Mike Reader is your parliamentary candidate for the next general election.

Full statement

Mike has a vision for Northampton - to make it greener, more prosperous and fairer. Mike brings over fifteen years of experience working in the construction industry to bear as your parliamentary candidate, skilled in bringing different parties together to solve seemingly impossible problems, creating new jobs and business opportunities for small and medium sized businesses. He currently leads a team at an international consultancy and construction firm who design and implement campaigns to help governments achieve best value from their construction and infrastructure projects across the globe, from new railways in Canada to schools in Australia, to regeneration programmes in Greece.

Mike is internationally recognised as a leader in his field, having been named UK Young Achiever of the Year by Constructing Excellence in 2016 and a Global 40 under 40 leader by the APMP in 2020, as well as receiving the International Award for Excellence in 2022 from industry peers.

As a passionate campaigner and environmentalist, Mike is determined to bring new green jobs to Northampton, clean up our streets and solve the air pollution crisis in the town.

Mike lives in Northampton, and as a local resident, is an active member of our community, already helping to make the town better.