Residents and staff share care home experiences
Hoyle visited Astley View in Chorley, meeting residents and colleagues and hearing about their experiences of living and working at the home.
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Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Sir Lindsay Hoyle serves as Speaker of the House of Commons in the House of Commons for Chorley. This profile brings together parliamentary service details, election information and links to official records.
PartySpeaker
ConstituencyChorley
Current membership from1 May 1997
Parliament member ID467
BIOGRAPHY · EARLY LIFE AND CAREER
Sir Lindsay Hoyle: biography and parliamentary career
Lindsay Hoyle was born into a political family: his father, Doug Hoyle, served as a Labour MP and later entered the House of Lords. The younger Hoyle attended his first Labour Party conference as a baby in 1957. In 1980, aged 22, he became Chorley's youngest-ever councillor, beginning a lengthy association with local government in Lancashire.
He subsequently became deputy leader of Chorley Council and served as the borough's mayor in 1997-98. Elected MP for Chorley in 1997, he was the constituency's first Labour representative in 18 years. As a backbencher he served on the Trade and Industry and European Scrutiny committees, before fellow MPs elected him Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means in 2010.
Hoyle succeeded John Bercow as Speaker of the House of Commons on 4 November 2019. The office requires him to act impartially when chairing debates, and he sits without a party affiliation while serving as Speaker. His priorities have included parliamentary security and relations with Commonwealth legislatures. Away from Westminster, he is known as a supporter of Bolton Wanderers and Warrington Wolves and has a longstanding interest in animals.
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Constituency: Chorley
Explore the constituency's recent election results, previous results and local electoral history on UK Decides.
Latest general election result
Election date4 July 2024
Majority20,575
Constituency turnout45.4%
Electorate74,801
For previous general elections and the full constituency record, see Chorley election history.
Parliamentary career
The current House of Commons membership recorded by Parliament began on 1 May 1997.
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Government, opposition and committee roles
Current parliamentary appointments
Speaker of the House of CommonsNov 2019 – Present
Previous appointments
Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and MeansJun 2010 – Nov 2019
Current committee memberships
Speaker's Conference (2024)Oct 2024 – Present
Restoration and Renewal Client BoardJul 2024 – Present
Members Estimate CommitteeJul 2024 – Present
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionDec 2019 – Present
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards AuthorityNov 2019 – Present
House of Commons CommissionNov 2019 – Present
Previous committee memberships
Speaker's Conference (2022)Oct 2022 – May 2024
Restoration and Renewal Client BoardOct 2022 – May 2024
Members Estimate CommitteeNov 2019 – May 2024
Finance Committee (Commons)Oct 2017 – Nov 2019
Panel of ChairsJun 2017 – Nov 2019
Finance Committee (Commons)Jul 2015 – May 2017
Panel of ChairsJun 2015 – May 2017
Finance and Services CommitteeJul 2010 – Mar 2015
Appointments and committee dates are supplied by UK Parliament. Records may not include every informal or parliamentary private secretary role. See the official career record →
Parliamentary activity and voting
Official parliamentary records provide details of speeches, questions, committee work and divisions. These records describe parliamentary activity; they should not be used on their own to judge an MP's effectiveness.
UK DECIDES · CURATED REPORTING
Selected recent reporting
Ukraine aid volunteers thanked
Hoyle visited the donation centre, meeting volunteers and donors and hearing how supplies respond to requests from Ukrainian civilians, medical establishments and other recipients.
Read original source →Residents urged to support Steeley Lane shops
Hoyle promoted independent shops and food outlets on Steeley Lane, reminding residents the street remained accessible despite station works closing one end.
Read original source →Ceramics apprenticeship funding discussed
Hoyle visited Shackerley's Euxton headquarters to discuss construction training, ceramics skills gaps and the funding needed to attract and develop new apprentices.
Read original source →Scouts' sleep-out supports homeless veterans
Hoyle encouraged Chorley St Mary's Scouts during their Great Tommy Sleep Out, which raised £305 to help veterans experiencing homelessness.
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MP in focus
Chorley
Sir Lindsay Hoyle is listed by Parliament as a Speaker MP for Chorley, with the current Commons membership beginning 1 May 1997.
Parliamentary record →Chorley
The latest recorded election result gives a majority of 20,575 votes.
Constituency election history →AUTOMATED NEWS SEARCH · LAST 90 DAYS
Latest coverage of Sir Lindsay Hoyle
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