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How Al Carns votes

Al Carns voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 136 votes, they went the other way.

What does this mean?

Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained

Recent votes

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
7 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
7 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: the final voteForSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
2 SepVoting and elections: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

Declared interests

MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.

Al Carns has 7 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesThe Earl of March - Goodwood Innovation Summit - £1,000.0011 Sep 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPAshen Capital Ltd - £7,500.003 Aug 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPColin Campbell - £20,000.001 Jul 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPColin Campbell - £20,000.0022 Jun 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPElizabeth Jennings - £20,000.0011 Jun 2026
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Nepal between 16 May 2025 and 23 May 202529 Jan 2026
Land and property (within or outside the UK)Property in Aberdeen1 Aug 2024

Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page

Questions

MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.

Al Carns asked 8 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government7
Department for Transport1

Latest questions

3 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 11 Sep 2026
3 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 10 Sep 2026
3 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 10 Sep 2026
3 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answered 10 Sep 2026
3 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Transport
Answered 8 Sep 2026

Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026

Expenses

MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.

PAID IN 2025-26
£47,770
Office costs · claims for running an office£17,407
Staffing · claims relating to staff£28,447
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£1,916

109 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Al Carns represents Birmingham Selly Oak. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Al Carns

Labour

MAJORITY
11,537

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
51%

of people who could vote did

Al Carns won with 45% of the votes, and Simon Phipps (Conservative) came second with 15%.

Votes for each party

Labour45% · 17,371
Conservative15% · 5,834
Reform UK15% · 5,732
Green Party11% · 4,320
Independent7% · 2,842
Liberal Democrat6% · 2,324
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Al CarnsLabour17,37145.2%
Simon PhippsConservative5,83415.2%
Erin CrawfordReform UK5,73214.9%
Jane BastonGreen Party4,32011.2%
Kamel HawwashIndependent2,8427.4%
Dave RadcliffeLiberal Democrat2,3246.0%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£731 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
6.5%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
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Source: Commons Votes API

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