end ale . ▁ ▁Reyn olds ▁served ▁on ▁Labour ' s ▁National ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 – 0 5 . ▁ ▁Reyn olds ▁worked ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁political ▁assistant ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁St aly bridge ▁and ▁Hy de ▁MP ▁James ▁P urn ell ▁and ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁replace ▁P urn ell ▁after ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁selection ▁process . ▁ ▁Reyn olds ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Co - oper ative ▁Party ▁and ▁Un ite ▁the ▁Union . ▁ ▁Parliament ary ▁career ▁In ▁the ▁General ▁E lection ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Reyn olds ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁MP ▁for ▁St aly bridge ▁and ▁Hy de . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Reyn olds ▁stood ▁down ▁as ▁coun c ill or , ▁the ▁candid acy ▁was ▁taken ▁up ▁by ▁Gill ▁Pe et ▁who ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁his ▁place , ▁during ▁this ▁year ▁Reyn olds ▁did ▁not ▁claim ▁Coun c ill or ▁Allow ances . ▁ ▁Under ▁Ed ▁Mil ib and , ▁Reyn olds ▁was ▁appointed ▁Sh adow ▁Justice ▁and ▁Constitution al ▁Affairs ▁Wh ip . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁appointed ▁Mil ib and ' s ▁Parliament ary ▁Private ▁Secretary ▁and ▁Sh adow ▁Minister ▁for ▁Energy ▁and ▁Cl imate ▁Change . ▁As ▁Sh adow ▁Energy ▁Minister , ▁he ▁focused ▁on ▁fuel ▁pover ty , ▁energy ▁efficiency , ▁and ▁solar ▁energy . ▁ ▁After ▁Jer emy ▁Cor b yn ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Reyn olds