Sarah Coombes
Labour MP for West Bromwich
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Sarah scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 46.2% of the vote, majority of 9,554
Welfare & Benefits
0 kept · 7 broke · 2 missed
8,255 children in poverty in this constituency (34.9%)
Cost of Living
0 kept · 5 broke · 2 missed
7,100 households in fuel poverty locally (16.35%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 76.1% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
40% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
16.35% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 3 broke
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 3 broke
Won with 46.2% of the vote, majority of 9,554
Follow the Money
What Sarah claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 7,100 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 8,255 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 40% of their constituents rent
Voted to override humanitarian protections in the Border Security Bill
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £3k from BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Li
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered interests do not imply improper influence. All interests are publicly declared under parliamentary rules.
Registered Interests
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation(1 entry)£10k
Daniel Luhde-Thompson
Name of donor: Daniel Luhde-Thompson Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 constituency campaigning Donor status: individual (Registered 28 August 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK(2 entries)£6k
Brazil
Paid by: Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit
Name of donor: Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit Address of donor: 180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£1,339.33), flights (£2,418.72) and maximum subsistence received (£ 411.5), value £4,169.58 Destination of visit: Brazil Dates of visit: 9 November 2025 to 17 November 2025 Purpose of visit: Attendance of COP30 to meet legislators and experts and to build knowledge of the international climate process. (Registered 8 December 2025)
Jordan
Paid by: Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£937.30), ccommodation (£649.90), food and refreshments (£270.23), value £1,857.43 Destination of visit: Jordan Dates of visit: 20 July 2025 to 25 July 2025 Purpose of visit: Overseas visit to Jordan to see UK Development programmes ‘in-action’ and meet with development experts and partners. (Registered 15 August 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(2 entries)£4k
BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited
Name of donor: BPI (British Recorded Music Industry) Limited Address of donor: 27 Old Gloucester Street, London WC1N 3AX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets with hospitality to the BRIT Awards 2025, value £3,120 Date received: 1 March 2025 Date accepted: 1 March 2025 Donor status: company, registration 01132389 (Registered 1 April 2025)
Lawn Tennis Association
Name of donor: Lawn Tennis Association Address of donor: 100 Priory Lane, London SW15 5JQ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two Centre court and two ground passes to Wimbledon, value £460 Date received: 7 July 2025 Date accepted: 7 July 2025 Donor status: company, registration 07459469 (Registered 5 August 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year(1 entry)
Undisclosed
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat) Number of properties: 1 Location: London Rental income: until 15 September 2025 (Registered 1 August 2024; updated 16 October 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Sarah's Expenses
128 individual claims totalling £170,704.31 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.
Staffing(4 claims)£125,135.12
Payroll(1)£121,435.12
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Training - staff(2)£700.00
Office Costs(87 claims)£27,626.19
Rent(7)£11,059.66
Equipment - purchase(31)£7,392.71
Software & applications(4)£3,516.00
Service charge & ground Rent(13)£2,623.40
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(16)£1,256.65
Stationery & printing(11)£1,235.25
Equipment - hire(1)£429.00
Advertising and contact cards(2)£97.27
Hospitality(2)£16.25
Accommodation(28 claims)£12,583.82
Rent(9)£10,376.00
Council tax(9)£1,386.55
Utilities(10)£821.27
Staff Travel(4 claims)£2,873.95
Rail(1)£2,483.35
Hotel - London(1)£340.10
Subsistence(1)£45.00
Other public transport(1)£5.50
MP Travel(3 claims)£2,112.95
Rail(2)£2,067.05
Mileage - car(1)£45.90
Dependant Travel(2 claims)£372.28
Rail(2)£372.28
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
West Bromwich: The Real Impact
The people Sarah was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024