2025 (registered 16 December 2025)
Miscellaneous
- Director of Newhaven Fishing Community Interest Company. This is an unpaid role. (registered 3 October 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 356 recorded divisions where James MacCleary and at least one other Liberal Democrat member were recorded voting, James MacCleary voted the same way as most voting Liberal Democrat members 355 times (99.7%).
This compares James MacCleary 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
The register holds no donations reported against this name. Donations are matched on the regulated entity name exactly as the Electoral Commission publishes it; a member who reports under a different form of their name will not match here, and no similar name is substituted.
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: £10,870 across 51 claim lines; 2024-25: £187,954 across 133 claim lines.
| Year | Category | Claim lines | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Office Costs | 35 | £7,203 |
| 2025-26 | Accommodation | 15 | £2,168 |
| 2025-26 | Staffing | 1 | £1,500 |
| 2024-25 | Staffing | 2 | £137,234 |
| 2024-25 | Office Costs | 91 | £23,412 |
| 2024-25 | Accommodation | 29 | £21,060 |
| 2024-25 | MP Travel | 4 | £3,398 |
| 2024-25 | Staff Travel | 5 | £2,437 |
| 2024-25 | Dependant Travel | 2 | £414 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 March 2025 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — AMAZON [***] [200011725-7279] | £100 | Paid |
| 24 June 2025 | Accommodation · Utilities | Dual Fuel — Monthly gas and electricity costs May | £97 | Paid |
| 24 June 2025 | Accommodation · Utilities | Dual Fuel — Monthly gas and electricity costs April | £97 | Paid |
| 16 October 2024 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment — AMAZON [***] | £95 | Paid |
| 26 November 2024 | Office Costs · Advertising and contact cards | Christmas cards - yes we considered multiple printers, and selected the most affordable for the quality and actioned for value for money. The circulation is limited to stakeholders, community groups and fellow parliamentarians | £91 | Paid |
| 14 February 2025 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Other office equipment — AMZNMKTPLACE [***] [200011725-169] | £10 | Paid |
| 22 August 2024 | Accommodation · Hotel - London | [***][***][***] | £86 | Paid |
| 29 July 2025 | Office Costs · Advertising and contact cards | INSTANTPRINT | £84 | Paid |
| 7 April 2025 | Accommodation · Utilities | Dual Fuel — Monthly utilities payment for London accommodation [200011792-20] | £82 | Paid |
| 15 December 2024 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories — AMAZON [***] | £9 | Paid |
| 1 August 2024 | Office Costs · Recruitment Services &Costs | INDEED [***] | £76 | Paid |
| 11 December 2024 | Office Costs · Advertising and contact cards | Business cards for 3 members of staff | £74 | Paid |
| 25 September 2024 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Office furniture — SCREWFIX DIRECT | £71 | Paid |
| 8 April 2025 | Accommodation · Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet — Monthly broadband payment for London flat [200011792-15] | £7 | Paid |
| 3 October 2024 | Office Costs · Equipment - purchase | Office furniture — IKEA LTD SHOP ONLINE | £69 | 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.