Preet Kaur Gill
Labour (Co-op) MP for Birmingham Edgbaston
Won with 44.3% · Majority: 8,368
The Verdict
Campaign season: 'I'll fight for you.' Parliament: votes as instructed. The gap between rhetoric and record is there for all to see.
Subject Grades
How Preet scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 44.3% of the vote, majority of 8,368
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
8,303 households in fuel poverty locally (18.99%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
Local A&E: only 69.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
47% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
18.99% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 44.3% of the vote, majority of 8,368
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 7 broke · 1 missed
6,767 children in poverty in this constituency (31.9%)
Follow the Money
What Preet 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 8,303 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 6,767 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 47% of their constituents rent
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £1k from Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£1k
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Name of donor: Warwickshire County Cricket Club Address of donor: Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham B5 7QU Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets including hospitality and entry to chair's lounge, to watch India v England for myself and my guest, value £1,198.80 Date received: 3 July 2025 Date accepted: 3 July 2025 Donor status: company, registration IP27221R (Registered 9 December 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(6 entries)
Undisclosed
An ambassador for Spring Housing Association. Date interest arose: 29 September 2020 Additional information: Before 29 September 2020, I was a Non Executive Unpaid Director. (Registered 5 July 2017; updated 8 December 2020)
Undisclosed
Unpaid Vice President of the Local Government Association (LGA), which works with councils to support, promote and improve local government. Date interest arose: 23 July 2018 (Registered 28 August 2018)
Undisclosed
An ambassador for the West Bromwich Albion Foundation, which is the charity of West Bromwich Albion Football Club, designed to connect with and support local communities. Date interest arose: 29 April 2020 (Registered 11 December 2018; updated 1 May 2020)
Undisclosed
Vice-President of West Midlands Labour Finance and Industry Group (WM LFIG), which exists to facilitate constructive dialogue between the Government and prominent persons from industry, finance and the professions within the West Midlands. Date interest arose: 10 April 2019 (Registered 12 April 2019)
Undisclosed
Member of the Co-operative Party National Executive Committee. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 12 February 2020 (Registered 25 February 2020)
Undisclosed
An ambassador for the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 10 September 2020 (Registered 9 June 2020; updated 16 September 2020)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Preet's Expenses
201 individual claims totalling £346,102.95 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(14 claims)£253,651.41
Payroll(1)£244,199.84
Bought-in services(13)£9,451.57
Accommodation(28 claims)£40,273.89
Rent(1)£35,103.42
Council tax(14)£3,859.38
Utilities(13)£1,311.09
Office Costs(152 claims)£36,218.52
Rent(5)£18,000.00
Stationery & printing(66)£7,501.94
Software & applications(16)£2,988.52
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(5)£2,347.49
Equipment - purchase(13)£1,853.46
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(26)£1,231.24
Bought-in services(2)£1,174.05
Newspapers, journals, magazines(1)£549.00
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(8)£270.00
Website hosting and design(1)£100.08
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(1)£81.60
Postage & couriers(1)£59.99
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(4)£35.16
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£25.99
Subletting(2)£0.00
Staff Travel(5 claims)£8,078.77
Rail(1)£4,200.50
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£3,115.08
Subsistence(2)£756.08
Mileage - car(1)£7.11
MP Travel(2 claims)£7,880.36
Rail(1)£7,837.46
Other public transport(1)£42.90
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Birmingham Edgbaston: The Real Impact
The people Preet 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