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).

398

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)

651

Written Questions

16

Oral Questions

190

Debates Spoken In

256

Speeches

398

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 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

3 votes · 27 Apr 2026

8 NO

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

8 votes · 21 Apr 2026

4 NO

Crime and Policing Bill

4 votes · 20 Apr 2026

3 NO

Pension Schemes Bill

3 votes · 15 Apr 2026

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

Date interest arose
2 August 2024

Registered 2 August 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Steve in Parliament

Autism and Learning Disability: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to publish the findings of the 2023-24 Learning from Lives and Deaths – People with a Learning Disability and Autist

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care4 Jun 2025

Autism and Learning Disability: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many civil servants in his Department are working on the (a) findings and (b) implementation of recommendations from the 2023 Learning fro

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care3 Jun 2025

Special Educational Needs: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that place funding for special school pupils is increased in line with (a) inflation and (b) special educatio

AnsweredDepartment for Education2 Jun 2025

St Michael's Church of England Academy Paignton: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to appoint a contractor to undertake works at St Michael’s Church of England School in Paignton.

AnsweredDepartment for Education2 Jun 2025

St Michael's Church of England Academy Paignton: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her planned timeline is for the completion of the rebuild of St Michael’s Church of England School in Paignton.

AnsweredDepartment for Education2 Jun 2025

Manufacturing Industries: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises in the UK.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade30 May 2025

Manufacturing Industries: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of developing a dedicated support strategy for smaller manufacturers.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade30 May 2025

Manufacturing Industries: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to support small manufacturing businesses.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade30 May 2025

Health Services: Discrimination

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle ageism in healthcare services.

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care30 May 2025

Manufacturing Industries: Small Businesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Government is taking to improve access to finance for small manufacturers.

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade30 May 2025
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