Justin Madders | |||||||||||||
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 Official portrait, 2020 | |||||||||||||
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets | |||||||||||||
| In office 9 July 2024 – 6 September 2025 | |||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | Keir Starmer | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Kevin Hollinrake | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Kate Dearden | ||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament forEllesmere Port and Bromborough Ellesmere Port and Neston (2015–2024) | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Andrew Miller | ||||||||||||
| Majority | 16,908 (40.3%) | ||||||||||||
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| Born | (1972-11-22)22 November 1972 (age 53) | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Labour | ||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield | ||||||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||||||
Justin Piers Richard Madders (born 22 November 1972) is a BritishLabour Party politician who has been theMember of Parliament (MP) forEllesmere Port and Bromborough, previouslyEllesmere Port and Neston, since2015.[1][2] He served asParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets from July 2024 to September 2025.[3]
Justin Madders was born on 22 November 1972. He studied law at theUniversity of Sheffield and worked as a solicitor, specialising in employment law, before entering politics.[4][5]
Before his election to Parliament, Madders was the leader of the Labour opposition onCheshire West and Chester Council and leader ofEllesmere Port and Neston Borough Council.[5]
At the2005 general election, Madders stood as theLabour candidate inTatton, coming second with 23.5% of the vote behind the incumbentConservative MPGeorge Osborne.[6][7]
Madders was elected to Parliament at the2015 general election as MP forEllesmere Port and Neston with 47.8% of the vote and a majority of 6,275.[8][9]
In September 2015, Madders was appointed Shadow Minister for Secondary Care, Workforce and Patient Health.[10] He remained in this position until March 2019, when he resigned from his frontbench position, after defying the Labour whip in a vote on asecond Brexit referendum.[11]
He supportedOwen Smith in the failed attempt to replaceJeremy Corbyn in the2016 Labour leadership election.[12]
At the snap2017 general election, Madders was re-elected as MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston with an increased vote share of 59.2% and an increased majority of 11,390.[13]
Madders was appointed theShadow Minister for Business, Employment Rights and Levelling Up in July 2018, before also resigning this post in March 2019.[11]
Madders was again re-elected at the2019 general election, with a decreased vote share of 53.3% and a decreased majority of 8,764.[14][15]
In April 2020, Madders was re-appointed as theShadow Minister for Secondary Care, Workforce and Patient Health by the new Labour leaderKeir Starmer.[10] He left this post in December 2021, when he was appointed as theShadow Minister for Business, Employment Rights and Levelling Up.
Due to the2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, Madders' constituency of Ellesmere Port and Neston was abolished, and replaced withEllesmere Port and Bromborough. At the2024 general election, Madders was elected to Parliament as MP for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough with 57.6% of the vote and a majority of 16,908.[16]
Madders was appointed to theStarmer ministry in July 2024. He left government at the2025 British cabinet reshuffle.[17]
Madders is married and has three children.[18]
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament forEllesmere Port and Neston 2015–2024 | Constituency abolished |
| New constituency | Member of Parliament forEllesmere Port and Bromborough 2024–present | Incumbent |
