Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge and Hyde
Jonathan Reynolds has been an MP since 2010. Currently: Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In government
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) | 2026 to now | Now |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2025 to 2026 | |
| Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Department for Business and Trade) | 2024 to 2025 | |
| President of the Board of Trade (Department for Business and Trade) | 2024 to 2025 |
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade (Department for Business and Trade) | 2023 to 2024 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Industrial Strategy (Department for Business and Trade) | 2021 to 2023 | |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Department for Work and Pensions) | 2020 to 2021 | |
| Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury) (HM Treasury) | 2016 to 2020 | |
| Shadow Minister (Transport) (Department for Transport) | 2015 to 2016 | |
| Shadow Minister (Energy and Climate Change) (Department of Energy and Climate Change) | 2013 to 2015 | |
| Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (Whips Office (Commons)) | 2010 to 2011 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Ecclesiastical Committee | 2017 to 2019 | |
| Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee | 2016 | |
| Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee | 2016 | |
| Business, Innovation and Skills Committee | 2016 | |
| Finance and Services Committee | 2010 to 2012 | |
| Science and Technology Committee (Commons) | 2010 to 2012 |
Countries of interest
Political Interests
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Jonathan Reynolds has 4 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Sunderland Association Football Club - £630.00 | 6 May 2026 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Show Racism The Red Card - £720.00 | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Manchester United Football Club Limited - £1,500.00 | 13 Oct 2025 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | Sunderland Association Football Club - £360.00 | 24 Sep 2025 |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Jonathan Reynolds has not asked any written questions in the last 12 months. Government ministers cannot ask them, so this can simply reflect an MP’s role.
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
52 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Jonathan Reynolds represents Stalybridge and Hyde. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Labour
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Jonathan Reynolds won with 44% of the votes, and Barbara Kaya (Reform UK) came second with 21%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Reynolds | Labour | 16,320 | 43.8% |
| Barbara Kaya | Reform UK | 7,781 | 20.9% |
| Phil Chadwick | Conservative | 6,872 | 18.5% |
| Robert Hodgetts-Haley | Green Party | 2,745 | 7.4% |
| Audel Shirin | Workers Party of Britain | 1,227 | 3.3% |
| Ian Owen | Independent | 1,214 | 3.3% |
| Kamala Kugan | Liberal Democrat | 1,080 | 2.9% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Jonathan Reynolds took part in 188 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Jonathan Reynolds voted the same way as their party in 186 of the 186 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | Against | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | Against | Free vote |
| 7 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 7 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 99% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
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