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Simon Lightwood

Simon Lightwood

Labour MP for Wakefield and Rothwell

Simon Lightwood is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Wakefield and Rothwell, and has been an MP continually since 23 June 2022. He currently holds the Government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport).

Message

Seat status

Very safe

Majority size

9,346

Recent swing

+4.2% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

Coca Cola Europacific Partners (£5,000)

UNISON (£2,000)

UKREiiF (The UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum) (£950)

SUPPORTED

Voted for Draft Public Order Act 2023 (I...

Motion passed, 301-110

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 188-341

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OPPOSED

Voted against Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee

Motion failed, 185-344

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Where Simon fits into things

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Prime Minister

Simon Lightwood

Simon Lightwood

Member of Parliament

Wakefield and Rothwell

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

  • Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]