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Stalybridge & Hyde

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Apr 2026

A safe Lab seat, won with 44% of the vote in 2024. Covers Hyde (Tameside), Stalybridge and Mossley. Population 102,054. Recorded crime is 99% below the national average. Median income £26K (below average).

Twice defying his party's majority on assisted dying -- voting against both the Second Reading in November 2024 and the Third Reading in June 2025 of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill -- Jonathan Reynolds stands out as one of the more visible dissenters on what was a free vote for Labour MPs. Otherwise he is a near-total party loyalist at 99.2% alignment, and as Secretary of State for Business and Trade his parliamentary activity largely reflects his brief: his speech record is dominated by economy, jobs, labour market, energy, and technology debates, with 414 contributions across 31 debates -- though his last recorded speech was July 2025. His voting participation sits at 50%, which is notably below the Commons average, a pattern common among senior ministers who are frequently occupied with departmental duties rather than the chamber floor.

On the voting record, Reynolds is strongly aligned with workers' rights (90%), progressive taxation (100%), housing development (100%), and public services funding (100%). He scores near-zero on pro-business votes (15%) despite his business brief, and zero on parliamentary scrutiny and Lords scrutiny measures -- consistent with a minister pushing government legislation through and resisting Lords amendments. He deviates meaningfully from his Labour colleagues by voting less often in line with pension protection, civil liberties, and tough-on-crime positions.

243
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
72.3k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab held for 5 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Jonathan Reynolds

Jonathan Reynolds

Labour and Co-operative Party

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 Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip).

Notable Votes

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

MPs voted on whether to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill its Second Reading, which would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to legally request assistance to end their lives under strict safeguards. This was a landmark free vote on one of the most ethically contested issues in recent parliamentary history.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A safe Lab seat, won with 44% of the vote in 2024. Covers Hyde (Tameside), Stalybridge and Mossley. Population 102,054. Recorded crime is 99% below the national average. Median income £26K (below average).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Reynolds’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.259 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Reynolds has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
59
Economy
56
Employment
33
Welfare and Benefits
28
Crime & Policing
18
Constitution and Democracy
18
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading29 Nov 2024 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.10 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Ashton HurstMohammed Shamsul Karim1,171Labour P
DukinfieldNaila Sharif1,341Labour P
Dukinfield StalybridgeEleanor Wills1,205Labour P
Hyde GodleyAndrea Alyson Jane Colbourne1,242Conserva
Hyde NewtonHugh William Roderick1,146Labour P
Hyde WernethChristopher James Halligan1,292Conserva
LongdendaleJacqueline Clair Owen1,538Labour P
MossleyStephen Anthony Homer1,713Labour P
Stalybridge NorthSteven Barton1,170Independ
Stalybridge SouthDavid Tilbrook1,357Conserva
Population (2021 Census)
102,054
Electorate 72,265 · 2024 register
Median income
£25,500
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
16.3%
England average 20.0%
Schools
53
36 primary · 7 secondary
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