MPs / Simon Lightwood

Simon Lightwood MP

Labour (Co-op)·Wakefield and Rothwell·MP since 23 Jun 2022

65%of 575 votes attended. House average 69%.

£16.8kExpenses paid, 2025 to 26. Rank 329 of 655.

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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 posts of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport), and Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Minister for Equalities).

Recent votes

All 575 votes

Did not voteDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union BallotsPassed 330 to 10915 Jul 2026 Did not voteDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026Passed 330 to 10915 Jul 2026 NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19Rejected 104 to 41214 Jul 2026 NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 Rejected 102 to 40914 Jul 2026 NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3Rejected 93 to 32314 Jul 2026 AyeImmigration and Asylum Bill: Second ReadingPassed 264 to 9013 Jul 2026

Expenses by category, 2025 to 26

Every claim

Office Costs

£14.8k

Accommodation

£2.0k

Amounts paid by IPSA. Staffing covers the salaries of the MP's office team.