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.

1553

Votes Cast

£328,194

Expenses 2024-25

8,422

Majority

50.2%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£328,194

Staffing£235,780
Accommodation£36,007
Office£30,277
Travel£26,130

Year-on-Year

2024-25£328,194
2023-24£311,205
2022-23£291,837
2021-22£258,160
2020-21£238,124
2019-20£196,067
2018-19£201,672
2017-18£133,374

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 31,595 voters

✓Labour
15,853 votes50.2%
Green Party
7,431 votes23.5%
Liberal Democrat
2,611 votes8.3%
Reform UK
2,399 votes7.6%
Conservative
2,237 votes7.1%
Workers Party of Britain
691 votes2.2%
Social Democratic Party
187 votes0.6%
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
186 votes0.6%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

306

Written Questions

5

Oral Questions

154

Debates Spoken In⚑

209

Speeches⚑

421

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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3 NO

Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee

3 votes · 1 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

4 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

2 NO

Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages

2 votes · 16 Jun 2026

2 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

2 votes · 9 Jun 2026

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
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
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
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
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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Date interest arose
30 October 2025

Registered 6 November 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Alex in Parliament

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the policy rationale is for the difference in VAT treatment between a 16 to 19 academy and a further education college delivering comparable publicly funde

Treasury9 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress he has been made on implementing recommendation 3.1 on theatre tax relief of the Hodge Review of the Arts Council England, published in December 2

Treasury9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average processing time was for Student visa applications made outside the UK in each of the last 12 months; how many applications remai

Home Office9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many cargoes from the (a) Yamal LNG and (b) Sakhalin-2 terminals have been (i) transported, (ii) insured and (iii) financ

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 9 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost to the Exchequer of extending VAT refund arrangements comparable to Section 33B of the Value Added Tax

Treasury9 Oct 2026

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's statements that the Government continues to consider the VAT position of further education colleges, what engagement HM Treas

Treasury9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the reasons are for the time taken to process Student visa applications ahead of the 2026-27 academic year; and what steps she is taking to

Home Office9 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of reinstating mandatory independent external audits of local authorit

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government11 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether she accepts the conclusion in ADE: Demand's No Home Left Behind that low-income households are effectively paying five times mor

Department for Energy Security and Net Zero8 Sept 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will consider introducing a standalone physical or digital document to demonstrate proof of Section 3C status.

Home Office4 Sept 2026
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