Official portrait of Blake Stephenson

Blake Stephenson

Conservative MP for Mid Bedfordshire, since 4 July 2024

Blake Stephenson is the Conservative MP for Mid Bedfordshire, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Scorecard

71.3% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
409 Votes cast out of 575 divisions, plus 1 as teller
165 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
1 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
6 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
138 Debates spoken in 1538 written questions tabled

Ranked 344 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 No vote 268–78
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 255–128
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 No vote 264–125
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 254–135
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part No vote 97–336
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Taxes No vote 101–316
5 Nov 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No vote 268–80
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 No vote 311–152
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B No vote 312–151
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B No vote 310–150
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B No vote 308–153
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B No vote 310–155
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending No vote 92–403
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets No vote 106–321
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill: Third Reading No 321–103
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 Aye 182–311
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 Aye 173–323
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No vote 82–314
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 Aye 170–328
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion Aye 96–154
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case Aye 174–327
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: Stamp Duty Land Tax Aye 103–329
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No vote 153–332
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No vote 166–322
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 No vote 165–323

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.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: British Association for Shooting and Conservation
Address of donor: Marford Mill, Rossett, Wrexham, LL12 0HL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Educational visit in the UK to learn about deer management and conservation, value £440
Date received: 18 December 2025 to 19 December 2025
Date accepted: 18 December 2025
Donor status: company, registration IP28488R
(Registered 15 January 2026)

On the register since 8 Apr 2026

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) UK
Address of donor: 483 Green Lanes, London N13 4BS
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£2,187.65), accommodation (£360.94), meals (£148.67), ground transportation (£124.00) and pre-trip medical tests (£340.00), value £3,161.26
Destination of visit: Indonesia (Jakarta and Borneo)
Dates of visit: 26 March 2026 to 4 April 2026
Purpose of visit: Visit to meet legislators and experts and to build knowledge of the impacts of deforestation in Indonesia and the importance of conservation work to the natural world.
(Registered 22 April 2026)

On the register since 29 Apr 2026

Name of donor: Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit
Address of donor: 180 Borough High Street, London SE1 1LB
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Accommodation (£292.41), Flights (£2,271.72) and Maximum subsistence received (£835.64), value £3,339.77
Destination of visit: Brazil (Belém, Pará)
Dates of visit: 11 November 2025 to 18 November 2025
Purpose of visit: Attendance of COP30 to meet legislators and experts and to build knowledge of the international climate process.
(Registered 28 November 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Ownership details: Co-owned with partner
(Registered 31 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

8. Miscellaneous

Central Bedfordshire Councillor, (unpaid since 31 July 2024 and previously registered under Category 1)
(Registered 31 July 2024; updated 18 September 2025)

On the register since 8 Oct 2025

Unpaid Director of Swallow Place Management Company Limited.
(Registered 31 July 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

138 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

2 donations accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £6,501 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.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
26 Mar 2026 Blake Stephenson sitting MP Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) UK Other Visit £3,161
11 Nov 2025 Blake Stephenson sitting MP Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit Company Visit £3,339

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

Machine-readable: JSON for this MP.

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