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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).

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Seat status

Very safe

Percentage of votes

22.99%

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)

Key Parliamentary Votes

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VOTED AYE4 Sep 2025

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill

✓ Passed — 336 For, 77 Against

DID NOT VOTE9 Mar 2026

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

✓ Passed — 307 For, 173 Against

VOTED AYE10 Mar 2026

Courts and Tribunals Bill

✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against

Where Simon fits into things

Sir Keir Starmer

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Simon Lightwood

Simon Lightwood

Labour MP for 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

No current committee memberships