Portrait of Jon Trickett

Member of Parliament

Jon Trickett

Labour MP for Normanton and Hemsworth

At a glanceJon Trickett is a Labour MP for Normanton and Hemsworth, and has represented the seat for 30 years, 5 months. They have cast 422 votes in Commons divisions (73% attendance), tabled 4,009 written questions and registered 1 financial interest.

Votes cast422
Attendance73%
Voted Aye215
Voted No207
Voted with party97.4%
Rebellions11

Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Jon Trickett did not vote in 153. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.

Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.

Biographyfrom Parliament
Jon Trickett is the Labour MP for Normanton and Hemsworth, and has been an MP continually since 1 February 1996.
Current roles2 held
  • Normanton and Hemsworth Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
  • Labour Party since 1 Feb 1996
Voting recordlatest 15 shown
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Register of financial interests1 entry

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Miscellaneous1
  • Visiting Fellow of Northumbria University. This is an unpaid role. (registered 6 Mar 2024)

Source: Register of Interests on parliament.uk.

Written questions4,009 tabled
Written question 15 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many meetings Ministers in her Department have held with property developers, housebuilders, and their representative organisations to discuss the National Planning Policy Fr

Awaiting an answer from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

PE and Sport Premium 24 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of funding for the PE and Sport Premium on schools’ ability to fund staffing, equipment and external coaching.

Awaiting an answer from the Department for Education.

PE and Sport Premium 24 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the reductions in funding under the new PE and School Sport Partnerships Network on PE and sport provision in primary schools from 2027 onwards

Awaiting an answer from the Department for Education.

PE and Sport Premium 24 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on what date her Department took the decision to abolish the Sport Premium and replace it with a Partnerships Network; and for what reason that decision was not announced at the same time as the 2025-26 confirm

Awaiting an answer from the Department for Education.

Women against State Pension Inequality: Legal Costs 16 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much the Department has spent on litigation relating to its position on WASPI compensation since its initial decision to reject compensation in December 2024.

Answer · 24 Jun 2026

Women Against State Pension Inequality Ltd (WASPI) are seeking permission from the High Court to bring a Judicial Review on our response to the Ombudsman’s report. We do not comment on live litigation.

Planning: Green Belt 10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what safeguards are in place to ensure the grey belt definition is not being applied more broadly than intended.

Answer · 22 Jun 2026

The government has not changed the five purposes of the Green Belt set out in paragraph 143 of the NPPF, and we do not propose to alter its general extent. In its response to the 30 July 2024 to 24 September 2024 consultation on proposed reforms to the Na...

Housing: Construction 10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what powers local highway authorities have to compel developers to complete section 38 adoption procedures within a defined timescale; and if he will introduce new enforcement me

Answer · 22 Jun 2026

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1210) made on 18 December 2025. The two consultations both closed on 12 March 2026. We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.

Housing: Construction 10 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Competition and Markets Authority's finding in its 2024 Housebuilding Market Study that the priv

Answer · 22 Jun 2026

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS1210) made on 18 December 2025. The two consultations both closed on 12 March 2026. We are currently analysing the feedback received and will publish our response in due course.

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Early day motions115 tabled
Speeches in the chamber627 on record

6 Jul 2026   Environmental Protection

I welcome the robustness and energy that the Minister has brought to her task—it is very welcome. Inevitably, the shadow Minister, the hon. Member for Chester South and Eddisbury (Aphra Brandreth), wants to revert to some kind of light-to…

2 Jul 2026   Business of the House

I have not yet had the opportunity to mention the knighting of Kevin Sinfield—a great human being, a brilliant sports player and, I suppose above all, a humanitarian. One of his distinguishing characteristics is his modesty, but modesty ca…

21 Apr 2026   Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment

I have spoken in a previous debate about Labour Together, so I will let the right hon. Member’s comments stand for themselves. This was a faction that sought to change the Labour party into something that it never was. If we continue do…

21 Apr 2026   Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment

No, I will make progress; there are many Members on both sides wanting to speak. The hon. Member may well be pleased with some of the things I am going to say. I am developing an argument, and I want to proceed with it. The question I h…

21 Apr 2026   Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment

Those two Prime Ministers in particular—the chaotic and the exotic—left this country in a disastrous situation. I do think that a Prime Minister who comes to the House and implies that he relies on a culture simply of process is mistaken. …

21 Apr 2026   Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment

There are many ways of developing a culture for how to run the Government in No. 10. I was a witness to that in the years from the financial crash through to the defeat of the Labour Government—between 2008 and 2010—when I saw a Prime Mini…

13 Apr 2026   Middle East

I echo the comments about the President’s statement on Easter Sunday, when he said that he could destroy a 2,500-year-old civilisation in an evening. Is it not clear that the strait of Hormuz was open before the President foolishly launche…

13 Apr 2026   Local Youth Services

I thank the Minister for her response. In the austerity years, over £1 billion was taken out of youth services by the previous Government—that was shameful and damaging to the social fabric. The Minister has already indicated that we are b…

13 Apr 2026   Local Youth Services

12. What discussions he has had with local authorities on the adequacy of the provision of local youth services.

25 Mar 2026   Engagements

Q7. Two members of the same family in my constituency recently suffered serious health problems. The NHS was there for them, as we would expect, and they are both hopefully on the road to recovery. The recently departed hon. Member for C…

24 Mar 2026   Middle East: Economic Update

I welcome the Chancellor coming to the House as soon as possible to make a statement. On profiteering in the fuel sector, the last time there was a problem with oil prices was after the war began in the east, when the then Government, foll…

23 Mar 2026   Middle East

I join my right hon. Friend in paying tribute to members of the armed forces, and I acknowledge too the difficult path that he has to tread. The Government’s stated objective was to achieve de-escalation of this war led by diplomacy, yet t…

10 Mar 2026   Courts and Tribunals Bill

No. I have only five minutes, and I will have to move fast. The Deputy Prime Minister did convince me, and I am sure all of us, that there is a backlog, and it is not reasonable or fair, in terms of justice, that people should wait so l…

10 Mar 2026   Courts and Tribunals Bill

When I was working for a living as a building worker, rather than being here, if there was a backlog of work, we were told to work through the night and at weekends, and on not very much additional pay. I wonder how it is that, today in ou…

10 Mar 2026   Youth Unemployment: Autumn Budget 2025

The unemployment situation in my constituency and across the Yorkshire coalfield is becoming a crisis. There are 1,980 people out of work in my constituency and 70 job vacancies—that is almost 30 unemployed people pursuing every single job…

5 Mar 2026   Business of the House

I welcome what the Leader of the House said about youth unemployment—it is essential that we tackle this problem. Unlike the Conservative party, which was happy to have 3 million people out of work under Mrs Thatcher, Labour must tackle un…

23 Feb 2026   Schools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and Thriving

I heard today from one of my constituents who is struggling—in agony, almost—to get proper recognition of his children’s needs. When can he and everybody else expect to see results from the Secretary of State’s announcement? On the attainm…

23 Feb 2026   Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. The House will have heard me suggest that the Minister had received a donation of almost £60,000. I withdrew that suggestion following an indication by the Minister that it was not correct. I have now had a…

23 Feb 2026   Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review

The Minister is shaking his head. If what I have said is untrue, I withdraw it, but a number of Ministers did receive money. Did it not leave a bad taste in many people’s minds—if you can have a bad taste in your mind—that so many Minister…

23 Feb 2026   Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review

May I put it to the Minister that a significant number of Ministers in this Government, including him, received large sums of money from Labour Together? I think he received almost £60,000.

Source: contributions on parliament.uk.

Full parliamentary career15 past posts

Opposition posts

  • Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) · Cabinet Office 11 Feb 2017 – 5 Apr 2020
  • Shadow Lord President of the Council · Office of the Leader of the House of Commons 27 Jun 2016 – 5 Apr 2020
  • Campaigns and Elections Chair · Cabinet Office 27 Jul 2016 – 11 Feb 2017
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 14 Jul 2016 – 6 Oct 2016
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills · Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 5 Jul 2016 – 14 Jul 2016
  • Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Shadow Minister for the Constitutional Convention · Department for Communities and Local Government 14 Sep 2015 – 28 Jun 2016
  • Shadow Minister without Portfolio and Deputy Party Chair · Cabinet Office 8 Oct 2013 – 14 Sep 2015
  • Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office · Cabinet Office 7 Oct 2011 – 7 Oct 2013
  • Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) · Cabinet Office 8 Oct 2010 – 7 Oct 2011

Committee memberships

  • Public Administration Committee 26 Jul 2010 – 2 Nov 2010
  • Public Accounts Committee 16 Jul 2001 – 5 Jun 2006
  • Education & Employment 13 Feb 2001 – 11 May 2001

Previous seats

  • Hemsworth · Elected 4 times 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
  • Hemsworth · Elected 3 times 1 May 1997 – 6 May 2010
  • Hemsworth · Elected 1 time 1 Feb 1996 – 1 May 1997

Source: parliamentary career on parliament.uk.

Expenses£43,389 · 2025/26
Staffing£24,900
Office Costs£13,234
Accommodation£5,255

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Website

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Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Constituency office

Groundfloor Office, Moorthorpe Railway Station, Barnsley Road, South Kirkby, WF9 3AT

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Jon Trickett, answered from official Parliament data.

Who is Jon Trickett?

Jon Trickett is a Member of Parliament representing Normanton and Hemsworth in the House of Commons. See Jon Trickett's official Parliament profile.

Which party does Jon Trickett represent?

Jon Trickett sits as Labour. See Jon Trickett's official Parliament profile.

Which constituency does Jon Trickett represent?

Jon Trickett is the Member of Parliament for Normanton and Hemsworth. See Jon Trickett's official Parliament profile.

How long has Jon Trickett been an MP?

Jon Trickett has served in the House of Commons for 30 years, 5 months. See Jon Trickett's official Parliament profile.

What registered interests are listed for Jon Trickett?

Jon Trickett has 1 entry in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Jon Trickett's official Parliament profile.

Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.