Sir Mel Stride
Conservative MP for Central Devon, since 6 May 2010
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
The Rt Hon Sir Mel Stride is the Conservative MP for Central Devon, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Scorecard
Voting record
575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.
Declared financial interests
Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
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)
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: 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)
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)
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Debates
541 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:
- Topical Questions
- Middle East: Economic Response
- Costs for Motorists
- Backing Business to Create Economic Growth
- Topical Questions
- Middle East: Economic Update
- Middle East: Economic Update
- Topical Questions
- Middle East: Economic Update
- Spring Forecast
Money declared to them
6 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £68,000 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.
| Accepted | Recipient | Donor | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2026 | Mel Stride sitting MP | Paddy Nicoll Individual | Non Cash Other | £10k |
| 12 Sep 2025 | Mel Stride sitting MP | Graham Edwards Individual | Non Cash Administration services | £4,000 |
| 6 Sep 2025 | Mel Stride sitting MP | Graham Edwards Individual | Visit | £11k |
| 13 Sep 2024 | Mel Stride sitting MP | Andrew Wilkinson Individual | Cash | £15k |
| 20 Aug 2024 | Mel Stride sitting MP | Gareth Penny Individual | Cash | £3,000 |
| 12 Aug 2024 | Mel Stride sitting MP | Andrew Wilkinson Individual | Cash | £25k |
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