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How Vikki Slade votes

Vikki Slade voted the same way as their party in 100% of the votes where parties gave instructions. In 0 of those 189 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

DateVoteThey votedCompared with party
11 SepEnd of life for terminally ill adults: the first main voteForFree vote
11 SepA vote to end a debateForFree vote
10 SepSocial housing: an attempt to block itAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeAgainstSame as party
8 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party
7 SepHealth: a proposed changeForSame as party

See every vote on Parliament’s site

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.

Vikki Slade has 15 interests currently registered.

TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Brunei between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 20263 Jun 2026
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesNational Liberal Club - £1,140.0025 Feb 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MPJames Moore - £2,500.0023 Feb 2026
MiscellaneousDirector of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Accommodation Bid Ltd, which formed part of my previous role as leader of BCP Council. This was an unpaid role.4 Nov 2025
Visits outside the UKInternational visit to Bahrain between 02 May 2025 and 05 May 202528 Oct 2025
MiscellaneousVice President of the LGA Liberal Democrats18 Aug 2025
MiscellaneousRental income from lodger under Ukraine Family Scheme6 Sep 2024
MiscellaneousMember of the Western Counties Executive of Liberal Democrats: unpaid role17 Aug 2024
MiscellaneousVice Chair of the Campaign for Gender Balance - Associated Organisation for Liberal Democrats17 Aug 2024
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sourcesNational Liberal Club - £1,552.864 Aug 2024
Show the other 5
TypeWhat was registeredRegistered
MiscellaneousCompany Director - Seascape Group (BCP Council Property Company. As Leader I was appointed to the Board automatically). This is an unpaid role, which I have agreed will continue until May 2027 when the Council term ends.11 Jul 2024
MiscellaneousTrustee of Broadstone Youth Club. This is an unpaid role.11 Jul 2024
Employment and earningsCouncillor - BCP Council11 Jul 2024
Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employmentAgreement - £14,458.0011 Jul 2024
MiscellaneousTrustee of Broadstone Neighbourhood Forum. This is an unpaid role.10 Jul 2024

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.

Vikki Slade asked 313 written questions in the last 12 months.

Who they asked

Department of Health and Social Care55
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs43
Department for Education34
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government29
Department for Transport26

Latest questions

15 Sep 2026 · to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Not answered yet
15 Sep 2026 · to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Not answered yet
15 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Not answered yet
15 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Not answered yet
14 Sep 2026 · to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Not answered yet

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.

PAID IN 2025-26
£17,982
Office costs · claims for running an office£12,823
Staffing · claims relating to staff£1,800
Accommodation · claims for somewhere to stay£3,359

64 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.

Costs depend on many things, such as where an MP’s area is, what premises and staff they need, and whether they joined or left part-way through the year. This page does not say whether any amount is right or wrong. It covers the claims in IPSA’s individual business costs file, so it is not the full cost of an MP’s office.

Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data

Election result and area

Vikki Slade represents Mid Dorset and North Poole. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.

WINNER, 2024
Vikki Slade

Liberal Democrat

MAJORITY
1,352

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
66%

of people who could vote did

Vikki Slade won with 43% of the votes, and Michael Tomlinson (Conservative) came second with 41%.

Votes for each party

Liberal Democrat43% · 21,442
Conservative41% · 20,090
Labour9% · 4,566
Green Party5% · 2,355
Social Democratic Party2% · 1,061
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Vikki SladeLiberal Democrat21,44243.3%
Michael TomlinsonConservative20,09040.6%
Candice Johnson-ColeLabour4,5669.2%
Ben PantlingGreen Party2,3554.8%
John DowlingSocial Democratic Party1,0612.1%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£776 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
2.1%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

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Has this changed over time? 90%95%100%Oct 25Sep 26
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Source: Commons Votes API

This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this