Lindsay Hoyle

Lindsay was elected Member of Parliament for Chorley in 1997 - the first Labour MP to represent Chorley for 18 years.

Before entering Parliament Lindsay served on Chorley Borough Council, being the youngest ever councillor to serve in Chorley when elected in 1980 at the age of 22. During his time on Chorley Borough Council Lindsay acted as Chairman of the Economic Development Committee and initiated plans for the redevelopment of the Royal Ordnance site. The work is now underway with 2,500 new homes, a state of the art business centre, and the re-opening of the railway station.

Lindsay also held the post of Deputy Leader from 1994 to 1997 and his time on the council finished on a high as Mayor of Chorley from 1997 to 1998.

Coming from a political family - his father, Doug Hoyle, was MP for Warrington and now sits in the House of Lords - it did not take Lindsay long to realise that this was the route he wanted to follow. Having his appetite wetted by local politics Lindsay decided to go one better and stand for Parliament. Winning the selection for the seat of Chorley Lindsay campaigned hard on local issues and was elected with a majority of 10,000.

On being elected to Parliament Lindsay hit the ground running with a number of debates and questions on issues of concern to him. e.g. defence, farming, trade and industry, tourism, in addition to championing the needs of local constituents. This was reflected in his re-election in the 2001 general election where he experienced a swing from the Tories to Labour.

In particular Lindsay ran a successful campaign of behalf of the local TA barracks, ensuring that the barracks remained open, helped secure funding for a renal unit and new 30 bed medical ward at Chorley Hospital, and successfully campaigned for the government to support the Eurofighter programme who showed their commitment by recently signing a contract for further orders of the fighter plane which will help secure thousands of jobs in the North West.

Outside of politics Lindsay likes to relax at home by reading, watching sport and in particular watching rugby league. As former Chairman of Chorley Rugby League Club the game remains his personal favourite. When not occupied by rugby the pets and garden take up the majority of his free time.