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Simon Lightwood MP

Labour (Co-op) (Lab)

Member of Parliament forWakefield and Rothwell

Member sinceJuly 2024

Years in office2 years

StatusActive MP

Parliamentary ID4943

Profile synced28 Jul 2026

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Email[email protected]

Websitewww.simonlightwood.org.uk

Twitter / X@simonlightwood

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ConstituencyWakefield and Rothwell

Membership periodJuly 2024 - Present

GenderMale

Constituencies represented2

Committee memberships3

Party affiliations1

Government posts2

Opposition posts1

Parliament synopsis

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).