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British politician

Blake StephensonMP
Official portrait, 2024
Member of Parliamentfor Mid Bedfordshire
Incumbent
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.

Professional career

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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.[3] Stephenson worked at the Financial Services Authority, Nasdaq, the London Stock Exchange and fintech company Tradeweb[4] before becoming an MP.[5]

Stephenson is also a Central Bedfordshire local councillor representing the villages of Gravenhurst and Shillington.

  1. ^ a b "Election result for Mid Bedfordshire (Constituency)".
  2. ^ "Kent Alumni elected to UK Parliament". University of Kent.
  3. ^ "About Blake Stephenson". Blake Stephenson. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Register of Members' Financial Interests". UK Parliament. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  5. ^ Collins, Hannah (30 July 2024). "Kent Alumni elected to UK Parliament". Alumni News. University of Kent. Retrieved 2 October 2024.