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 8 of 61
3 AYEEmployment Rights Bill
3 votes · 5 Nov 2025
Employment Rights Bill
3 votes · 5 Nov 2025
2 NOOpposition day
2 votes · 4 Nov 2025
Opposition day
2 votes · 4 Nov 2025
4 NOSentencing Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 29 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 29 Oct 2025
2 NOOpposition Day
2 votes · 28 Oct 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 28 Oct 2025
4 NOVictims and Courts Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 27 Oct 2025
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 27 Oct 2025
1 AYE5 NOSentencing Bill Committee
6 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Committee
6 votes · 21 Oct 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
Further Education: Pay
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet with representatives from the National Education Union to discuss the 2024-2025 further education pay award for teachers.
Music Venues: Business Rates
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of changes to business rate
Plastics: Treaties
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether a Minister from his Department will attend the fifth round of negotiations on the Global Plastics Treaty in Busan, Korea.
Menopause: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a permanent national menopause network supported by specialist nurses to (a) support
Government Departments: Procurement
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish the debarment list.
Hydrogen
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of using hydrogen to power glass factories.
Menopause
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce health inequalities for women managing menopause in areas of high health inequalities.
Menopause
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory menopause training for GPs.
ADHD: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department (a) is taking and (b) plans to take steps to support increased capacity for adult ADHD assessments in (i) Leeds and (ii
ADHD: Leeds
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department (a) is taking steps and (b) plans to take steps to support the adult ADHD service in Leeds to reopen their referrals.
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