Sir Mel Stride

Conservative Central Devon

Voting record

Voted for

Voted against

Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading.

Whip meter Estimate 76%

How often Sir Mel Stride voted the same way as most of the Conservative party, across every recorded division. Parliament doesn’t publish whether a vote was officially whipped, so this is our best estimate from the public record — not a confirmed fact.

Recent votes

Representation of the People Bill — voted No at 3rd reading

Immigration and Asylum Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted No at 3rd reading

Courts and Tribunals Bill — voted didn't vote at 2nd reading

Railways Bill — voted No at 2nd reading

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill — voted No at 2nd reading

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — voted Aye at 3rd reading

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Sir Mel Stride →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

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

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)

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

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)

Name of donor: IPGL Limited
Address of donor: 39 Sloane Street, London SW1X 9PL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 political activity
Date received: 21 January 2026
Date accepted: 21 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 09064598
(Registered 10 February 2026)

Name of donor: Susan Green
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 political activity
Date received: 21 January 2026
Date accepted: 21 January 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 February 2026)

Name of donor: Joy Dawber
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,514 political activity
Date received: 7 April 2026
Date accepted: 7 April 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 April 2026)

Name of donor: Andrew Dawber
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,483 political activity
Date received: 7 April 2026
Date accepted: 7 April 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 30 April 2026; updated 8 July 2026)

Name of donor: Brechin Investment Ltd
Address of donor: 56 The Square, Chagford TQ13 8AE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,514 political activity
Date received: 10 April 2026
Date accepted: 10 April 2026
Donor status: company, registration 09735057
(Registered 7 May 2026)

Name of donor: Paddy Nicoll
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 political activity
Date received: 27 April 2026
Date accepted: 27 April 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 19 May 2026)

Name of donor: Paddy Nicoll
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £897 political activity
Date received: 2 March 2026
Date accepted: 2 March 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 19 May 2026)

Name of donor: John Ruskin
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £897 political activity
Date received: 16 February 2026
Date accepted: 16 February 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 8 July 2026)

Name of donor: John Ruskin
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 political activity
Date received: 22 June 2026
Date accepted: 22 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 8 July 2026)

Name of donor: Andrew Dawber
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 political activity
Date received: 17 June 2026
Date accepted: 17 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 8 July 2026)

Name of donor: Robert Derek Calrow
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 political activity
Date received: 17 June 2026
Date accepted: 17 June 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 July 2026)

Name of donor: Robert Derek Calrow
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £897 political activity
Date received: 20 February 2026
Date accepted: 20 February 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 15 July 2026)

Name of donor: David Archer
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 political activity
Date received: 6 July 2026
Date accepted: 6 July 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 29 July 2026)

Name of donor: Park Garage Group PLC
Address of donor: Park Lane, Croydon, England CR0 1JB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £10,000 political activity
Date received: 8 July 2026
Date accepted: 8 July 2026
Donor status: company, registration 3497029
(Registered 29 July 2026)

Name of donor: David Archer
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500 political activity
Date received: 21 January 2026
Date accepted: 21 January 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 29 July 2026)

Name of donor: Park Garage Group PLC
Address of donor: Park Lane, Croydon, England CR0 1JB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £1,500 political activity
Date received: 26 January 2026
Date accepted: 26 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03497029
(Registered 29 July 2026)

Name of donor: Susan Green
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 political activity
Date received: 27 July 2026
Date accepted: 27 July 2026
Donor status: individual
(Registered 10 August 2026)

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Kensington, Bayswater, Chelsea & Fulham Conservatives
Address of donor: 44 Southern Row, London W10 5AN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two ticekts for myself and Lady Stride to attend a gala fundraising event, where I was also a guest speaker, value £340
Date received: 24 November 2025
Date accepted: 24 November 2025
Donor status: registered party
(Registered 18 December 2025)

Name of donor: Lloyds Banking Group PLC
Address of donor: The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets including hospitality for myself and Lady Stride, to attend the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, value £1,839
Date received: 18 May 2026
Date accepted: 18 May 2026
Donor status: company, registration SC095000
(Registered 26 May 2026)

Name of donor: The Conservative Party Foundation
Address of donor: 4 Matthew Parker Street, London SW1H 9HQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for myself and Lady Stride to attend The Spring Lunch in support of Conservative Marginal Seats and Women2Win, value £600
Date received: 20 May 2026
Date accepted: 20 May 2026
Donor status: registered party
(Registered 26 May 2026)

Name of donor: British Asian Trust
Address of donor: Camburgh House, 27 New Dover Road, Canterbury Kent CT1 3DN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two hospitality tickets for me and Lady Stride, to attend the British Asian Trust reception, value £2,000
Date received: 9 June 2026
Date accepted: 9 June 2026
Donor status: trust (A diaspora-led international development organisation)
(Registered 24 June 2026)

Name of donor: Hakluyt
Address of donor: 34 Upper Brook Street, London W1K 7QS
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two hospitality tickets for me and Lady Stride, to attend the Hakluyt Summer Party 2026, value £550
Date received: 11 June 2026
Date accepted: 11 June 2026
Donor status: company, registration 03481321
(Registered 29 June 2026)

4. Visits outside the UK

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)

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Venture Marketing Group Ltd
Nature of business: Publisher, organiser of exhibitions and conferences

8. Miscellaneous

Honorary Fellowship awarded by St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 9 October 2025
(Registered 7 November 2025)

Education

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