Official portrait of James MacCleary

James MacCleary MP

Liberal Democrat (LD)
Member of Parliament forLewes
Member sinceJuly 2024
Years in office1 year
StatusActive MP
Parliamentary ID5265
Profile synced15 Apr 2026

Registers and Interests

1. Employment and earnings

4 entries

  • Role, work or services: District Councillor Until: 6 May 2027. Payer: Lewes District Council, 6 High Street, Lewes, BN7 2AD (Registered 1 August 2024)
  • Remuneration: £416.83 a month From: 2 May 2023. Until: 6 May 2027. Hours: 20 hrs a month Hours worked is an estimate (Registered 1 August 2024)
  • Role, work or services: Councillor Until: 7 May 2026. Payer: East Sussex County Council, County Hall, Lewes, BN7 1UE (Registered 1 August 2024; updated 20 September 2025)
  • Remuneration: £719.50 a month Until: 7 May 2026. Hours: 30 hrs a month Estimated depending on meetings and casework (Registered 1 August 2024; updated 20 September 2025)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

1 entries

  • Name of donor: National Liberal Club Ltd Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership until the end of 2025, as a new Liberal Democrat MP, value £1,578.50 Date received: 2 September 2024 to 31 December 2025 Date accepted: 2 September 2024 Donor status: company, registration 01355034 (Registered 13 October 2024)

4. Visits outside the UK

1 entries

  • Name of donor: Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Address of donor: 63 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PH Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and transfers, value £889.45 Destination of visit: Italy Dates of visit: 24 October 2025 to 26 October 2025 Purpose of visit: To attend the Economic and Finance Conference by invitation (Registered 16 December 2025)

8. Miscellaneous

1 entries

  • Director of Newhaven Fishing Community Interest Company. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 1 September 2024 (Registered 3 October 2024)