Kim Leadbeater MP: votes, interests and costs
Kim Leadbeater (Labour) is the MP for Spen Valley, in the seat since 1 July 2021.
Offices and committees
Kim Leadbeater sits on one committee, according to the Parliament Members API.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Women and Equalities Committee | 27 October 2025 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 5 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill | 15 January 2025 | 25 March 2025 |
| Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill | 19 July 2023 | 14 September 2023 |
| Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] | 14 June 2023 | 19 June 2023 |
| Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee | 7 June 2023 | 12 June 2023 |
| Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill | 7 December 2022 | 15 December 2022 |
| Online Safety Bill | 18 May 2022 | 28 June 2022 |
| Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] | 12 January 2022 | 18 January 2022 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 1d78ba4e97f8.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Kim Leadbeater, as the MP registered them: Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (2). Latest registration 9 July 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Lawn Tennis Association - £440.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets for Wimbledon Tennis (exact amount)
- Value of the benefit: £440.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-05
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-05
- Name of the donor: Lawn Tennis Association
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Lawn Tennis Association
LNER - £350.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Following the murder of my sister, Jo Cox MP, in 2016, Virgin Trains and later LNER have provided myself and my family with a travel permit for use on personal rail journeys. It is not possible to provide an accurate value for this benefit, but it is expected to be worth over the threshold for this category (value is estimated)
- Value of the benefit: £350.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2021-07-01
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2021-07-01
- Name of the donor: LNER
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: LNER
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 27 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority publishes Kim Leadbeater's 2024-25 staffing spend as £248,892 (budget £250,820). The figure for 2023-24 was £224,705. IPSA lists office spending of £27,714 in the same year. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £248,891.85 | £224,705.47 | £215,210.90 |
| Office costs: spent | £27,714.41 | £22,287.05 | £21,223.36 |
| Accommodation: spent | £22,761.00 | £22,761.00 | £22,761.00 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £10,328.71 | £6,727.64 | £5,516.04 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Spen Valley BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (term time part time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker ×3 (permanent part time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (fixed term part time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term full time), Administrative Officer/Comms Officer (fixed term part time), Personal Assistant (fixed term part time), Administrative Officer/Comms Officer (fixed term full time), Office Manager (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
How Kim Leadbeater voted in the House of Commons: 539 recorded votes since 4 July 2024, as published by the Commons Votes API. Of these, 48 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. Below, the latest 30 on bills and motions. On 15 October 2026 Kim Leadbeater voted No on "Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 15 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Kim Leadbeater has tabled 67 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. The latest 10 were addressed to Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Home Office, Department for Education and 4 other departments.
Women: Sports
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the participation of women and girls in sport.
UK Border Force: Airports
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to support Border Force officers at regional airports.
Educational Psychology: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to facilitate the retraining of current teaching staff as educational psychologists, with reference to a) financial implications and b) broader support.
Universal Credit: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of support available to homeowners with children who are claiming Universal Credit, in the context of the difference between non-repayable housing …
LGBT+ People: Health
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address the higher rates of (a) suicide, (b) intentional self-harm, (c) drug poisoning mortality, (d) depression and (e) anxiety among LGB+ women.
Community Development: Scotland
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support voluntary organisations that improve community pride in Scotland.
Aviation: Medical Devices
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if their Department will take steps to clarify requirements for aeroplane travel with medical equipment such as adrenaline auto-injectors.
Neurological Diseases: Community Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the needs of people living with Huntington’s disease and other long-term neurological conditions are considered in the development of neighbourhoo …
Neurological Diseases: Community Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed neighbourhood health service on care coordination for people living with Huntington’s disease and other long-term neu …
Personal Independence Payment: Carers
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the accessibility and effectiveness of the Personal Independence Payment system for carers supporting disabled family members; and what steps he is taking to r …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 b6e97cc4fcec. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Kim Leadbeater.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Spen Valley returned Kim Leadbeater with a majority of 6,188: 16,076 votes, 39.2% of those cast, against 9,888 for Sarah Wood. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Spen Valley figures
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