How Mel Stride votes
Mel Stride voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 162 votes, they went the other way.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high score is normal and says nothing about whether an MP is good or bad. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. Words explained
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | For | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | For | Free vote |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: the final vote | Against | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 2 Sep | Voting and elections: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Mel Stride has 27 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Susan Green - £5,000.00 | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | David Archer - £1,500.00 | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | David Archer - £5,000.00 | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Park Garage Group PLC - £1,500.00 | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Park Garage Group PLC - £10,000.00 | 29 Jul 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Robert Derek Calrow - £5,000.00 | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Robert Derek Calrow - £897.00 | 15 Jul 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Andrew Dawber - £5,000.00 | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | John Ruskin - £5,000.00 | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | John Ruskin - £897.00 | 8 Jul 2026 |
Show the other 17
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Hakluyt - £550.00 | 29 Jun 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | British Asian Trust - £2,000.00 | 24 Jun 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | The Conservative Party Foundation - £600.00 | 26 May 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Lloyds Banking Group PLC - £1,839.00 | 26 May 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Paddy Nicoll - £897.00 | 19 May 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Paddy Nicoll - £10,000.00 | 19 May 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Brechin Investment Ltd - £1,514.00 | 7 May 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Joy Dawber - £1,514.00 | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Andrew Dawber - £1,483.00 | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Susan Green - £2,000.00 | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | IPGL Limited - £2,000.00 | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Kensington, Bayswater, Chelsea & Fulham Conservatives - £340.00 | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited - £25,000.00 | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Miscellaneous | Honorary Fellowship awarded by St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford. This is an unpaid role. | 7 Nov 2025 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Graham Edwards - £4,000.00 | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Visits outside the UK | International visit to United States between 06 September 2025 and 10 September 2025 | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Shareholdings | Shares in Venture Marketing Group Ltd | – |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Mel Stride asked 45 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
40 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Mel Stride represents Central Devon. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Conservative
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Mel Stride won with 31% of the votes, and Ollie Pearson (Labour) came second with 31%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Stride | Conservative | 16,831 | 31.5% |
| Ollie Pearson | Labour | 16,770 | 31.4% |
| Mark Wooding | Liberal Democrat | 8,232 | 15.4% |
| Jeffrey Leeks | Reform UK | 7,784 | 14.6% |
| Gill Westcott | Green Party | 3,338 | 6.2% |
| Arthur Price | Independent | 477 | 0.9% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
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