Sonia Kumar
Labour MP for Dudley
2024 Election Result
Subject Grades
How Sonia scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 34.1% of the vote, majority of 1,900
Cost of Living
0 kept · 7 broke
7,212 households in fuel poverty locally (17.08%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 76.1% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
39% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 2 broke · 2 missed
17.08% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Won with 34.1% of the vote, majority of 1,900
Welfare & Benefits
1 kept · 6 broke · 2 missed
7,312 children in poverty in this constituency (34.7%)
Follow the Money
What Sonia 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 7,212 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 7,312 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 39% of their constituents rent
Voted to override humanitarian protections in the Border Security Bill
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. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)(3 entries)£5k
SME4LABOUR LTD
Name of donor: SME4LABOUR LTD Address of donor: 80 North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, London SE1 7PN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Date received: 20 May 2025 Date accepted: 20 May 2025 Donor status: company, registration 10685562 (Registered 16 June 2025; updated 7 July 2025)
SME4LABOUR LTD
Name of donor: SME4LABOUR LTD Address of donor: Flat 80 County Hall North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, London SE1 7PN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,625 Date received: 6 May 2025 Date accepted: 6 May 2025 Donor status: company, registration 10685562 (Registered 2 June 2025)
SME4LABOUR LTD
Name of donor: SME4LABOUR LTD Address of donor: 80 North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, London SE1 7PN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500 Date received: 20 May 2025 Date accepted: 20 May 2025 Donor status: company, registration 10685562 (Registered 17 June 2025; updated 7 July 2025)
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation(1 entry)£5k
SME4Labour Ltd
Name of donor: SME4Labour Ltd Address of donor: 80 North Block, 5 Chicheley Street, SE1 7PN Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: company, registration 10685562 (Registered 23 May 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£768
Ukraine
Paid by: UK Friends of Ukraine Ltd
Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine Ltd Address of donor: 81 High Street, Cosham,Portsmouth, England, PO6 3BL Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Conference cost (£372.04) transfers (£262), BUCC-USUBC Roundtable lunch (£45.88), performance by Cultural Forces (£28.00) Vinnytsia excursion transfers (£8.00), lunch (£18.00) dinner (£34.00), value £768.04 Destination of visit: Ukraine Dates of visit: 10 September 2025 to 15 September 2025 Purpose of visit: Delegation of MPs attending the Yalta European Strategy Conference and to build relationships with our Ukrainian allies. (Registered 8 October 2025)
1. Employment and earnings(1 entry)
Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Russells Hall Hospital, Pensnett Road, Dudley DY1 2HQ
Role, work or services: Physiotherapist Payer: Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Russells Hall Hospital, Pensnett Road, Dudley DY1 2HQ (Registered 15 July 2024)
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 (House) Number of properties: 1 Location: Birmingham (Registered 15 July 2024)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Sonia's Expenses
209 individual claims totalling £212,740.29 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(17 claims)£142,642.00
Payroll(1)£128,218.09
Bought-in services(9)£5,877.00
Training - MP(1)£3,600.00
Pooled staffing services(1)£3,000.00
Training - staff(4)£1,850.00
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£96.91
Office Costs(169 claims)£40,080.80
Equipment - purchase(33)£10,441.66
Stationery & printing(35)£4,497.18
Advertising and contact cards(39)£4,391.25
Software & applications(4)£4,172.21
Service charge & ground Rent(6)£3,898.40
Rent(3)£3,290.96
Utilities(10)£2,422.91
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(3)£2,371.20
Cleaning services(13)£1,225.00
Bought-in services(2)£1,086.00
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(9)£1,017.85
Insurance - buildings(1)£312.30
Insurance - contents(1)£296.79
Postage & couriers(2)£251.60
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(1)£245.49
Hospitality(1)£70.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(1)£50.00
Parking(4)£20.00
Mobile telephone - contract & usage(1)£20.00
Accommodation(13 claims)£23,115.65
Rent(8)£19,775.34
Hotel - London(4)£1,871.05
Council tax(1)£1,469.26
MP Travel(4 claims)£3,644.83
Hotel - London(1)£1,800.79
Rail(1)£1,517.34
Mileage - car(1)£315.90
Parking(1)£10.80
Staff Travel(2 claims)£2,168.47
Rail(1)£1,372.47
Hotel - London(1)£796.00
Miscellaneous(4 claims)£1,088.54
Removals(4)£1,088.54
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Dudley: The Real Impact
The people Sonia 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