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How Alex Ballinger votes

Alex Ballinger voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 197 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
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteForFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateForFree vote
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: 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.

Alex Ballinger has 6 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesGoogle UK Ltd - £645.6310 Sep 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPThe Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) - £3,900.0017 Aug 2026
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Qatar between 05 December 2025 and 08 December 202516 Dec 2025
MiscellaneousMember, Rowley Regis Town Board. This is an unpaid role.18 Nov 2025
MiscellaneousMember, Halesowen Abbey Trust Board. This is an unpaid role.18 Nov 2025
MiscellaneousTrustee of The Birmingham Settlement. This is an unpaid role.15 Jul 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.

Alex Ballinger asked 77 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department for Culture, Media and Sport15
Department for Transport13
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office12
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government6
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs5

Latest questions

28 Aug 2026 · to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 8 Sep 2026
28 Aug 2026 · to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered 8 Sep 2026
13 Jul 2026 · to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Answered 20 Jul 2026
13 Jul 2026 · to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Answered 20 Jul 2026
9 Jul 2026 · to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Answered 17 Jul 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
£22,502
Office costs · claims for running an office£20,510
Staffing · claims relating to staff£1,992

92 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

Alex Ballinger represents Halesowen. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Alex Ballinger

Labour

MAJORITY
4,364

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
56%

of people who could vote did

Alex Ballinger won with 39% of the votes, and James Morris (Conservative) came second with 28%.

Votes for each party

Labour39% · 15,023
Conservative28% · 10,659
Reform UK22% · 8,484
Liberal Democrat6% · 2,261
Green Party6% · 2,151
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Alex BallingerLabour15,02338.9%
James MorrisConservative10,65927.6%
Jonathan OaktonReform UK8,48422.0%
Ryan PriestLiberal Democrat2,2615.9%
Emma BullardGreen Party2,1515.6%

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
£710 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
4.5%
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

This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this