Sir Mel Stride

MP since 6 May 2010

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The Rt Hon Sir Mel Stride is the Conservative MP for Central Devon, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.

1849

Votes Cast

N/A

Expenses

61

Majority

31.5%

Vote Share

Expenses

No expense data available.

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 53,432 voters

Conservative
16,831 votes31.5%
Labour
16,770 votes31.4%
Liberal Democrat
8,232 votes15.4%
Reform UK
7,784 votes14.6%
Green Party
3,338 votes6.3%
Independent
477 votes0.9%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

129

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

54

Debates Spoken In

284

Speeches

327

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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2 AYE

Great British Energy Bill Report Stage

2 votes · 29 Oct 2024

2 AYE

Opposition Day

2 votes · 8 Oct 2024

1 AYE1 NO

Great British Energy Bill

2 votes · 5 Sept 2024

2 AYE

Passenger Railway Services Bill (Public Ownership) Bill

2 votes · 3 Sept 2024

Financial Interests(10)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited

£25,000 support towards staff salary

£25,000
Name of donor
J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited
Address of donor
Lakeside Works, Rocester, Uttoxeter ST14 5JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£25,000 support towards staff salary
Donor status
company, registration 00561597

Registered 24 March 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited

£25,000 for the provision of staff

£25,000
Name of donor
J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited
Address of donor
Lakeside Works, Rocester, Uttoxeter ST14 5JP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£25,000 for the provision of staff
Donor status
company, registration 00561597

Registered 20 November 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

IPGL Limited

£25,000 support towards staff salary

£25,000
Name of donor
IPGL Limited
Address of donor
3rd Floor, 39 Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, London, United Kingdom SW1X 9LP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£25,000 support towards staff salary
Donor status
company, registration 09064598

Registered 24 March 2025

Visits outside the UK

Parliamentary Adviser

£11,000
Name of donor
Graham Edwards
Address of donor
private
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
£11,000 trip to USA and accompanied by Parliamentary Adviser. Donation received 12 September 2025
Destination of visit
United States
Dates of visit
6 September 2025 to 10 September 2025
Purpose of visit
Economic research and business visits

Registered 30 September 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Graham Edwards

£4,000 policy research/visits

12 September 2025

£4,000
Name of donor
Graham Edwards
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£4,000 policy research/visits
Date received
12 September 2025
Date accepted
12 September 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 30 September 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Sir in Parliament

Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people impacted by the changes to PIP proposed in the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill she e

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions1 Jul 2025

Taxation: International Cooperation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate she has made of the potential impact of the G7 agreement on global minimum tax on additional revenue to the public purse in each of the next five

AnsweredTreasury30 Jun 2025

Police: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 5.8 of the Spending Review document published on 11 June 2025, what the annual real terms increases in central government funding for po

AnsweredTreasury12 Jun 2025

Asylum: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.20 of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, if she will provide a breakdown of the £1 billion estimated savings fro

AnsweredTreasury12 Jun 2025

Public Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to box 4.A of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, how much of the financial transactions set out in the document are additional

AnsweredTreasury12 Jun 2025

Local Government Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 5.74 of the Spending Review 2025, published on 11 June 2025, whether the 3.1% annual growth figure for local authority spending powe

AnsweredTreasury12 Jun 2025

Police: Finance

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Table 5.8 of the Spending Review, published on 11 June 2025, (a) what analysis informed the estimates for increases in police core spending po

AnsweredTreasury12 Jun 2025

Public Sector Debt

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make a comparative assessment of the outturn and forecast data for public sector net (a) borrowing, (b) debt, excluding Bank of England debt, and (c

AnsweredTreasury22 May 2025

Double Taxation: India

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason her Department did not make an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed Double Contribution Convention with India on the public purse

AnsweredTreasury21 May 2025

Winter Fuel Payment

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make it her Department’s policy to announce changes to winter fuel payments at fiscal events.

AnsweredTreasury21 May 2025
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