Paul Davies.

A 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes, Paul Davies has kept a low profile at Westminster since his 2024 election win but faces a significant political challenge: a 2025 poll projected he would lose Colne Valley to Reform UK at the next election. His most visible recent parliamentary activity has been backing the Railways Bill — voting for the nationalisation of Britain's train operators and the creation of Great British Railways — while opposing a string of opposition amendments to both that Bill and the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. Locally, he has been active enough to bring a Holmfirth bar owner to meet Chancellor Rachel Reeves over hospitality sector pressures, though no policy concessions followed.

His parliamentary participation rate is high at 94%, above the Commons average. He votes strongly in favour of workers' rights and progressive taxation, and backs public ownership. He is notably resistant to Lords scrutiny and parliamentary oversight — scoring just 0--4% on those stances — which tracks with consistent support for government bills in their government-preferred form. His 127 contributions across 77 debates show genuine engagement; the economy, health, local government and social care dominate his speaking record. On assisted dying, he sits slightly more sceptical than the average Labour MP, though the gap is modest.

Davies brings a background as a former mineworker and Kirklees councillor — he resigned his council seat in September 2024 to focus on Westminster. He sits on the Finance Committee and the Petitions Committee. Recent local news coverage across 53 articles over 90 days is broadly neutral, with environment and crime featuring most heavily. The Reform polling threat is the sharpest single data point framing his current position.