About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Jim McMahon) represents you, and all of the people who live in Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Entered the House of Commons on 4 December 2015 — Byelection

Party was Labour until 3 May 2017

Also represented Oldham West and Royton

Social Media

• @jimmcmahon.co.uk
• @JimfromOldham
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Jim McMahon campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Transport
• Department for Education
• HM Treasury
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Rolling Stock: Procurement
• Water: Greater London
• Waste Disposal: Greater London
• Water: Sewage
• Local Government Finance

Currently held offices

• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (since 20 Nov 2024)
• Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (since 9 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Committee ( 4 Dec 2024 to 12 Dec 2024)
• Minister of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities) ( 6 Jul 2024 to 9 Jul 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government) (28 Nov 2023 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (29 Nov 2021 to 4 Sep 2023)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Transport ( 6 Apr 2020 to 29 Nov 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Devolution) ( 9 Jan 2018 to 6 Apr 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) (Devolution) ( 9 Oct 2016 to 9 Jan 2018)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee ( 7 Mar 2016 to 31 Oct 2016)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Government Finance Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
• Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Neighbourhood Planning Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Bank of England and Financial Services Bill Committee (6 out of 12)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Council Tax: Second Homes 13 Jun 2025

  The Valuation Tribunal Service offer an online search engine which the hon Member may use to search any appeals relating to council tax liability, the second homes premium or second homes more broadly. This is available on gov.uk here.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Political Parties: Standards 13 Jun 2025

  The consultation to which the Honourable Member refers sought views from across the local government sector on the appropriateness of creating a national body to consider appeals, alongside a range of other proposed measures to strengthen the local government standards framework. The Government Response will be issued in due course. After its release, we will continue to work actively with...

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Local Government: Apprentices 13 Jun 2025

  MHCLG does not hold this data. Local authorities are independent employers and are responsible for managing the apprenticeships they offer to their workforce.

More of Jim McMahon’s recent appearances

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