Alex Sobel
MP since 8 Jun 2017
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Alex Sobel is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Leeds Central and Headingley, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.
1520
Votes Cast
£328,194
Expenses 2024-25
8,422
Majority
50.2%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£328,194
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 31,595 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
279
Written Questions
4
Oral Questions
148
Debates Spoken In⚑
198
Speeches⚑
388
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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1520 votes — page 9 of 61
1 AYE2 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
3 votes · 20 Oct 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
3 votes · 20 Oct 2025
2 NOSustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 15 Oct 2025
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill Remaining Stages
2 votes · 15 Oct 2025
2 NOMental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
Mental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
1 AYE1 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
2 votes · 9 Sept 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
2 votes · 9 Sept 2025
7 AYERenters’ Rights Bill
7 votes · 8 Sept 2025
Renters’ Rights Bill
7 votes · 8 Sept 2025
2 NOOpposition day
2 votes · 3 Sept 2025
Opposition day
2 votes · 3 Sept 2025
1 AYE1 NOEnglish Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2 votes · 2 Sept 2025
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2 votes · 2 Sept 2025
Financial Interests(9)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
BPI
two tickets and hospitality for the Brit Awards at Co-op Live, Manchester
28 February 2026
£3,432
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
BPI
two tickets and hospitality for the Brit Awards at Co-op Live, Manchester
28 February 2026
- Name of donor
- BPI
- Address of donor
- Unit 4/4a, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- two tickets and hospitality for the Brit Awards at Co-op Live, Manchester, value £3,432
- Date received
- 28 February 2026
- Date accepted
- 28 February 2026
- Donor status
- company, registration 01132389
Registered 15 March 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Knights Tailoring Ltd
Two tickets for the National Film Awards to support the Ukrainian documentary 'We are Home' that won Best Documentary. Hospitality included drinks but no food
2 July 2025 to 2 July 2025
£750
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Knights Tailoring Ltd
Two tickets for the National Film Awards to support the Ukrainian documentary 'We are Home' that won Best Documentary. Hospitality included drinks but no food
2 July 2025 to 2 July 2025
- Name of donor
- Knights Tailoring Ltd
- Address of donor
- 5 Station Road, Tidworth SP9 7NN
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Two tickets for the National Film Awards to support the Ukrainian documentary 'We are Home' that won Best Documentary. Hospitality included drinks but no food, value £750
- Date received
- 2 July 2025 to 2 July 2025
- Date accepted
- 2 July 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 07036550
Registered 6 July 2025
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
BPI
2 floor tickets and dinner for the Mercury Music Prize at the Utilita Arena, Newcastle
16 October 2025 to 16 October 2025
£660
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
BPI
2 floor tickets and dinner for the Mercury Music Prize at the Utilita Arena, Newcastle
16 October 2025 to 16 October 2025
- Name of donor
- BPI
- Address of donor
- Unit 4/4a, Tileyard Studios, Tileyard Road, London N7 9AH
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- 2 floor tickets and dinner for the Mercury Music Prize at the Utilita Arena, Newcastle, value £660
- Date received
- 16 October 2025 to 16 October 2025
- Date accepted
- 16 October 2025
- Donor status
- company, registration 01132389
Registered 22 October 2025
Visits outside the UK
World Forum
£146
Visits outside the UK
World Forum
- Name of donor
- World Forum
- Address of donor
- Reinhardtstr. 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
- Meals, value £146
- Destination of visit
- Germany (Berlin)
- Dates of visit
- 17 March 2025 to 19 March 2025
- Purpose of visit
- Speaker at the World Forum 2025
Registered 17 April 2025
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
- Date interest arose
- 30 October 2025
Registered 6 November 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Alex in Parliament
Childminding: Tax Allowances
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support the financial sustainability of childminders in the context of the removal of the wear and tear allowance.
Visas: Applications
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will consider the potential merits of implementing service standards for visa applications expedited in cases of compassionate
Road Signs and Markings
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of creating a new brown tourist sign for ruined abbeys that excludes the depiction of a spi
Visas: Married People
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average timeframe is for decisions on fee waiver applications for partner visas.
Prison Sentences
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has conducted research into the potential merits of retrospectively abolishing Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences.
Prison Sentences
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if his Department will consider the potential merits of retrospectively abolishing Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences.
Prison Sentences
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has conducted research into the potential impacts on long-term rehabilitation of Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences.
Veterinary Services: Prescription Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has considered introducing a cap on veterinary prescription fees.
Veterinary Services: Drugs
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative estimate her Department has made of the cost of (a) veterinary medicines and (b) equivalent human medicines.
Local Housing Allowance: Private Rented Housing
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of freezing Local Housing Allowance rates in 2026-27 on private renters.
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