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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.

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Scorecard

65.7% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
378 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
197 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
3 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour (Co-op) MPs
11 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
671 Debates spoken in 2217 written questions tabled

Ranked 430 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 No 74–323
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No 104–391
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 No 164–311
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No 144–244
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 No 135–258
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 No 143–249
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 No 85–317
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion Aye 233–94
16 Jun 2026 Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Aye 262–86
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 No vote 162–246
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 No 151–258
16 Jun 2026 Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 No 77–255
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival No vote 24–37
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill: Third Reading No vote 278–149
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 No vote 155–279
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 No vote 167–266
10 Jun 2026 Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 No vote 77–271
9 Jun 2026 Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 Aye 356–86
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 No 157–287
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No 94–297
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 No 90–290
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 No 145–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No 65–251
8 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 No 81–266
3 Jun 2026 Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 302–155

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.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

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)

On the register since 3 Jun 2026

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)

On the register since 3 Jun 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)

On the register since 14 Apr 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)

On the register since 24 Mar 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)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

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)

On the register since 15 Jul 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)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Trustee of Leeds International Aid Fund. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 October 2025
(Registered 6 November 2025)

On the register since 18 Nov 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)

On the register since 4 Nov 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)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

A visiting Parliamentary Fellow at St Anthonys College, Oxford. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 4 December 2023
(Registered 14 March 2024)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

671 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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