MP Expenses
Alex Sobel
Current MP

Alex SobelMP expenses

£19,957 IPSA expenses in 2025-26

Labour (Co-op) · Leeds Central and Headingley

IPSA expenses cover the business costs of doing the job of an MP — staffing, office running costs, accommodation and travel — not personal salary. Full details on what counts as a claim are in the methodology.

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Total claimed this year

£8,927

Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)

£19,957

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Spend by category — 2025-26

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £67 for Utilities in 2021-22.

Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.

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This MP claimed £37 for Utilities in 2021-22.

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This MP claimed £93 for Utilities in 2020-21.

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This MP claimed £60 for Utilities in 2020-21.

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This MP claimed £167 for Utilities in 2020-21.

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This MP claimed £128 for Utilities in 2020-21.

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This MP claimed £78 for Utilities in 2020-21.

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This MP claimed £177 for Utilities in 2020-21.

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This MP claimed £73 for Utilities in 2019-20.

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This MP claimed £145 for Utilities in 2019-20.

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This MP claimed £126 for Utilities in 2019-20.

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This MP claimed £68 for Utilities in 2019-20.

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This MP claimed £221 for Electricity in 2018-19.

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Year-on-year trend

Alex Sobel expenses by financial year

These totals sum the IPSA records currently held on this site for each financial year. The newest period can change as IPSA publishes further data. Category names are retained exactly as IPSA published them.

Published IPSA expenses for Alex Sobel, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2026-27£3,269Staffing (£2,400)4View claims
2025-26£19,957Staffing (£12,300)48View claims
2024-25£52,260Travel and Subsistence (£52,260)2View claims
2023-24£78,445Accommodation (£32,000)71View claims
2022-23£91,347Office Costs (£40,469)56View claims
2021-22£47,069Accommodation (£31,304)46View claims
2020-21£51,768Accommodation (£25,346)76View claims
2019-20£68,270Accommodation (£25,271)58View claims
2018-19£13,521Travel and Subsistence (£12,005)17View claims
2017-18£16,719Travel and Subsistence (£6,995)20View claims

A published total can differ from a simple count of visible individual claims because IPSA also publishes some annual totals and withholds some details for security or data protection. See the methodology.

Itemised claims

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SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
StaffingBought-in services£1,2002026-2718 May 2026PaidComms & Media — Comms SupportView source
Office CostsBusiness rates£8002026-2728 Apr 2026PaidLEEDS CITY COUNCILView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£692026-2727 Apr 2026PaidOther office equipment — ARGOSView source
StaffingBought-in services£1,2002026-2724 Apr 2026PaidComms & Media — Comms Support AprilView source
Office CostsSubletting-£552025-2614 Apr 2026RepaidSublet Rent — Office Sublet 13th March 2026 - 31st March 2026View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£962025-2616 Mar 2026PaidLandline — WINDSOR TELECOM PLC. [200013613-133]View source
Office CostsSubletting-£902025-2616 Mar 2026RepaidSublet Rent — Office sublet 13th February - 12th March 2026View source
StaffingBought-in services£1,2002025-2612 Mar 2026PaidComms & Media — Comms Support March 26View source
Office CostsHospitality£2212025-265 Mar 2026PaidAMAZON [***] [200013613-14441]View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£2022025-265 Mar 2026PaidINK N TONER UK [200013613-14440]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1712025-2616 Feb 2026PaidInternet — WINDSOR TELECOM PLC. [200013624-840]View source
Office CostsBought-in services£1,2002025-2616 Feb 2026PaidComms & Media — Comms Support Feb 26 [200013443-1]View source
Office CostsMobile telephone - equipment purchase£1442025-2616 Feb 2026PaidMobile handset payments Dec 25, Jan 26, Feb 26View source
Office CostsSubletting-£902025-2612 Feb 2026RepaidSublet Rent — Office sublet 13th January - 12th February 2026View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage-£2842025-269 Feb 2026PaidLandline — Refund of claim 60336196:1View source
Office CostsStationery & printing£1822025-2628 Jan 2026PaidINK N TONER UKView source
Office CostsStationery & printing£4422025-2623 Jan 2026PaidCARTRIDGEPEOPLE.COMView source
Office CostsBought-in services£2002025-2622 Jan 2026PaidComms & Media — COPYRIGHT AGENT UK LTDView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1,0092025-2622 Jan 2026PaidLandline — WINDSOR TELECOM PLC.View source
Office CostsSubletting-£902025-2613 Jan 2026RepaidSublet Rent — Office sublet 13th December - 12th January 2026View source
StaffingBought-in services£1,2002025-2612 Jan 2026PaidComms & Media — Communications SupportView source
Office CostsSubletting-£902025-2612 Dec 2025RepaidSublet Rent — Office sublet 13th November - 12th December 2025View source
StaffingBought-in services£3002025-2616 Nov 2025PaidComms & Media — Media and Communications SupportView source
Office CostsSubletting-£902025-2612 Nov 2025RepaidSublet Rent — Office sublet 13th October - 12th November 2025View source
StaffingBought-in services£1,2002025-2611 Nov 2025PaidComms & Media — Media and Communications SupportView source
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MPAmountDateDescription
Sarah Edwards

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£20,00031 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Contract for services 2025-2026 [200013803-1]
Jessica Toale

Labour

£12,00031 Mar 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy services - town centre citizen panel delivery
Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£10,50024 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Support with research for communications and messaging to constituents [200013634-213]
Louise Haigh

Labour

£9,60026 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — Exit payment for early exit of the lease [200013271-1]
Jerome Mayhew

Conservative

£9,25023 Mar 2026Comms & Media — IPSA-approved constituency surveys
Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£9,10016 Oct 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to MP’s Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls.
Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£9,10018 Jul 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls.
Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£9,10030 Apr 2025Professional & consultancy — Consultancy and advice relating to my Parliamentary roles and work: including media monitoring, preparation for interviews, assistance with Parliamentary speeches, questions and interventions, online meetings and telephone calls.
Patrick Hurley

Labour

£8,00018 Feb 2026Professional & consultancy — Research and Facilitation of Southport Music Industry
Tom Hayes

Labour

£7,20028 Apr 2026Professional & consultancy — External consultant brought in to design new work experience model for Bournemouth East, Strategic planning on coastal energy partnership, Grassroots Football stratergy & playground PIP investment [200013634-49]
Margaret Mullane

Labour

£6,95624 Jun 2025Professional & consultancy — EDWARDSDUTHIESHAMASH.C
Dame Meg Hillier

Labour (Co-op)

£6,90014 Mar 2026Professional & consultancy — MP invoice

Labour (Co-op) average — 2025-26

£19,787

All-MP average — 2025-26

£20,191

Grants and donations

Donations, sponsorships and loans registered in support of this MP's parliamentary activities — Category 2 of the Register of Members' Financial Interests, distinct from the IPSA expenses above.

Total registered

£24,072

  • Joseph Rowntree Foundation - £24,072.00

    £24,072
    Registered 31 Jul 2026View source

Outside financial interests

Separate from IPSA expenses, MPs must publicly register outside earnings, donations and support, gifts, land and property, shareholdings and other interests. Search all MPs' interests. Data from the UK Parliament Register of Members' Financial Interests, shown by category exactly as published.

2. Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP

  • Joseph Rowntree Foundation - £24,072.00

    £24,072
    Registered 31 Jul 2026View source

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

  • Football Association Ltd - £500.00

    £500
    Registered 1 Jun 2026View source

  • Music Publishers Association - £1,314.00

    £1,314
    Registered 1 Jun 2026View source

  • Leeds United FC - £340.00

    £340
    Registered 12 Apr 2026View source

  • BPI - £3,432.00

    £3,432
    Registered 15 Mar 2026View source

  • BPI - £660.00

    £660
    Registered 22 Oct 2025View source

  • Knights Tailoring Ltd - £750.00

    £750
    Registered 6 Jul 2025View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Member of Executive Committee of the British Group of the Inter Parliamentary Union

    Registered 28 Nov 2025View source

  • Trustee of Leeds International Aid Fund. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 6 Nov 2025View source

  • Vice Chair of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 11 Sept 2025View source

  • A visiting Parliamentary Fellow at St Anthonys College, Oxford. This is an unpaid role.

    Registered 14 Mar 2024View source

  • 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.

    Registered 28 Jul 2023View source

Alex Sobel expenses — common questions

How much did Alex Sobel claim in expenses in 2025-26?
Alex Sobel claimed £19,957 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Alex Sobel claim for?
In 2025-26, Alex Sobel's largest published IPSA category was Staffing (£12,300). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Alex Sobel's expenses data come from?
Figures are imported from IPSA (the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) and the UK Parliament Members API. Every amount links to its original IPSA source record.

Figures are presented without ranking or interpretation. Read the methodology for details on data sourcing and publication lag.