Alex Sobel
Labour (Co-op) MP for Leeds Central and Headingley
Won with 50.2% · Majority: 8,422
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 Alex scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Cost of Living
0 kept · 3 broke · 4 missed
8,923 households in fuel poverty locally (21.66%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
Local A&E: only 76.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
68% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
21.66% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 50.2% of the vote, majority of 8,422
Welfare & Benefits
3 kept · 2 broke · 4 missed
4,015 children in poverty in this constituency (34.6%)
Follow the Money
What Alex 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 8,923 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 68% of their constituents rent
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £750 from Knights Tailoring Ltd
Registered Interests
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(2 entries)£1k
Knights Tailoring Ltd
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)
BPI
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)
4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£146
Germany (Berlin)
Paid by: 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)
8. Miscellaneous(5 entries)
Undisclosed
A director (unpaid) of Transform Labour Ltd (formally Transform Europe (Campaign) Ltd). This is a dormant company, limited by guarantee, which applied for dissolution on 28 June 2023. Date interest arose: 2 July 2019 (Registered 28 July 2023)
Undisclosed
A visiting Parliamentary Fellow at St Anthonys College, Oxford. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 4 December 2023 (Registered 14 March 2024)
Undisclosed
Vice Chair of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 15 July 2025 (Registered 11 September 2025)
Undisclosed
Trustee of Leeds International Aid Fund. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 30 October 2025 (Registered 6 November 2025)
Undisclosed
Member of Executive Committee of the British Group of the Inter Parliamentary Union Date interest arose: 26 November 2025 (Registered 28 November 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Alex's Expenses
138 individual claims totalling £339,305.43 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(20 claims)£246,791.85
Payroll(1)£227,291.85
Bought-in services(19)£19,500.00
Accommodation(1 claim)£36,006.73
Rent(1)£36,006.73
Office Costs(93 claims)£30,477.17
Rent(1)£21,566.13
Software & applications(15)£3,142.35
Stationery & printing(14)£1,671.44
Equipment - purchase(16)£1,093.46
Website hosting and design(5)£1,033.58
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(6)£990.36
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(9)£741.32
Insurance - buildings(3)£594.31
TV licence(2)£344.00
Cleaning services(3)£295.90
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(1)£288.00
Hospitality(3)£221.87
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£156.00
Advertising and contact cards(2)£147.84
Subletting(11)£0.00
Other(1)£-1,809.39
Staff Travel(8 claims)£17,365.89
Hotel - London(1)£10,509.98
Rail(2)£4,112.44
Subsistence(2)£1,725.21
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£900.47
Other public transport(2)£117.79
MP Travel(15 claims)£8,595.59
Rail(4)£6,668.21
Hotel - European(1)£729.70
Air travel(1)£417.02
Other public transport(4)£268.63
Mileage - car(3)£265.73
Railcard(1)£240.00
Parking(1)£6.30
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£68.20
Rail(1)£68.20
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Leeds Central and Headingley: The Real Impact
The people Alex 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