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Yvette Cooper

Yvette Cooper

Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper is the Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. She currently holds the Government post of Foreign Secretary.

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Seat status

Safe

Percentage of votes

18.44%

Recent swing

+9.3% Labour

Party

Labour

Top donors:

Barbara Follett (£2,350)

Key Parliamentary Votes

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DID NOT VOTE4 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

DID NOT VOTE10 Mar 2026

Courts and Tribunals Bill

✓ Passed — 304 For, 203 Against

Where Yvette fits into things

Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Yvette Cooper

Yvette Cooper

Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

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