Steve Darling

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Steve Darling is the Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Work and Pensions).

422

Votes Cast

£235,469

Expenses 2024-25

5,349

Majority

41.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£235,469

Staffing£179,112
Office£26,126
Accommodation£21,118
Travel£9,113

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 46,115 voters

✓Liberal Democrat
18,937 votes41.1%
Conservative
13,588 votes29.5%
Reform UK
8,660 votes18.8%
Labour
3,276 votes7.1%
Green Party
1,420 votes3.1%
Workers Party of Britain
234 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

690

Written Questions

17

Oral Questions

200

Debates Spoken In⚑

268

Speeches⚑

422

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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3 AYE

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

3 votes · 20 Oct 2026

4 AYE

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee

4 votes · 19 Oct 2026

3 AYE

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 13 Oct 2026

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Financial Interests(4)

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

Jerome Betts

£2,500

£2,500
Name of donor
Jerome Betts
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£2,500
Donor status
individual

Registered 3 March 2026

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

Jerome Betts

£2,000

19 September 2025

£2,000
Name of donor
Jerome Betts
Address of donor
private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£2,000
Date received
19 September 2025
Date accepted
15 October 2025
Donor status
individual

Registered 23 October 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

September 2024 until December 2025

Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club as newly elected MP from September 2024 until December 2025

15 August 2024

£1,553
Name of donor
National Liberal Club
Address of donor
1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club as newly elected MP from September 2024 until December 2025, value £1,552.86
Date received
15 August 2024
Date accepted
2 September 2024
Donor status
company, registration 01355034

Registered 23 September 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

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Date interest arose
2 August 2024

Registered 2 August 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Steve in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the expertise within schools and wider education services to support adopted and kinship children who have experienced earl

Department for Education27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of whether adopted and kinship children receive timely support when difficulties emerge at key educational transition points,

Department for Education27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to improve coordination between schools, health and mental health services, local authorities and adoption and kinship services so

Department for Education27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of each year that a person with complex SEND is NEET.

Department for Work and Pensions27 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the use of UK-manufactured machinery in the establishment of illegal Israeli settlements; and

Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade 26 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the likelihood of Corridor Care in Torbay Hospital this winter following recent changes to service provision a

Department of Health and Social Care26 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her department plans to respond to the Member for Torbay’s correspondence from the 28 of July, reference SD19201.

Home Office19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when her Department plans to release the Tourism Strategy.

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the current bathing water designation process.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs19 Oct 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Westminster Hall Debate on 14 October 2026, if (a) she and (b) a Minister in her Department will meet with the hon. Memb

Department of Health and Social Care16 Oct 2026
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