Portrait of Jonathan Reynolds

Jonathan Reynolds

Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP

MP for Stalybridge and Hyde · in Parliament since 6 May 2010

Government Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: jonathan.reynolds.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Hyde Town Hall, Market Street, Hyde, SK14 1AL

Tel: 0161 367 8077

Website

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
60.9%
1,035 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
–
no published attendance
Debate contributions
721
in the 7 year window
Written questions
312
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
0
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010. He currently holds the Government post of Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Stalybridge and Hyde4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
Stalybridge and Hyde6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Labour6 May 2010Present

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)Government5 September 202520 July 2026
President of the Board of TradeGovernment5 July 20245 September 2025
Secretary of State for Business and TradeGovernment5 July 20245 September 2025
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and TradeOpposition4 September 202330 May 2024
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial StrategyOpposition29 November 20214 September 2023
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and PensionsOpposition6 April 202029 November 2021
Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury)Opposition6 October 20166 April 2020
Shadow Minister (Transport)Opposition18 September 20156 January 2016
Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)Opposition7 October 201318 September 2015
Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)Opposition8 October 20107 October 2011

Voting participation

Participation rate
60.9%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
1,035

541st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%

Participation by year

Jonathan Reynolds voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 70.5%70.5%2021: 87.2%87.2%2022: 57.8%57.8%2023: 60.6%60.6%2024: 42.5%42.5%2025: 47.5%47.5%2026: 63.6%63.6%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236150 63.6%
2025322153 47.5%
202420085 42.5%
2023256155 60.6%
2022251145 57.8%
2021242211 87.2%
2020190134 70.5%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068694 65.0%
59th631341 54.0%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
721
Written questions
312
Oral questions
0
Early day motions
0
Bills sponsored
4
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
0

joint 266th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658

Written questions per year
Jonathan Reynolds: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year05010015020020192020: 757520202021: 12512520212022: 828220222023: 292920232024: 1120242025: 0020252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 55 7 0 0 0 1 0
2025 266 19 0 0 0 1 0
2024 187 20 1 0 0 2 0
2023 52 21 29 0 0 0 0
2022 52 18 82 0 0 0 0
2021 54 16 125 0 0 0 0
2020 55 34 75 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Not currently a member of any committee.

No data for this measure.

Hansard activity

Contributions
721
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
135
distinct debates

166th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650

Contributions per year
Jonathan Reynolds: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year012525037550020192020: 555520202021: 545420212022: 525220222023: 525220232024: 18718720242025: 26626620252026: 55552026
Debates participated in per year
Jonathan Reynolds: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year01325385020192020: 343420202021: 161620212022: 181820222023: 212120232024: 202020242025: 191920252026: 772026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2010

    • – Became MP for Stalybridge and Hyde
    • – Joined Labour
    • – Appointed (opposition): Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
  2. 2011

    • – Left role: Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons)
  3. 2013

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)
  4. 2015

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Transport)
    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change)
  5. 2016

    • – Left role: Shadow Minister (Transport)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury)
  6. 2020

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
    • – Left role: Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury)
  7. 2021

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
  8. 2023

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy
  9. 2024

    • – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
    • – Became MP for Stalybridge and Hyde
    • – Appointed: President of the Board of Trade
    • – Appointed: Secretary of State for Business and Trade
  10. 2025

    • – Appointed: Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
    • – Left role: President of the Board of Trade
    • – Left role: Secretary of State for Business and Trade
  11. 2026

    • – Appointed: Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
    • – Left role: Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

Constituency: Stalybridge and Hyde

Stalybridge and Hyde constituency boundary
Area
63.3 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Lab Hold · majority 8,539
Electorate
72,265 · turnout 51.5%
Postcode areas
OL5, OL6, SK14, SK15, SK16

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.