MPs in Sussex received hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations leading up to the General Election.

Donors including the chief executive of cosmetics chain Lush and the chairman of an investment firm are among those to have donated thousands to candidates in the run-up to the July 4 election which saw a landslide Labour victory.

In total, sitting MPs in Sussex received more than £800,000 in publicly declared donations.

Brighton and Hove MPs Peter Kyle and Sian Berry received among the highest donations in the county.

Peter KylePeter Kyle (Image: The Argus)

Both received nearly £175,000 in financial interests.

Mr Kyle, MP for Hove and Portslade and now Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary, received £66,560 from digital consultancy firm Public Digital.

The money paid for a person to be seconded to work with Mr Kyle in his previous role in the Shadow Cabinet prior to the election.

Mr Kyle also received £50,000 from Simon Ruddick, chairman of investment advisory firm Albourne Partners.

He also attended the Brit Awards and a Madonna concert as gifts with the Football Association and Sky Arts respectively.

Sian BerrySian Berry (Image: The Argus)

New Brighton Pavilion MP Sian Berry also received around £175,000 in the run up to the General Election.

Her biggest donors included Matthew Oakeshott, who also backed her predecessor Caroline Lucas, and Mark Constantine OBE, the co-founder of cosmetics company Lush.

Ms Lucas also received other single donations of £40,000 and £44,036.08.

How much money each MP received:

  • Brighton Pavilion – Sian Berry: £176,786.07
  • Hove and Portslade – Peter Kyle: £174,862.95
  • Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven – Chris Ward: £5,401.43
  • East Worthing and Shoreham – Tom Rutland: £30,668.51
  • Worthing West – Beccy Cooper: £8,700
  • Lewes – James MacCleary: £57,060
  • Hastings and Rye – Helena Dollimore: £61,075
  • Eastbourne – Josh Babarinde: £76,472.22
  • Sussex Weald – Nusrat Ghani: £1851.10
  • Mid Sussex – Alison Bennett: £42,230
  • East Grinstead and Uckfield – Mims Davies: £6,000
  • Arundel and South Downs – Andrew Griffith: £46,850
  • Crawley – Peter Lamb: £22,656.25
  • Horsham – John Milne: £2,500
  • Bognor Regis and Littlehampton – Alison Griffiths: £11,000
  • Chichester – Jess Brown Fuller: £92,920

The current basic annual salary for an MP is £91,346.

All MPs must declare all their current financial interests received in the 12 months before their election.