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Alex Sobel
Labour MP for Leeds Central and Headingley
Alex Sobel is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Leeds Central and Headingley, and has been an MP continually since 8 June 2017.
Seat status
Very safe
Percentage of votes
26.66%
Recent swing
-13.3% Labour
Party
Labour
Top donors:
Knights Tailoring Ltd (£750)
BPI (£660)
World Forum (£146)
Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
DID NOT VOTE21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
DID NOT VOTE29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
VOTED AYE11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Alex voted with the majority
Where Alex fits into things
Surgeries
Monthly in-person, occasional online
Examples of successful citizen influence
- Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
- Local campaign prompting a public statement
Pressure that tends to influence
- High volume constituent contact
- Media attention on local issues
- Cross-party committee pressure
Committees
No current committee memberships