Simon Lightwood

MP for Wakefield and Rothwell (Labour/Co-operative).

Membership

• MP for Wakefield and Rothwell, Labour/Co-operative (5 July 2024 – now)
• MP for Wakefield, Labour (24 June 2022 – 30 May 2024)

Roles

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Minister for Equalities) (22 July 2026 – now)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (9 July 2024 – now)
• Shadow Minister (Transport) (27 September 2022 – 30 May 2024)

Wakefield and Rothwell: 2024 general election: majority 9,346 (23.0%).

Wakefield: 2022 by-election: majority 4,925 (17.9%).