Mike Reader

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Mike Reader is the Labour MP for Northampton South, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

432

Votes Cast

£208,618

Expenses 2024-25

4,071

Majority

38.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£208,618

Staffing£152,016
Office£30,375
Accommodation£18,839
Travel£7,157
Other£231

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 43,904 voters

Labour
16,890 votes38.5%
Conservative
12,819 votes29.2%
Reform UK
8,210 votes18.7%
Liberal Democrat
3,193 votes7.3%
Green Party
2,398 votes5.5%
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
296 votes0.7%
Climate Party
98 votes0.2%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

73

Written Questions

14

Oral Questions

65

Debates Spoken In

105

Speeches

432

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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Financial Interests(19)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Homes for Britain Ltd

£2,155 fundraiser donation

£2,155
Name of donor
Homes for Britain Ltd
Address of donor
12 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4PW
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£2,155 fundraiser donation
Donor status
company, registration 14724694

Registered 26 January 2026

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Mace Consult Limited

February and March 2025 cost of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructed Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case

2 April 2025

£1,248
Name of donor
Mace Consult Limited
Address of donor
155 Moorgate, London EC2M 6XB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
February and March 2025 cost of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructed Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case, value £1,248
Date received
2 April 2025
Date accepted
2 April 2025
Donor status
company, registration 07094851

Registered 22 May 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

The British Racing Drivers' Club Limited

Attended the British Grand Prix as local MP and member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Motorsports

6 July 2025

£1,195
Name of donor
The British Racing Drivers' Club Limited
Address of donor
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 8TN
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Attended the British Grand Prix as local MP and member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Motorsports, value £1,195
Date received
6 July 2025
Date accepted
6 July 2025
Donor status
company, registration 00257980

Registered 31 July 2025

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Mace Consult Limited

April 2025 cost of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructing Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case of their former employee Mr Reader

30 April 2025

£726
Name of donor
Mace Consult Limited
Address of donor
155 Moorgate, London EC2M 6XB
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
April 2025 cost of legal services arranged and paid for by Mace Consult Limited, instructing Pinsent Masons LLP to act on their behalf in employment tribunal case of their former employee Mr Reader, value £725.76
Date received
30 April 2025
Date accepted
30 April 2025
Donor status
company, registration 07094851

Registered 22 May 2025

Visits outside the UK

myself online and reimbursed afterwards by the Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust Destination of visit: Bahrain Dates of visit: 2 May 2025 to 5 May 2025 Purpose of visit: As member of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme

£709
Name of donor
Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Address of donor
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation)
£709.22 london Heathrow to Bahrain Friday 2nd May 2025, return Monday 5th May 2025, paid by myself online and reimbursed afterwards by the Armed Forces Parliamentary Trust
Destination of visit
Bahrain
Dates of visit
2 May 2025 to 5 May 2025
Purpose of visit
As member of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme, visited military installations in Bahrain on this organised visit for Parliamentarians.

Registered 14 October 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Mike in Parliament

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many households which include children born in the UK include (a) one and (b) two adults with indefinite leave to remain.

AnsweredHome Office20 Oct 2025

Immigration

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children born in the UK have at least one parent with indefinite leave to remain.

AnsweredHome Office20 Oct 2025

UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will take steps to help reduce administration for businesses required to complete declarations for goods staying in Northern Ireland under tru

AnsweredNorthern Ireland Office16 Sept 2025

Pension Funds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of increasing pension fund investment in private markets and infrastructure on the economy.

AnsweredTreasury15 Sept 2025

Infrastructure: Databases

To ask the Chancellor for the Exchequer, whether the Office for Investment is taking to update its infrastructure pipeline portal; and whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential le

AnsweredTreasury15 Sept 2025

Infrastructure: Environment Protection

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what engagement his Department has had with institutional investors to identify barriers to investment in green infrastructure; and what

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero15 Sept 2025

Housing: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to accept the recommendations of the Older People’s Housing Taskforce Report, published on 26

AnsweredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government3 Sept 2025

Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects the Circular Economy Strategy for England to be published.

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs14 Jul 2025

Energy: Northampton South

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department plans to take with local authorities to encourage consumer-led flexibility in the energy market in Northampton

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero14 Jul 2025

Electricity: Permitted Development Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to p. 82 of the document entitled The UK's Modern Industrial Strategy, published on 23 June 2025, what his Department's p

AnsweredDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero9 Jul 2025
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