Who is the MP for Wakefield and Rothwell?

Simon Lightwood MP · Labour (Co-op)

Simon Lightwood (Labour (Co-op)) is the Member of Parliament for Wakefield and Rothwell, and has been in the House of Commons since 23 June 2022.

2024 General Election in Wakefield and Rothwell

Result: Lab Gain. Turnout was 54.2% (40,656 votes from 75,067 electors). The majority was 9,346, or 23.0% of votes cast.

Current roles

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Minister for Equalities) (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), since 22 July 2026
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (Department for Transport), since 9 July 2024

Simon Lightwood on parliament.uk

Everything below opens Parliament's own published record. Nothing here is scored or ranked.

• How they have voted
• What they have said in the Commons (Hansard)
• Written questions they have asked
• Register of Members' Financial Interests
• Contact details
• Wakefield and Rothwell constituency page

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