| Clive Jones | |
| Parliament: | United Kingdom |
| Constituency Mp: | Wokingham |
| Term Start: | 4 July 2024 |
| Predecessor: | John Redwood |
| Majority: | 8,345 (15.5%) |
| Office1: | Liberal Democrat portfolios |
| Suboffice1: | Trade |
| Subterm1: | 2024–present |
| Office2: | Leader of Wokingham Borough Council |
| Term Start2: | 19 May 2022 |
| Term End2: | 18 May 2023 |
| Predecessor2: | John Halsall |
| Successor2: | Stephen Conway |
| Office3: | Member of Wokingham Borough Council for Hawkedon |
| Term Start3: | 9 May 2016 |
| Term End3: | 6 May 2024 |
| Birth Name: | Clive Richard Jones |
| Birth Place: | Gillingham, Kent, England |
| Children: | 2 |
| Party: | Liberal Democrats |
Clive Richard Jones is a British Liberal Democrat politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Wokingham since 2024. Jones was a member of Wokingham Borough Council from 2016 to 2024 and served as the leader of the council in 2022–2023. Before entering politics, he worked in the toy-manufacturing industry.
Jones was born in Gillingham, Kent. He moved to Earley in Wokingham in 1974 and attended The Bulmershe School in Woodley.[1]
In 1979, Jones became a management trainee in a toy manufacturer. He remained in the company for 27 years, and was its managing director for the last 11 years. Jones has been a director of the British Toy and Hobby Association, serving as chairman from 2004 to 2006 and president from 2011 to 2014.
Jones was elected to Wokingham Borough Council for the ward of Hawkedon in the 2016 council election. He served as leader of the opposition from October 2021 before becoming the leader of the council in May 2022, succeeding John Halsall.[2] [3] Jones stepped down as council leader in May 2023 and was succeeded by Stephen Conway.[4] [5] At the 2024 council election, Jones stood down as a councillor to concentrate on his general-election campaign.[6] [7]
Jones contested the 2015 and 2017 general elections in Wokingham, finishing in third place on both occasions behind the Conservatives and Labour. In the 2024 general election, Jones was elected as MP for Wokingham, achieving a majority of 8,345 votes over the Conservative candidate and becoming the first non-Conservative MP for the constituency.
Jones has lived in Hawkedon, Wokingham, since 1992. He met his wife at a hockey club in Henley-on-Thames, and they have two children.