Jonathan Reynolds
Jonathan Reynolds MP | |
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Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 8 October 2011 Serving with John Denham | |
Leader | Ed Miliband |
Preceded by | Michael Dugher |
Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 6 May 2010 | |
Preceded by | James Purnell |
Majority | 2,744 (6.7%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, England | 28 August 1980
Nationality | British |
Political party | Labour Co-operative |
Spouse(s) | Claire Reynolds |
Residence | Stalybridge |
Alma mater | University of Manchester BPP Law School |
Profession | Trainee Solicitor |
Website | www.jonathanreynolds.org.uk |
Jonathan Neil Reynolds[1] (28 August 1980)[2] is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stalybridge and Hyde since 2010.[3][4]
Reynolds also served on Labour's National Executive Committee from 2003 to 2005[5] and until 2011 remained a councillor for Longdendale ward on Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council,[3] having been elected in 2007.[6]
Reynolds worked for four years as an aide for the previous Stalybridge and Hyde MP James Purnell[7] and was selected to replace Purnell after a controversial selection process.[7] Aged 29 when first elected, Reynolds was one of the youngest MPs elected at the 2010 election.[3]
Early life and career
Born in Houghton-le-Spring, Reynolds moved to Manchester in 1998. Reynolds studied Politics and Modern History at the University of Manchester and BPP Law School (Manchester). After leaving university Reynolds worked for the council and (former MP) James Purnell, before beginning training as a solicitor.
Between 2003 and 2005, Reynolds was the Youth Representative on the Labour Party's National Executive. In 2007, Reynolds was elected to Tameside Council for the ward of Longdendale, Reynolds and his family live in Mottram-in-Longdendale. In the General Election of May 2010, Reynolds was elected as MP for Stalybridge and Hyde. In 2011 Reynolds stood down as councillor, the candidacy was taken up by Gill Peet[6] who was elected in his place.
Reynolds in addition to being a Labour Party Member is a member of the Cooperative Party and Unite the Union.[8]
In Parliament
In Parliament, Reynolds is the Secretary of the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Armed Forces and a Vice-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Manufacturing Group.[9] He is also a Vice-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Autism. He is also Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition.
Constituency
Reynolds has been a campaigner for the redevelopment of local town centres, particularly Stalybridge, the Mottram-Tintwistle Bypass, for more primary school places in Hyde and for improved rail links in his constituency. He is a supporter of the ongoing Northern Hub rail improvements.
His constituency campaigns have included opposition to policing cuts in Tameside, support for local town centres and working with neighbouring MPs to highlight the need for a bypass in Longdendale.
Personal life
Jonathan Reynolds lives in Stalybridge with his wife Claire and has three children. Outside of politics, his interests include football, films and gardening. He was the winner of the first-time entrant category[10] in the horticulture section at the Mottram Show in 2011.
References
- ↑ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59418/notices/1118281/from=2010-05-06;to=2010-05-19;all=returned+westminster/
- ↑ http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U251615/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Stalybridge and Hyde result, Manchester Evening News, 7 May 2010, accessed 16 May 2010
- ↑ "Addleshaws trainee quits firm after becoming Labour MP". Centaur Media plc (The Lawyer). 10 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010. "Jonathan Reynolds was returned for the solidly Labour Stalybridge and Hyde constituency on the edge of Manchester with a majority of 2,700."
- ↑ Profile, Democracy Live, BBC, accessed 16 May 2010
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council - Councillors For The Ward of Longdendale". Tameside MBC. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Powerbrokers fight for heart and soul of Labour Party as union row escalates", The Times, 17 March 2010, accessed 16 May 2010
- ↑ "Labour List". Politics. Labour List. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ↑ "Register of All Party Groups - Parliamentary Associate Manufacturing Group". Politics. House of Commons. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ↑ "stalybridge mpea jonathan reynolds grows his own". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
External links
- Jonathan Reynolds MP official constituency website
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard 1803–2005
- Electoral history and profile at The Guardian
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
- Profile at Westminster Parliamentary Record
- Profile at BBC News Democracy Live
Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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Preceded by James Purnell |
Member of Parliament for Stalybridge and Hyde 2010–present |
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