Lindsay was elected Member of Parliament for Chorley in 1997 - the first Labour MP to represent Chorley for 18 years.
Before entering Parliament Lindsay served on Chorley Borough Council, being the youngest ever councillor to serve in Chorley when elected in 1980 at the age of 22. During his time on Chorley Borough Council Lindsay acted as Chairman of the Economic Development Committee and initiated plans for the redevelopment of the Royal Ordnance site now better known as Buckshaw Village.
Lindsay also held the post of Deputy Leader from 1994 to 1997 and his time on the council finished on a high as Mayor of Chorley from 1997 to 1998.
Coming from a political family – his father, Doug Hoyle, was MP for Warrington and now sits in the House of Lords – it did not take Lindsay long to realize that this was the route he wanted to follow. Having his appetite wetted by local politics Lindsay decided to go one better and stand for Parliament. Winning the selection for the seat of Chorley Lindsay campaigned hard on local issues and was elected with a majority of 10,000.
On being elected to Parliament Lindsay hit the ground running with a number of debates and questions on issues of concern to him. e.g. defence, farming, trade and industry, tourism, in addition to championing the needs of local constituents. This was reflected in his re-election in the 2001 general election where he experienced a swing from the Tories to Labour.
In particular Lindsay ran a successful campaign of behalf of the local TA barracks, ensuring that the barracks remained open, helped secure funding for a renal unit and new 30 bed medical ward at Chorley Hospital, and successfully campaigned for the government to support the Eurofighter programme, helping to secure thousands of jobs in the North West.
In 2010 Lindsay was re-elected to represent Chorley at Westminster for the fourth time. Following this Lindsay then went on to become the first ever elected Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons and Chairman of Ways and Means. Amongst Lindsay's other duties in the house he chairs the budget debate.
Outside of politics Lindsay likes to relax at home with his wife Catherine who is a local borough Councillor. Lindsay enjoys reading, watching sport and in particular rugby league. As former Chairman of Chorley Rugby League Club the game remains his personal favourite. When not occupied by rugby the pets and garden take up the majority of his free time.
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