On This Day

12 April 1969

Happy birthday to Steve Darling, MP for Torbay

Born in South Devon, Steve Darling’s early career was spent as a caseworker for Adrian Sanders who was Liberal Democrat MP for the area from 1997 to 2015. He was elected to Torbay Borough Council in 1995 and led the council from 2019 to 2023. Selected to contest Torbay for the 2024 election, Darling defeated the sitting Conservative MP, Kevin Foster, with a majority of 5,349. In the Commons, Darling is Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Work and Pensions and is a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee. Steve Darling is registered blind and has a guide dog called Jenny who is constantly by his side. Jenny is a winner in her own right, having been voted Westminster dog of the year 2025.