Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson | |
|---|---|
| File:Blake Stephenson.jpg Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Mid Bedfordshire | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Alistair Strathern |
| Majority | 1,321 (2.7%)[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Kent[2] |
Blake Stephenson is a British Conservative Party politician who has been Member of Parliament for Mid Bedfordshire since 2024. He was one of the few Conservatives to win back a seat in the 2024 election, having reclaimed the seat from the Labour MP Alistair Strathern who won the seat in the Mid Bedfordshire by-election in October 2023.[3][4]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Stephenson studied Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management at the University of Kent. He is a barrister by profession, specialising in ethics and compliance roles within wholesale financial markets.[5] Stephenson worked at the Financial Services Authority, Nasdaq, the London Stock Exchange and fintech company Tradeweb[6] before becoming an MP.[7]
Political career
[edit | edit source]Stephenson is also a Central Bedfordshire local councillor representing the villages of Gravenhurst and Shillington.
Electoral history
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Blake Stephenson | 16,912 | 34.1 | −26.4 | |
| Labour | Maahwish Mirza | 15,591 | 31.4 | +10.9 | |
| Reform | David Holland | 8,594 | 17.3 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stuart Roberts | 4,068 | 8.2 | −4.3 | |
| Green | Cade Sibley | 2,584 | 5.2 | +1.3 | |
| Independent | Gareth Mackey | 1,700 | 3.4 | +3.4 | |
| SDP | Richard Brunning | 172 | 0.3 | +0.3 | |
| Majority | 1,321 | 2.7 | −36.7 | ||
| Turnout | 49,621 | 65.1 | −6.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 76,218 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −18.6 | |||
References
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External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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