As a ward Councillor for Southdown and as the Leader of the the Liberal Democrat group I have a large range of duties and tasks to perform over the Council area only a few of which I claim expenses for.

Below is a summary of costs for the month followed by what I claimed for:

Miles by car or cycle (walking not included)  126  (90 by car and 36 by cycle)

First Bus day bus passes   4  plus 1 return on Faresaver plus 1 journey on Wessex Connect

postage               £5

Coffee/tea/sundries  £60.95

My expenses claim for January was a total of £8.43 for 20 miles of travel costs