Steve Reed
Labour (Co-op) Sitting MP
MP for Streatham and Croydon North · in Parliament since 29 November 2012
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 7297
Email: steve.reed.mp@parliament.uk
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streatham and Croydon North | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Croydon North | 29 November 2012 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 29 November 2012 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government | Government | 5 September 2025 | 20 July 2026 |
| Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Government | 5 July 2024 | 5 September 2025 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Opposition | 4 September 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Justice | Opposition | 29 November 2021 | 4 September 2023 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | Opposition | 19 September 2021 | 29 November 2021 |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government | Opposition | 6 April 2020 | 19 September 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (Education) (Children and Families) | Opposition | 24 June 2019 | 6 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Civil Society) | Opposition | 3 July 2017 | 24 June 2019 |
| Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (Civil Society) | Opposition | 3 October 2016 | 3 July 2017 |
| Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) | Opposition | 8 May 2015 | 27 June 2016 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) | Opposition | 7 October 2013 | 30 March 2015 |
Voting participation
582nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour (Co-op) average 72.9%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 121 | 51.3% |
| 2025 | 322 | 119 | 37.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 103 | 51.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 133 | 52.0% |
| 2022 | 251 | 166 | 66.1% |
| 2021 | 242 | 188 | 77.7% |
| 2020 | 190 | 133 | 70.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 676 | 63.3% |
| 59th | 631 | 289 | 45.8% |
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
46th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour (Co-op) average 658
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 284 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 266 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 217 | 24 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 33 | 13 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 14 | 466 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 44 | 22 | 391 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 48 | 25 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour (Co-op) average 99.8%
Committee membership history
- Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission 2025–2026 · attendance 100.0%
Hansard activity
joint 120th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Labour (Co-op) average 650
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.
2012
- – Became MP for Croydon North
- – Joined Labour
2013
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
2015
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Home Affairs)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)
2016
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (Civil Society)
2017
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Civil Society)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (Civil Society)
2019
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education) (Children and Families)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Civil Society)
2020
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Education) (Children and Families)
2021
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
2023
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Justice
2024
- – Left role: Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- – Became MP for Streatham and Croydon North
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2025
- – Appointed: Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
- – Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2026
- – Left role: Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Constituency: Streatham and Croydon North
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.