Shabana Mahmood
Labour MP for Birmingham Ladywood
Won with 42.5% · Majority: 3,421
The Verdict
Not quite total lobby fodder — there's the occasional independent vote. But the data shows the party line won out more often than not.
Subject Grades
How Shabana scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 1 broke · 1 missed
Won with 42.5% of the vote, majority of 3,421
Cost of Living
0 kept · 4 broke · 3 missed
10,904 households in fuel poverty locally (20.16%)
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 3 broke · 5 missed
20,535 children in poverty in this constituency (58.8%)
Follow the Money
What Shabana claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 10,904 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 20,535 children live in poverty in their constituency
Top donor: Francesca Perrin (£50k)
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)(4 entries)£58k
Francesca Perrin
Name of donor: Francesca Perrin Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £50,000 Date received: 2 October 2025 Date accepted: 2 October 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 3 October 2025)
Manjit Jhooty
Name of donor: Manjit Jhooty Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 returned in full on 15 October 2025 Date received: 10 July 2025 Date accepted: 10 July 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 15 July 2025; updated 15 October 2025)
Andeep Mangal
Name of donor: Andeep Mangal Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Date received: 17 July 2025 Date accepted: 17 July 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 22 July 2025)
Global Foods (Birmingham) Limited
Name of donor: Global Foods (Birmingham) Limited Address of donor: 6-8 Abbey Road, Smethwick, Warley B67 5RD Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Date received: 8 August 2025 Date accepted: 8 August 2025 Donor status: company, registration 04096414 (Registered 13 August 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Shabana's Expenses
167 individual claims totalling £295,414.01 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.
Staffing(3 claims)£235,874.16
Payroll(1)£229,274.16
Bought-in services(1)£3,600.00
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Office Costs(134 claims)£29,256.96
Rent(1)£10,966.05
Utilities(16)£4,080.24
Equipment - hire(6)£3,525.49
Software & applications(29)£3,355.64
Stationery & printing(16)£1,605.24
Equipment - purchase(10)£1,549.21
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(4)£985.00
Postage & couriers(9)£775.72
Business rates(2)£770.33
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(11)£570.00
Advertising and contact cards(2)£397.83
TV licence(2)£344.00
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(8)£280.45
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(11)£244.86
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(4)£214.73
Cleaning services(2)£164.22
Other(1)£-572.05
Accommodation(20 claims)£25,934.90
Rent(1)£21,600.00
Utilities(17)£2,526.58
Council tax(2)£1,808.32
Staff Travel(7 claims)£3,548.12
Rail(2)£2,461.07
Mileage - car(3)£573.19
Vehicle hire cost(1)£498.86
Congestion charge & toll(1)£15.00
MP Travel(2 claims)£763.90
Mileage - car(1)£626.40
Congestion charge & toll(1)£137.50
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£35.97
Rail(1)£35.97
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Birmingham Ladywood: The Real Impact
The people Shabana was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024