Stuart Anderson.

A disciplined Conservative loyalist with a strong local campaigning record, Stuart Anderson has voted against the government on employment tribunal extensions, steel tariffs, and a string of climate measures — all consistent with his party's opposition position. His votes against extending tribunal claim windows reflected Conservative arguments about employer uncertainty and backlog pressures, while his opposition to carbon budget orders and bringing aviation and shipping within climate targets puts him firmly on the sceptical wing of his party's net-zero debate. He has not once broken from the Conservative whip.

Anderson participates in 61% of votes — below the Commons average — but where he does engage, the pattern is consistent: 100% anti-tax, 93% pro-business, and well below his own party's average on local democracy (21% versus the party's 45%), civil liberties, and welfare. His 192 contributions span 79 debates, with the economy, defence and fiscal policy dominating his speeches. He deviates from Conservative colleagues most notably in being more sceptical of criminal justice reform and welfare expansion.

His most visible recent work has been constituency-driven: he secured Westminster debates on rural road potholes, championed opposition to a 600-acre solar farm that was subsequently scrapped, and criticised cuts to church grant funding. Local news coverage over the past 90 days skews toward culture and rural affairs, with broadly neutral sentiment. Anderson sits on the Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill committee — a narrow, procedural role. Vote data covers 570 divisions since December 2019; speech data reflects contributions logged through late June 2026.