UK Parliament · member 5235
Al Carns MP
- Party
- Labour — Labour Party
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Member for this seat since
- 4 July 2024
- In the records
- Every register entry that names Al Carns, and how each was tied to them
Declared interests
MPs must register financial interests within 28 days. This is the register’s own text, republished verbatim from the official Register of Members’ Financial Interests. Registering an interest is a requirement met, not a finding against anyone.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP
- Ashen Capital Ltd - £7,500.00 (registered 3 August 2026)
- Colin Campbell - £20,000.00 (registered 1 July 2026)
- Colin Campbell - £20,000.00 (registered 22 June 2026)
- Elizabeth Jennings - £20,000.00 (registered 11 June 2026)
Visits outside the UK
- International visit to Nepal between 16 May 2025 and 23 May 2025 (registered 29 January 2026)
Land and property (within or outside the UK)
- Property in Aberdeen (registered 1 August 2024)
Source: UK Parliament Register of Members’ Financial Interests API (Open Parliament Licence). Amounts are shown only where the register itself records one as a figure; nothing is parsed out of the free text.
Voting record
In the 309 recorded divisions where Al Carns and at least one other Labour member were recorded voting, Al Carns voted the same way as most voting Labour members 309 times (100.0%).
This compares Al Carns with other members of their own party who were recorded voting in the same division. It is not a measure of loyalty to a whip: Civometry holds no whipping records, so it cannot say which votes were whipped, and voting differently from party colleagues is not described here as a rebellion. Members not recorded in a division are excluded from the comparison rather than counted, because an absence from a division list is not a vote and does not mean the member was absent from the House.
Donations reported to the Electoral Commission
£60,000 across 3 reported donations from 2 distinct donor names, received from 1 January 2019 onward.
| Donor (as published) | Status | Donations | Total value | Received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Campbell | Individual | 2 | £40,000 | 2026-06-19 |
| Elizabeth Jennings | Individual | 1 | £20,000 | 2026-06-09 |
Source: Electoral Commission register of donations. Reporting thresholds apply, so this is not every sum given. A donation is a lawful, reported transaction; its presence here says nothing about why it was made and nothing about anything that followed it.
Staffing and business costs paid by IPSA
2025-26: £48,245 across 109 claim lines; 2024-25: £170,101 across 187 claim lines.
| Year | Category | Claim lines | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Staffing | 17 | £28,447 |
| 2025-26 | Office Costs | 81 | £17,882 |
| 2025-26 | Accommodation | 11 | £1,916 |
| 2024-25 | Staffing | 33 | £111,085 |
| 2024-25 | Accommodation | 28 | £28,793 |
| 2024-25 | Office Costs | 118 | £25,716 |
| 2024-25 | MP Travel | 4 | £2,577 |
| 2024-25 | Staff Travel | 4 | £1,929 |
| Date | Category | Description | Paid | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2024 | Staffing · Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy — Consultancy Fee including room hire and running of listening panel event | £975 | Paid |
| 21 February 2025 | Staffing · Training - staff | PARLI-TRAINING | £973 | Paid |
| 1 August 2024 | Office Costs · Software & applications | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES [200011805-56] | £955 | Paid |
| 8 November 2024 | Staffing · Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy — Gordon Phillips Words and Pictures - October 2024 | £939 | Paid |
| 7 November 2025 | Office Costs · Utilities | Electricity — OCTOPUS ENERGY LTD | £93 | Paid |
| 1 April 2026 | Office Costs · Insurance - buildings | Buildings Insurance | £90 | Paid |
| 19 December 2025 | Office Costs · Insurance - buildings | Buildings Insurance: Jan -March 2026 | £90 | Paid |
| 7 October 2025 | Office Costs · Insurance - buildings | Building Insurance Oct - Dec 2025 | £90 | Paid |
| 17 June 2025 | Office Costs · Insurance - buildings | Buildings Insurance July - Sept 2025 | £90 | Paid |
| 1 April 2025 | Office Costs · Insurance - buildings | Buildings Insurance April - June 2025 | £90 | Paid |
| 13 December 2024 | Office Costs · Insurance - buildings | Jan - March 2025 Building Insurance Payment | £90 | Paid |
| 1 October 2024 | Office Costs · Insurance - buildings | Building Insurance 4th Quarter 2024 | £90 | Paid |
| 1 August 2024 | Office Costs · Insurance - buildings | Building Insurance 3rd Quarter 2024 | £90 | Paid |
| 10 September 2024 | Office Costs · Cleaning services | Toilet Roll | £9 | Paid |
| 28 February 2025 | Office Costs · Stationery & printing | VIKING | £887 | Paid |
Source: IPSA, MP staffing and business costs (Open Government Licence v3), joined on IPSA’s Parliamentary ID, which is Parliament’s member id. These are the running costs of an MP’s office and staff, claimed within IPSA’s rules and paid by IPSA; they are not the member’s salary and not personal income. A claim is a claim, not a finding. Staffing costs are published by IPSA in aggregate categories, not per employee.
Sources on this page: UK Parliament Members API, Register of Members’ Financial Interests API and Commons Votes API (Open Parliament Licence); Electoral Commission register of donations; IPSA business costs. Each section links its own official record. This page assembles public registers and draws no conclusion from their appearing together.