Torbay
Steve Darling
Liberal Democrat, MP since 2024
Claimed in 2024-25
£235,469
271st highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£179,112
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£26,126
Accommodation
London rent and bills
£21,118
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£9,113
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 76,185 electors
£3.09
Outside money on the register
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
- Name of donor: Jerome Betts Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500 Donor status: individual (Registered 3 March 2026)
- Name of donor: Baby Care Domiciliary Care Ltd Address of donor: 7a Dartmouth Road, Paignton, Devon TQ4 5AA Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 Donor status: company, registration 08708134 (Registered 29 April 2026)
- Name of donor: Thomas Davy Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Donor status: individual (Registered 11 June 2026)
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
- Name of donor: Jerome Betts Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 Date received: 19 September 2025 Date accepted: 15 October 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 23 October 2025)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Name of donor: National Liberal Club Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club as newly elected MP from September 2024 until December 2025, value £1,552.86 Date received: 15 August 2024 Date accepted: 2 September 2024 Donor status: company, registration 01355034 (Registered 23 September 2024)
Visits outside the UK
- Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine Address of donor: 62 Lots Road, London SW10 0DQ Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Meals and hospitality (£127.91), excursion (£46.15) and rail transfers (£223.94), value £398 Destination of visit: Ukraine (Kyiv, Odessa, Pripyat, Chisinau (Moldova)) Dates of visit: 19 February 2026 to 25 February 2026 Purpose of visit: Attend the Yalta European Strategy Conference, fostering good relations between UK and Ukraine MPs. (Registered 27 March 2026)
Miscellaneous
- Member of Torquay Town Deal Board. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 2 August 2024 (Registered 2 August 2024)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.