Dr Zubir Ahmed
Labour MP for Glasgow South West
Won with 43.6% · Majority: 3,285
The Verdict
Their voting record suggests they may not have actually read their own manifesto. Either that, or they read it and decided it was fiction.
Subject Grades
How Dr scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 43.6% of the vote, majority of 3,285
Welfare & Benefits
0 kept · 5 broke · 4 missed
4,857 children in poverty in this constituency (28.9%)
Cost of Living
0 kept · 6 broke · 1 missed
NHS & Health
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
High deprivation area — 28.9% child poverty rate
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
Environment
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 43.6% of the vote, majority of 3,285
Follow the Money
What Dr 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
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 4,857 children live in poverty in their constituency
Voted against welfare scrutiny and blocked protections for disabled benefit claimants
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
1. Employment and earnings(2 entries)£38k
NHS golden jubilee, Agamemon street Clydebank
Role, work or services: NHS surgeon Until: 1 October 2025. Payer: NHS golden jubilee, Agamemon street Clydebank (Registered 4 August 2024; updated 17 October 2025) Payment: £19,878 Payment for work undertaken between July 2024 and July 2025 in general surgery at the Golden Jubilee Hospital and specialist transplant surgery at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, and provision of clinical governance support Work or services: General and transplant surgery specialist services Received on: 30 August 2025. Hours: 290 hrs Hours worked are an estimate and include on call provision and include emergency surgery provision provided at weekends and night. (Registered 30 September 2025)
NHS Fife (NHS organisation), Hayfield Road, Kirkcaldy KY2 5AH
Role, work or services: Emergency vascular surgeon Payer: NHS Fife (NHS organisation), Hayfield Road, Kirkcaldy KY2 5AH (Registered 30 September 2025) Payment: £17,920 Payment for emergency vascular surgery provision in ninewells hospital during parliamentary recess to cover a short notice staff absence. Work or services: Emergency vascular surgeon Received on: 30 August 2025. Hours: 190 hrs No of hours worked is an estimate as it covers emergency on call availability, overnight emergency cover and time spent in hospital operating and performing other clinical duties and providing remote specialist clinical advice. (Registered 30 September 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£6k
Qatar (Doha)
Paid by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar Address of donor: Embassy of the State of Qatar in London, 1 South Audley Street, London W1K 1NB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and meals, value £5,700 Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha) Dates of visit: 19 May 2025 to 23 May 2025 Purpose of visit: Attending the Bloomberg Qatar Economic Forum 2025 and to meet with Ministers and associated organisations to discuss Qatar’s leading role in peace negotiations and humanitarian issues globally. (Registered 10 June 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Honorary surgeon, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (Registered 4 August 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Dr's Expenses
115 individual claims totalling £278,332.82 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(13 claims)£183,063.45
Payroll(1)£156,602.56
Bought-in services(11)£26,230.44
Working From Home Allowance(1)£230.45
Office Costs(73 claims)£38,980.61
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(7)£14,581.00
Equipment - purchase(11)£8,000.03
Rent(3)£6,000.00
Stationery & printing(25)£4,170.85
Software & applications(7)£2,340.39
Pooled staffing services(1)£2,300.00
Utilities(1)£458.56
Training - staff(1)£445.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(3)£248.60
TV licence(1)£174.50
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(2)£112.68
Hospitality(1)£57.70
Advertising and contact cards(1)£36.00
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(4)£35.00
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(4)£17.50
Postage & couriers(1)£2.80
Accommodation(14 claims)£33,471.30
Hotel - London(14)£33,471.30
MP Travel(5 claims)£11,295.48
Air travel(1)£9,609.21
Parking(1)£757.10
Mileage - car(1)£373.50
Rail(1)£315.67
Railcard(1)£240.00
Staff Travel(9 claims)£8,988.89
Air travel(1)£4,358.91
Hotel - London(1)£1,544.00
Rail(2)£1,467.16
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£1,027.29
Mileage - car(1)£400.50
Subsistence(1)£113.60
Parking(1)£65.08
Other public transport(1)£12.35
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£2,533.09
Air travel(1)£2,533.09
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Glasgow South West: The Real Impact
The people Dr 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