Portrait of Sarah Coombes

Sarah Coombes

Labour Sitting MP

MP for West Bromwich · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Government Assistant Whip

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 3445

Email: sarah.coombes.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency Office

Tel: 0121 389 3982

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
81.1%
512 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
29 meetings attended
Debate contributions
129
in the 7 year window
Written questions
134
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

Sarah Coombes is the Labour MP for West Bromwich, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently holds the Government post of Assistant Whip.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
West Bromwich4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
81.1%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
512

joint 161st of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%

Participation by year

Sarah Coombes voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 94.5%94.5%2025: 84.5%84.5%2026: 72.5%72.5%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236171 72.5%
2025322272 84.5%
20247369 94.5%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631512 81.1%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
129
Written questions
134
Oral questions
25
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
1
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
29

joint 408th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363

Written questions per year
Sarah Coombes: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year02550751002024: 242420242025: 777720252026: 33332026
Oral questions per year
Sarah Coombes: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0358102024: 9920242025: 8820252026: 882026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 39 32 33 8 0 0 0
2025 61 44 77 8 0 1 0
2024 29 22 24 9 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill Member 4 November 2026 – no published attendance

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%

Committee membership history

Hansard activity

Contributions
129
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
98
distinct debates

549th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425

Contributions per year
Sarah Coombes: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year02550751002024: 292920242025: 616120252026: 39392026
Debates participated in per year
Sarah Coombes: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0132538502024: 222220242025: 444420252026: 32322026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for West Bromwich
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Joined Modernisation Committee
  2. 2026

    • – Appointed: Assistant Whip
    • – Joined Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill

Constituency: West Bromwich

West Bromwich constituency boundary
Area
35.0 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Gain · majority 9,554
Electorate
74,025 · turnout 49.3%
Postcode areas
B21, B42, B43, B64, B65, B69, B70, B71, DY4, WS10, WS5

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.