Jonathan Davies is the Labour Party MP for Mid Derbyshire, having first been elected to parliament at the 2024 general election.

In the 2024 general election, Davies received 17,346 votes (36.5%). The Conservative candidate, Luke Gardiner, secured 15,468 votes (32.5%), while the Reform UK candidate, Stephen Dean, polled 8,356 votes (17.6%). Davies was duly elected with a majority of 1,878.

Mid Derbyshire is a constituency located in Derbyshire, East Midlands. It was held by the Conservatives since its creation in 2010 before the 2024 general election.

Davies’s immediate predecessor as the MP for Mid Derbyshire was Pauline Latham of the Conservative Party. Latham, who stood down from parliament at the 2024 general election, represented the seat from 20102 to 2024.

Political Career

Davies is a member of the House of Commons environmental audit (since November 2025) – the commons select committee that acts as parliament’s primary cross-departmental watchdog on environmental issues. The EAC has a wide-ranging remit to examine how the policies and programmes of all government departments and public bodies impact environmental protection and sustainable development.

Davies is also a member of the House of Commons backbench business committee (since March 2025). The backbench business committee is a select committee of the House of Commons that has the responsibility for scheduling debates on days set aside for “backbench business”. Established in 2010 as part of the Wright reforms, its creation helped transfer some control of the parliamentary timetable from the government to backbench MPs for the first time.

Additionally, Davies is a member of the parliamentary ecclesiastical committee (since November 2024).

In May 2026, Davies was among the over 100 Labour MPs who signed a joint statement insisting it was “no time for a leadership contest.” The letter was an intervention in the political crisis engulfing Keir Starmer’s premiership, after Labour suffered heavy losses in the 2026 local elections and devolved elections to the Scottish Parliament and Senedd Cymru. It was organised as a counterweight to a mounting rebellion that had seen high-profile figures, including some ministers, call for Starmer’s resignation.

The statement read: “Last week we had a devastatingly tough set of election results. It shows we have a hard job ahead to win back trust from the electorate.

“That job needs to start today – with all of us working together to deliver the change the country needs.

“We must focus on that. This is no time for a leadership contest.”

In January 2026, Davies was one of over 60 Labour MPs to sign a letter to the prime minister calling for the introduction of an Australia-style ban on social media access for children under the age of 16. Organised by Plymouth Moor View MP Fred Thomas, the initiative brought together a cross-factional coalition of backbenchers – spanning the Socialist Campaign Group, Tribune Group and Blue Labour – to demand action.

The letter called on Keir Starmer to “show leadership” by introducing a minimum age for social media access “to protect young people from the consequences of unregulated, addictive social media platforms”.

It stated: “We are all strong supporters of technology, and of this Labour government’s ambition to use tech to improve lives. But successive governments have done far too little to protect young people from the consequences of unregulated, addictive social media platforms.”

In November 2025, Davies was one of 34 cross-party MPs and peers who signed a letter to Ofcom demanding an investigation into the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The letter, led by Joani Reid, chair of the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on antisemitism, called on the regulator to determine whether the platform was in breach of its legal duties under the Online Safety Act following a reported surge in antisemitic content and calls for violence against Jews on X.

Davies is listed as a member of the all-party parliamentary groups (APPGs) for Unesco World Heritage Sites (chair), East Midlands and Republic of Korea.

Davies delivered his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 12 September 2024.

In it, he said: “Despite the valley being the east midlands’ only Unesco world heritage site, and home to some of the country’s most beautiful landscape and extensive biodiversity, some of the valley’s iconic industrial buildings face an uncertain future, due to their poor state of repair and lack of occupation. We must save these buildings.

“They have incredible potential, including to support local economies, increase job opportunities and alleviate the housing crisis. They are also vital to telling Derbyshire’s story, and the story of our country.

He added: “Celebrating and preserving the past is not frivolous or sentimental nostalgia. It is vital to our sense of place and our perception of who we are today, what we share with others and what makes us distinctive.

“Knowing where we have come from also shapes where we venture next; that is as true of buildings, countryside and historic sites as it is of our politics.”

Before entering parliament, Davies was elected as a Labour councillor on Chesterfield Borough Council in May 2023. He stood down from this post in 2025.

Political views

Leadership elections

Labour deputy leadership 2025: Davies was one of 175 Labour MPs who nominated Bridget Phillipson for the party’s deputy leadership in September 2025. The election followed the resignation of Angela Rayner, who stepped down as deputy prime minister and deputy party leader after an investigation into her tax affairs. It marked the first time since 2007 that Labour had held a deputy leadership contest while in government.

Phillipson, the serving education secretary, was widely viewed as the candidate favoured by Downing Street and the party leadership. She secured 175 nominations from the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP), comfortably exceeding the 80 required to reach the final ballot. She was ultimately defeated by Lucy Powell.

Welfare

Welfare vote (July 2025): Davies voted in favour of the government’s flagship welfare bill at second reading. The vote came after ministers agreed to significant concessions to avoid defeat via a mass rebellion of Labour MPs on 1 July 2025.

Assisted dying

Davies voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, better known as the assisted dying bill, at both second reading (November 2024) and third reading (June 2025).

In a statement setting out his position, issued shortly before the bill’s second reading, Davies said: “It is impossible to create any legislation for this that truly prevents people from being coerced. It is also hard to ensure people would not feel obliged to choose assisted suicide if they felt they were a burden to their loved ones or carers.

“I am particularly concerned about what this could mean for disabled people, and people living with long-term challenging conditions.”

Social values and conscience issues

Abortion decriminalisation (2025): Davies voted against a backbench amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill that sought to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales in June 2025. The amendment, which was passed by a majority of 242 votes, removed women from the threat of prosecution for ending a pregnancy at any stage. As an issue of conscience, MPs were allowed to vote according to their personal beliefs.

Davies was one of 25 Labour MPs to vote against the amendment.

Palestine

Palestinian recognition letter (July 2025): In July 2025, Davies was among the over 254 MPs to sign a cross-party letter calling for the government to immediately recognise the state of Palestine. The letter called on the prime minister and foreign secretary to recognise Palestine at the UN Conference then taking place in New York.

Before Politics

Davies studied music at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.

He began his career teaching music in school before entering into healthcare regulation. He has spoken about the importance of music education.

Personal Life

Davies lives in his Mid Derbyshire constituency.

Trivia

Davies is a former music teacher.