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Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker MP for Chorley

The Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle is the MP for Chorley, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. He is Speaker of the House of Commons.

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Seat status

Very safe

Percentage of votes

60.58%

Recent swing

+7.0% Speaker

Party

Speaker

Top donors:

No registered donations

As Speaker of the House of Commons, this MP does not vote in Parliament. Their role requires strict political impartiality, presiding over debates, maintaining order, and enforcing parliamentary procedure.

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Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Sir Lindsay Hoyle

Speaker MP for Chorley

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

No current committee memberships