Member of Parliament
Jonathan Reynolds
Labour (Co-op) MP for Stalybridge and Hyde
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
At a glanceJonathan Reynolds is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Stalybridge and Hyde, and has represented the seat for 16 years, 2 months. They currently serve as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip). They have cast 322 votes in Commons divisions (56% attendance), tabled 528 written questions and registered 4 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Jonathan Reynolds did not vote in 253. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip).
Current roles
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) Government post · HM Treasury since 5 Sep 2025
- Stalybridge and Hyde Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 6 May 2010
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Sojan Joseph
Labour
100.0% · 310 of 310 shared votes
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Sean Woodcock
Labour
100.0% · 310 of 310 shared votes
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Liz Twist
Labour
100.0% · 307 of 307 shared votes
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Paul Waugh
Labour (Co-op)
100.0% · 303 of 303 shared votes
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Gurinder Singh Josan
Labour
100.0% · 297 of 297 shared votes
Votes least like
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
0.5% · 1 of 193 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.5% · 1 of 188 shared votes
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Sir Mel Stride
Conservative
0.6% · 1 of 180 shared votes
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Sir Roger Gale
Conservative
1.0% · 2 of 202 shared votes
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David Davis
Conservative
1.2% · 2 of 163 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources4
- Sunderland Association Football Club - £630.00 (registered 6 May 2026)
- Show Racism The Red Card - £720.00 (registered 14 Nov 2025)
- Manchester United Football Club Limited - £1,500.00 (registered 13 Oct 2025)
- Sunderland Association Football Club - £360.00 (registered 24 Sep 2025)
Written questions
UK Tradeshow Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the effectiveness of the UK Tradeshow Programme.
Answer · 29 Jan 2024
The Government announced the UK Tradeshow Programme as a pilot programme and feasibility study in November 2021. The programme did not yield the successes we might have hoped, and was closed in March 2023.
Audit: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the answer of 19 April 2023 to Question 180116 on Audit: Reform, how many hours officials in her Department have worked on legislative proposals on reform of audit and corporate gover
Answer · 15 Nov 2023
The Department does not keep records of work assignment at a project level, nor on an hourly basis. The table below sets out estimates of the number of officials in the Department who were working on legislative proposals for reform of audit and associate...
Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil servants in her Department are currently working on negotiations for (a) free trade agreements with (i) India, (ii) Canada, (iii) Mexico, (iv) Israel, (v) the Gulf Cooperation Council an
Answer · 24 Oct 2023
The Department for Business and Trade operates a flexible resourcing model to maximise efficiency across negotiations. The Department is currently delivering seven trade negotiations, alongside work on the US. The number of staff working on these will cha...
Audit: Reform
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many civil servants worked on legislative proposals relating to audit reform in each of the last five years.
Answer · 19 Sep 2023
The table below gives the number of officials in the Department working on legislative proposals relating to reform of audit and associated legislative reforms of corporate governance, in September of each of the last five years. Figures for 2019-21 are e...
World Trade Organisation: Electronic Commerce
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is her Department's policy to support the renewal of the WTO e-commerce moratorium beyond 2024.
Answer · 19 Sep 2023
My Department supports the renewal of the WTO e-commerce moratorium. We are working with WTO Members and interested stakeholders to deliver this outcome at the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference. The moratorium underpins global digital trade and provides cer...
Mutual Societies
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many officials in his Department work on policies relating to mutual societies.
Answer · 25 May 2023
The Treasury allocates resources based on the priorities of the department, and officials within the Financial Services Group of HM Treasury provide advice to ministers on issues related to the mutuals sector. Resourcing is kept under regular review to en...
Automotive Transformation Fund
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much of the automotive transformation fund has been distributed to businesses.
Answer · 24 May 2023
As of May 2023, the total value of offers made under the Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) is £278.5 million. In addition, we are in active discussions with investors on a wide range of exciting new projects for the UK's electric vehicle supply chain.
Royal Mail
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has met Royal Mail since becoming Secretary of State for Business and Trade.
Answer · 19 Apr 2023
As Minister responsible for postal services policy, I have met Royal Mail to discuss a range of issues relating to its role as the universal postal service provider.
Speeches in the chamber
16 Jul 2026 EU Entry-Exit System: Transport Delays
The European Commission has confirmed that member states may partially suspend EES checks for up to 90 days at peak times, extendable for a further 60 days. Can the Minister confirm whether there have been conversations with European count…
17 Jul 2025 Topical Questions
I can absolutely guarantee my hon. Friend that we will have that meeting. I appreciate the work that we have been able to do together, reacting to the media reports that initially surfaced. There is some clarity from the company, but not…
17 Jul 2025 Topical Questions
I can reassure my hon. Friend and all colleagues that those decisions will always be in the domain of this Government and this Parliament in the UK. There has been a lot of speculation, during the trade negotiations, about what may or may …
17 Jul 2025 Topical Questions
I very much agree with my hon. Friend. Nationalism is fundamentally a creed based on grievance, rather than real solutions, and that stands in contrast to our approach. There are specific instances where we could deliver billions of pounds…
17 Jul 2025 Topical Questions
I am always grateful to the Chair of the Select Committee for his helpful and pragmatic work and engagement. I recognise the issue that he has highlighted. A lot of small businesses were locked into uncompetitive contracts after covid, and…
17 Jul 2025 Topical Questions
The shadow Secretary of State talks about vulnerable people. Which Government left one in eight young people not in education, employment or training, while net immigration hit 1 million? It was absolutely shameful, and we will take no les…
17 Jul 2025 Topical Questions
It is always nice to hear from the shadow Secretary of State. First, as he knows, the Office for National Statistics workforce survey shows that the overall number of jobs is higher after a year of this Government than it would have been i…
17 Jul 2025 Topical Questions
I am always keen to update the hon. Member and colleagues on the situation with British Steel. We have cancelled the redundancy consultation and removed the immediate risk to 2,700 jobs. We have taken on new apprentices and invested signif…
17 Jul 2025 Topical Questions
This has been a year of real achievement for the Department for Business and Trade. From holding our record-breaking international investment summit, which saw £63 billion committed to the UK, to intervening decisively to save British Stee…
17 Jul 2025 Industrial Strategy: Cornwall
First, let me say that, as someone who used to spend their family holidays in Cornwall, I must protest: I have had two questions from Cornish colleagues and not a single invite to visit Cornwall over the summer holidays. I really think tha…
17 Jul 2025 Industrial Strategy: Cornwall
I can give my hon. Friend that assurance. I was dismayed this morning to wake up and hear the Reform party actively arguing for less investment in Britain and telling businesses they should not invest in the UK. I find that absolutely abs…
17 Jul 2025 Industrial Strategy: Cornwall
As we have heard, the industrial strategy is a plan to lift every part of the country, and it specifically recognises clean energy opportunities for offshore wind and nuclear in the great south-west. The strategy also highlights foundation…
17 Jul 2025 Industrial Strategy: Teesside
My hon. Friend and his colleagues are incredible champions for bringing investment into the area, and I recognise and thank him for that support. He is right to say that some of the perhaps more traditional industries, though very exciting…
17 Jul 2025 Industrial Strategy: Teesside
My hon. Friend’s area is one of the most exciting investment locations in the world—in clean energy opportunities, carbon capture and storage, and offshore wind, but also in creative and digital investment, chemicals production and steel. …
17 Jul 2025 Industrial Strategy: North Wales
I thank my hon. Friend warmly for his question. I am excited about this. The strategic sites accelerator will prepare and accelerate sites for development by using Government tools, such as land acquisition, planning certainty and infrastr…
17 Jul 2025 Industrial Strategy: North Wales
I am delighted by the hugely positive response that the industrial strategy has received. It is a plan to lift every part of the country, making it easier and quicker to do business and to invest. For north Wales, with its formidable prowe…
23 Jun 2025 UK Modern Industrial Strategy
I thank my hon. Friend for his question, which I greatly appreciate. Worcester plays a wonderful role in our economy, and it is great to hear about that level of local ambition from him and other local leaders. There are specific funds to …
23 Jun 2025 UK Modern Industrial Strategy
I recognise that there are some regulatory issues that my hon. Friend was probably asking about, particularly in relation to the lead that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs would have on extended producer responsibilit…
23 Jun 2025 UK Modern Industrial Strategy
My hon. Friend raises some very important and serious questions. Universities play a huge role in innovation and are a vital part of the clusters we are creating, but in themselves, they are something of which we should be incredibly proud…
23 Jun 2025 UK Modern Industrial Strategy
I thank my hon. Friend for her question. She has already heard me outline the eligibility, and the foundational role that ceramics plays in the strategy and the support it can receive. She is also right that we have committed to the energy…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Government posts
- Secretary of State for Business and Trade · Department for Business and Trade 5 Jul 2024 – 5 Sep 2025
- President of the Board of Trade · Department for Business and Trade 5 Jul 2024 – 5 Sep 2025
Opposition posts
- Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade · Department for Business and Trade 4 Sep 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy · Department for Business and Trade 29 Nov 2021 – 4 Sep 2023
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions · Department for Work and Pensions 6 Apr 2020 – 29 Nov 2021
- Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury) · HM Treasury 6 Oct 2016 – 6 Apr 2020
- Shadow Minister (Transport) · Department for Transport 18 Sep 2015 – 6 Jan 2016
- Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) · Department of Energy and Climate Change 7 Oct 2013 – 18 Sep 2015
- Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) · Whips Office (Commons) 8 Oct 2010 – 7 Oct 2011
Committee memberships
- Ecclesiastical Committee 4 Dec 2017 – 6 Nov 2019
- Business and Trade Committee 17 Oct 2016 – 31 Oct 2016
- Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee 23 May 2016 – 31 Oct 2016
- Business, Innovation and Skills Committee 1 Feb 2016 – 17 Oct 2016
- Science, Innovation and Technology Committee 12 Jul 2010 – 11 Jun 2012
- Finance and Services Committee 26 Jul 2010 – 30 Jan 2012
Previous seats
- Stalybridge and Hyde · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
0161 367 8077
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Hyde Town Hall, Market Street, Hyde, SK14 1AL
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Jonathan Reynolds, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Jonathan Reynolds?
Jonathan Reynolds is a Member of Parliament representing Stalybridge and Hyde in the House of Commons. See Jonathan Reynolds's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Jonathan Reynolds represent?
Jonathan Reynolds sits as Labour (Co-op). See Jonathan Reynolds's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Jonathan Reynolds represent?
Jonathan Reynolds is the Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde. See Jonathan Reynolds's official Parliament profile.
How long has Jonathan Reynolds been an MP?
Jonathan Reynolds has served in the House of Commons for 16 years, 2 months. See Jonathan Reynolds's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Jonathan Reynolds?
Jonathan Reynolds has 4 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Jonathan Reynolds's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 27 Jul 2026.