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

Education and Employment: Care Leavers

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help support care leavers to develop (a) skills, (b) confidence and (c) opportunities to (i) find and (ii) maintain

AnsweredDepartment for Education28 Apr 2025

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, when her Department plans to respond to the correspondence from Councillor David Thomas, leader of Torbay Council of 10 Feb

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government25 Apr 2025

Seas and Oceans: Infrastructure

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Minister has made an assessment of the merits of adopting a Nature Inclusive Design as a standard requirement for off

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs24 Apr 2025

Domestic Abuse: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding her Department makes available to local authorities for community-based behaviour change programmes for (a) high risk and (b) medium

AnsweredHome Office24 Apr 2025

Domestic Abuse: Rehabilitation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funding is available to local authorities for community-based behaviour change programmes for (a) high-risk and (b) medium-risk perpetrators

AnsweredHome Office24 Apr 2025

Innovate UK: Capital Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the Innovate UK technology awards to focus more on capital fundi

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology24 Apr 2025

Innovate UK: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of changing the Innovate UK technology awards to allow successful applicants

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology24 Apr 2025

Semiconductors: Manufacturing Industries

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department plans to provide capital funding to manufacturing companies in the semiconductor sector.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology24 Apr 2025

Domestic Abuse

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to include sustainable funding for domestic abuse perpetrator intervention programmes in the Comprehensive Spending Review.

AnsweredTreasury24 Apr 2025

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the steps wind energy developers are taking to incorporate nature-inclusive design

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs23 Apr 2025
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