Maidenhead.

A newcomer to Maidenhead -- he unseated a seat held for decades by Theresa May -- Reynolds has spent his first two years establishing a visible local presence and a clear parliamentary identity. Most recently he voted to refer Prime Minister Starmer to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, opposed government powers to direct pension fund investments, backed Lords attempts to strengthen the English Devolution Bill, and voted against asylum seeker support regulations he considers punitive. None of these broke with his party; Reynolds has voted with the Liberal Democrats on every occasion his vote has been recorded.

His participation rate of 64% -- below the Commons average of roughly 70--75% -- is worth noting, though new MPs often build up gradually. Within the votes he does cast, he aligns strongly with Lords scrutiny (100%), opposes the employer National Insurance increase (100%), and consistently backs parliamentary accountability (93%). He deviates from his party average by voting more often in favour of NHS funding and against benefit cuts. Economy and jobs dominate his speeches, alongside fiscal policy, social care and local government -- themes consistent with his Business and Trade Committee role, where he also sits on the sub-committee covering economic security and arms export controls.

Locally, he drew positive coverage in April 2026 for engaging directly on hotel safety failures in Maidenhead -- meeting with the Travelodge CEO and calling for select committee accountability -- which mirrors the pledges on local issues he made in his 2024 maiden speech. Broader news sentiment over the past 90 days is near-neutral across 46 articles, with crime coverage most frequent. His predecessor's exceptionally high local profile sets an implicit standard against which residents may measure him; the data so far suggests he is working to meet it.