Simon Lightwood

Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

MP since 23 Jun 2022

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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).

698

Votes Cast

£321,958

Expenses 2024-25

9,346

Majority

43.7%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£321,958

Staffing£242,940
Accommodation£35,092
Office£30,388
Travel£13,538

Year-on-Year

2024-25£321,958
2023-24£267,832
2022-23£174,643

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 40,656 voters

Labour
17,773 votes43.7%
Reform UK
8,427 votes20.7%
Conservative
7,322 votes18.0%
Liberal Democrat
3,249 votes8.0%
Green Party
2,389 votes5.9%
Workers Party of Britain
705 votes1.7%
The Yorkshire Party
606 votes1.5%
Social Democratic Party
185 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

0

Written Questions

0

Oral Questions

99

Debates Spoken In

379

Speeches

372

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Immigration and Asylum Bill

2 votes · 13 Jul 2026

4 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 22 Jun 2026

4 NO

National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee

4 votes · 17 Jun 2026

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Financial Interests(3)

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Coca Cola Europacific Partners

£5,000 sponsorship of Yorkshire Day dinner

£5,000
Name of donor
Coca Cola Europacific Partners
Address of donor
Pemberton House Bakers Road Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1EZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£5,000 sponsorship of Yorkshire Day dinner
Donor status
company, registration 09717350

Registered 14 August 2025

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

UNISON

£2,000 to support the production of a constituency wide leaflet

12 December 2025

£2,000
Name of donor
UNISON
Address of donor
UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£2,000 to support the production of a constituency wide leaflet
Date received
12 December 2025
Date accepted
12 December 2025
Donor status
trade union

Registered 12 December 2025

(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

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

£950 in buying tickets for a table at the Yorkshire Day dinner

£950
Name of donor
UKREiiF (The UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum)
Address of donor
5th Floor, 133 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7BX
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
£950 in buying tickets for a table at the Yorkshire Day dinner
Donor status
company, registration 15086201

Registered 14 August 2025

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