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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).
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 VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues
VOTED AYE21 Oct 2024
Employment Rights Bill
✓ Passed — 386 For, 105 Against
Simon voted with the majority
VOTED AYE29 Nov 2024
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
✓ Passed — 330 For, 275 Against
Simon voted with the majority
VOTED AYE11 Dec 2024
Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024
✓ Passed — 375 For, 9 Against
Simon voted with the majority
Where Simon fits into things
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