Justin Madders

Justin Piers Richard Madders (born 22 November 1972) is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ellesmere Port and Bromborough, previously Ellesmere Port and Neston, since 2015. He has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport since July 2026, having also served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets from July 2024 to September 2025.

Early life and career Justin Madders was born on 22 November 1972. He studied law at the University of Sheffield and worked as a solicitor, specialising in employment law, before entering politics.

Before his election to Parliament, Madders was the leader of the Labour opposition on Cheshire West and Chester Council and leader of Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council.

Madders was elected to Parliament at the 2015 general election as MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston with 47.8% of the vote and a majority of 6,275.

In September 2015, Madders was appointed Shadow Minister for Secondary Care, Workforce and Patient Health. He remained in this position until March 2019, when he resigned from his frontbench position, after defying the Labour whip in a vote on a second Brexit referendum.

He supported Owen Smith in the failed attempt to replace Jeremy Corbyn in the 2016 Labour leadership election.

At the snap 2017 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.

Madders was appointed the Shadow Minister for Business, Employment Rights and Levelling Up in July 2018, before also resigning this post in March 2019.

In April 2020, Madders was re-appointed as the Shadow Minister for Secondary Care, Workforce and Patient Health by the new Labour leader Keir Starmer.

Madders was appointed to the Starmer ministry in July 2024. He left government at the 2025 British cabinet reshuffle.

Personal life Madders is married and has three children.