Your Voice in Parliament.
Your Champion in Bristol.
Bristol North West is my home. That makes being the local MP extra special. In 2024, I was proudly re-elected to serve my constituents as the local Labour MP.
As your Voice in Parliament, it’s my job to raise your concerns and to campaign for change. As your Champion in Bristol, it’s my job to support you, your family and our community to make Bristol the best place to live and work.
My work in Westminster
In addition to representing Bristol North West in the House of Commons, I am the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
That means, in addition to my job as your Member of Parliament, I serve as a government minister and attend cabinet. As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I act as deputy to the Chancellor and lead on public spending. I play a particular role in infrastructure delivery and digital transformation of public services, and have personal interests in net zero, defence, the labour market and tackling child poverty.
Before the 2024 General Election, I served in opposition as Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury and, prior to this role, as Chair of the House of Commons Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee (which was later renamed the Business and Trade Committee).
Darren’s biography.
Darren was born at Southmead Hospital in the 1980s and grew up in Lawrence Weston in Bristol North West. He went to Avon Primary and Portway Community schools, now called Nova Primary and Oasis Academy Brightstowe.
Darren continued his education at the South Bristol Post-16 Centre at Ashton Gate school before reading human bioscience at Plymouth University, with a focus on immunology. He was elected President of Plymouth Students’ Union, and went on to work for the NHS.
Darren later trained as a solicitor, specialising in technology law. He worked in in Plymouth, Bristol and London in both private practice and as an in-house counsel, with a particular focus on the energy and telecommunications sectors.
Darren first ran for Parliament in 2010 as a Labour candidate in the Conservative safe seat of Torridge and West Devon. He was selected in 2012 to contest the marginal seat of Bristol North West, moving the Labour Party from third to second place in the 2015 election. Darren was first elected to Parliament as the Member for Bristol North West in the 2017 election and was re-elected in both the 2019 and 2024 general elections.
In 2024, Darren was appointed as Chief Secretary to the Treasury by the Prime Minister. As a member of the cabinet, he is a privy counsellor.
Darren is married to Lucy and has three daughters.
My income and office costs:
You don’t just vote for your Member of Parliament, you pay for them too. That’s why I’ve always published my income and office costs on my website - so you can see everything with complete transparency. You can check individual costs by clicking the ‘office costs in detail’ button below.
MP Pay
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority sets MP pay.
As of April 2024, I am paid £91,346 per year to serve as your MP.
As Chief Secretary to the Treasury, I am paid an additional £34,742.
I don’t have any external second jobs or income.
Sometimes, I receive sponsorships or donations that organisations or individuals give to me to support my work. These are always declared.
Office Costs
In order to serve you, I am given a fixed budget each year to cover my office costs. For 2024/25, these budgets include:
Staff budget - £250,820
Office budget – £33,020
London budget - £49,330
Transport budget - £uncapped, subject to rules
The London budget is used to pay for rental accommodation, which my family and I use during the working week. This is because I am expected to be in London from Monday to Thursday each week.