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Yvette Cooper

Labour Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

MP since 1 May 1997

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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.

1480

Votes Cast

£284,172

Expenses 2024-25

6,630

Majority

47.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£284,172

Staffing£248,481

Office£23,871

Travel£11,820

Year-on-Year

2024-25£284,172

2023-24£264,765

2022-23£257,084

2021-22£225,822

2020-21£214,545

2019-20£179,658

2018-19£176,532

2017-18£173,952

2016-17£164,129

2015-16£161,898

2014-15£157,321

2013-14£164,403

2012-13£154,226

2011-12£138,945

2010-11£30,060

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Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 35,957 voters

✓Labour

17,089 votes47.5%

Reform UK

10,459 votes29.1%

Conservative

5,406 votes15.0%

Green Party

1,651 votes4.6%

Liberal Democrat

1,213 votes3.4%

Social Democratic Party

139 votes0.4%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

Written Questions

Oral Questions

Debates Spoken In⚑

1,329

Speeches⚑

170

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

How would you have voted?

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Aye: 851No: 629

1480 votes — page 1 of 60

AYE

Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026

15 Jul 2026

You

AYE

Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots

15 Jul 2026

You

3 NO

Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jul 2026

You

You

You

National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1

6 Jul 2026

You

AYE

Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026

24 Jun 2026

You

3 NO

Armed Forces Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 22 Jun 2026

NONew Clause 4

You

NONew Clause 11

You

NONew Clause 22

You

3 NO

Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee

3 votes · 8 Jun 2026

NOAmendment 12

You

NONew Clause 2

You

NONew Clause 8

You

1 AYE3 NO

King's Speech Motion for an Address

4 votes · 20 May 2026

NOamendment (o)

You

NOamendment (l)

You

NOamendment (p)

You

AYEKing's Speech Motion for an Address

You

AYE

Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026

22 Apr 2026

You

4 AYE

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

4 votes · 21 Apr 2026

AYEGovernment motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2

You

AYEGovernment motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4

You

AYEGovernment motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13

You

AYEGovernment motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26

You

3 AYE

Crime and Policing Bill

3 votes · 14 Apr 2026

AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333

You

AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334

You

AYEmotion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342

You

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Financial Interests(2)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Barbara Follett

Accommodation for staff members during Labour Party conference

27 September 2025 to 1 October 2025

£2,350

Name of donor: Barbara Follett
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation for staff members during Labour Party conference, value £2,350
Date received: 27 September 2025 to 1 October 2025
Date accepted: 27 September 2025
Donor status: individual

Registered 21 October 2025

Employment and earnings

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