Alex Sobel
Labour (Co-op) MP for Leeds Central and Headingley, since 8 June 2017
Alex Sobel is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Leeds Central and Headingley, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.
Scorecard
Voting record
590 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
Declared financial interests
Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Name of donor: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Address of donor: The Garden House, Water End, York YO30 6WQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Research services provided for two and a half days a week for up to a year between 17 August 2026 - 16 August 2027 (value stated is the maximum), value £24,072
Date received: 14 July 2026 to 15 July 2027
Date accepted: 15 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 357963
(Registered 31 July 2026)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Music Publishers Association
Address of donor: 107 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8TZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: One ticket and hospitality for the Ivor Novello Awards, value £1,314
Date received: 21 May 2026
Date accepted: 21 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00140248
(Registered 1 June 2026)
Name of donor: Football Association Ltd
Address of donor: Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London HA9 0WS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets and hospitality for the FA Cup Semi Final between Leeds Utd and Chelsea FC, value £500
Date received: 26 April 2026
Date accepted: 26 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 00077797
(Registered 1 June 2026)
Name of donor: Leeds United FC
Address of donor: Elland Rd, Leeds LS11 0ES
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket for Leeds Utd v Brentford match, value £340
Date received: 20 March 2026
Date accepted: 20 March 2026
Donor status: company, registration 06233875
(Registered 12 April 2026)
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)
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)
8. Miscellaneous
Member of Executive Committee of the British Group of the Inter Parliamentary Union
Date interest arose: 26 November 2025
(Registered 28 November 2025)
Trustee of Leeds International Aid Fund. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 October 2025
(Registered 6 November 2025)
Vice Chair of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 15 July 2025
(Registered 11 September 2025)
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)
A visiting Parliamentary Fellow at St Anthonys College, Oxford. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 4 December 2023
(Registered 14 March 2024)
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Debates
678 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- Fracking Ban
- Water Sector: Public Ownership
- Israel and Palestine
- Artificial Superintelligence
- Israel and Palestine
- Representation of the People Bill
- Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation
- Iran
- State of Climate and Nature
- Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban
Money declared to them
2 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £30,027 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.
| Accepted | Recipient | Donor | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2026 | Alex Sobel sitting MP | Joseph Rowntree Foundation Company | Non Cash Administration services | £24k |
| 6 Dec 2024 | Alex Sobel sitting MP | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar Other | Visit | £5,955 |
Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →
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