Dr Simon Opher
Labour MP for Stroud
Won with 46.4% · Majority: 11,388
The Verdict
Their record shows a pattern: follow the whip on the big votes, show independence on the small ones. The net result isn't great for promise-keeping.
Subject Grades
How Dr scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Cost of Living
0 kept · 5 broke · 2 missed
4,452 households in fuel poverty locally (10.01%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 3 broke · 1 missed
Local A&E: only 76.5% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
26% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 4 broke
10.01% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Won with 46.4% of the vote, majority of 11,388
Welfare & Benefits
3 kept · 3 broke · 3 missed
2,419 children in poverty in this constituency (14.7%)
Follow the Money
What Dr claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 4,452 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 2,419 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 26% of their constituents rent
Voted against welfare scrutiny and blocked protections for disabled benefit claimants
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £1k from SXSW London
Registered Interests
1. Employment and earnings(4 entries)£3k
NHS, May Lane Surgery, Dursley, Glos GL11 4JN
Role, work or services: Locum Doctor Payer: NHS, May Lane Surgery, Dursley, Glos GL11 4JN (Registered 17 July 2024; updated 12 May 2025) Payment: £1,500 Payment for work as a locum at three GP surgeries Received on: 16 October 2025. Hours: 20 hrs 3 GP surgeries. (Registered 17 October 2025)
NHS, May Lane Surgery, Dursley, Glos GL11 4JN
Role, work or services: Locum Doctor Payer: NHS, May Lane Surgery, Dursley, Glos GL11 4JN (Registered 17 July 2024; updated 12 May 2025) Payment: £1,050 Payment for work as a locum for three full GP surgeries Received on: 30 April 2025. Hours: 12 hrs Shifts at GP surgery to cover Dr absences. (Registered 12 May 2025)
Mail on Sunday (newspaper), Northcliffe House, 2, Derry St, London W85TT
Role, work or services: Writing Article Payer: Mail on Sunday (newspaper), Northcliffe House, 2, Derry St, London W85TT (Registered 12 May 2025) Payment: £500 Work or services: wrote an article for newspaper Received on: 20 March 2025. Hours: 6 hrs Estimated. Donated to: All Party Parliamentary Group secretariat Beyond Pills (Registered 12 May 2025)
NHS, May Lane Surgery, Dursley, Glos GL11 4JN
Role, work or services: Locum Doctor Payer: NHS, May Lane Surgery, Dursley, Glos GL11 4JN (Registered 17 July 2024; updated 12 May 2025) Payment: £400 Payment for work as a locum for two GP surgeries Received on: 10 February 2025. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 12 May 2025)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£1k
SXSW London
Name of donor: SXSW London Address of donor: Second Floor, 67-71 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JJ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: I received a complementary platinum pass for SXSW London conference where I was a speaker, value £1,300 Date received: 12 June 2025 Date accepted: 19 June 2025 Donor status: company, registration 16034054 (Registered 2 July 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK(1 entry)£1k
Palestine and Jordan
Paid by: Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding)
Name of donor: Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) Address of donor: 1 Gough Square, London EC4A 3DE Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and food, value £1,050 Destination of visit: Palestine and Jordan Dates of visit: 14 September 2025 to 16 September 2025 Purpose of visit: Fact finding visit organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding (Registered 18 September 2025)
8. Miscellaneous(4 entries)
Undisclosed
Director of Prema Arts Centre, Uley. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 17 July 2024)
Undisclosed
Vice Chair of the Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 15 July 2025 (Registered 22 July 2025)
Undisclosed
Vice President of Cotswold Canal Trust. This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 29 November 2025 (Registered 2 December 2025)
Undisclosed
Political Patron for CRAFT (the new body for the UK comedy industry). This is an unpaid role. Date interest arose: 6 March 2026 (Registered 6 March 2026)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Dr's Expenses
223 individual claims totalling £218,249.30 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.
Staffing(22 claims)£148,494.99
Payroll(1)£143,814.41
Training - staff(21)£4,680.58
Office Costs(188 claims)£39,692.17
Stationery & printing(99)£12,521.31
Equipment - purchase(13)£6,470.91
Rent(3)£5,496.58
Software & applications(9)£3,771.73
Cleaning services(15)£3,497.17
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(13)£2,099.70
Utilities(3)£1,803.75
Landline phone & internet - installation & equipment purchase(3)£829.31
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(8)£699.59
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(3)£668.76
Website hosting and design(5)£632.88
Recruitment Services &Costs(1)£394.68
Advertising and contact cards(1)£312.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(5)£168.50
Hospitality(4)£163.00
Insurance - contents(1)£127.45
Postage & couriers(2)£34.85
Accommodation(4 claims)£20,819.73
Rent(1)£18,093.31
Council tax(2)£2,355.02
Utilities(1)£371.40
Staff Travel(3 claims)£5,725.25
Rail(1)£5,502.25
Hotel - London(1)£199.00
Subsistence(1)£24.00
MP Travel(4 claims)£2,946.47
Rail(2)£2,840.87
Railcard(1)£70.00
Parking(1)£35.60
Miscellaneous(1 claim)£365.00
Removals(1)£365.00
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£205.69
Rail(1)£205.69
Claims Rejected by IPSA (3)
These are expenses Dr tried to claim but IPSA refused to pay.
Office Costs — Hospitality
THE LILY PAD FLORIST
Reason: Not claimable
10 Oct 2024
Office Costs — Hospitality
THE LILY PAD FLORIST
Reason: Not claimable
10 Oct 2024
Office Costs — Hospitality
THE LILY PAD FLORIST
Reason: Not claimable
10 Oct 2024
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Stroud: The Real Impact
The people Dr was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024