▁general ▁election ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Sob el ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁Be a cons field ▁constitu ency . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Labour ▁coun c ill or ▁for ▁the ▁Mo ort own ▁w ard ▁of ▁Le eds ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁council ' s ▁work ▁on ▁air ▁poll ution ▁and ▁climate ▁change . ▁Before ▁his ▁election ▁to ▁Parliament , ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁intended ▁prior ities ▁as ▁MP ▁would ▁include ▁protect ing ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁EU ▁single ▁market , ▁and ▁national ising ▁energy , ▁water ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mail . ▁He ▁oppos es ▁the ▁Tr ident ▁nuclear ▁programme . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁general ▁election , ▁he ▁un success fully ▁cont ested ▁the ▁Le eds ▁North ▁West ▁constitu ency . ▁During ▁the ▁election , ▁Sob el ▁and ▁the ▁Le eds ▁North ▁West ▁Labour ▁Party ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁publish ▁an ▁ap ology ▁leaf let ▁and ▁pay ▁legal ▁costs ▁after ▁f als ely ▁claim ing ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Dem ocrat ▁MP ▁Greg ▁Mul hol land ▁voted ▁for ▁the ▁Academ ies ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Later , ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Sob el ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁activ ist ▁group ▁Open ▁Labour . ▁In ▁the ▁general ▁election ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁constitu ency