Yvette Cooper
Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Won with 47.5% · Majority: 6,630
The Verdict
The whip's office must love this one. Never a moment of doubt, never a flicker of independence, never a vote that matched what was promised on the campaign trail.
Subject Grades
How Yvette scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Welfare & Benefits
0 kept · 3 broke · 6 missed
5,215 children in poverty in this constituency (26.9%)
Cost of Living
0 kept · 2 broke · 5 missed
6,229 households in fuel poverty locally (13.6%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 1 broke · 3 missed
Local A&E: only 76.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 2 broke · 1 missed
36% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 2 broke · 2 missed
13.6% of local households in fuel poverty
Follow the Money
What Yvette claims, earns, and receives — compared to how they vote on the issues affecting their constituents.
Expense Breakdown
The Broken Promise
Voted to strip £300/year heating help from 10 million pensioners — including 6,229 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 36% of their constituents rent
Voted against welfare scrutiny and blocked protections for disabled benefit claimants
Blocked stronger sewage penalties — including £2k from Barbara Follett
Registered Interests
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources(1 entry)£2k
Barbara Follett
Name of donor: Barbara Follett Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation for staff members during Labour Party conference, value £2,350 Date received: 27 September 2025 to 1 October 2025 Date accepted: 27 September 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 21 October 2025)
1. Employment and earnings(2 entries)£1k
Conville and Walsh (literary agent), Haymarket House, London SW1Y 4SP
Role, work or services: Writing a book Payer: Conville and Walsh (literary agent), Haymarket House, London SW1Y 4SP Payment: £854.16 For additional sales of a book already published Received on: 8 April 2025. Hours: no additional hours. (Registered 1 May 2025)
Conville and Walsh (literary agent), Haymarket House, London SW1Y 4SP
Role, work or services: Writing a book Payer: Conville and Walsh (literary agent), Haymarket House, London SW1Y 4SP Payment: £643.01 For additional sales of a book already published Received on: 28 October 2025. Hours: no hours entered. (Registered 5 November 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Yvette's Expenses
103 individual claims totalling £282,515.77 since this parliament opened (July 2024). Click any category to see exactly where the money went, down to every receipt. Items marked “LUMP SUM” are bundled by IPSA (mainly travel) — they won't break these down further.
Staffing(1 claim)£248,481.30
Payroll(1)£248,481.30
Office Costs(96 claims)£22,214.34
Rent(1)£6,600.60
Stationery & printing(25)£4,296.39
Software & applications(5)£2,484.00
Equipment - hire(3)£1,998.00
Cleaning services(15)£1,992.45
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(14)£1,389.60
Utilities(14)£1,251.81
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(10)£873.32
Equipment - purchase(3)£704.98
Insurance - contents(1)£385.06
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(2)£206.13
TV licence(2)£169.50
Other(1)£-137.50
Staff Travel(3 claims)£5,728.71
Rail(2)£5,575.71
Mileage - car(1)£153.00
MP Travel(2 claims)£5,626.98
Rail(1)£5,620.48
Parking(1)£6.50
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£464.44
Rail(1)£464.44
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley: The Real Impact
The people Yvette was elected to represent — and how they voted on the issues that affect them most.
Sources: DWP FYE 2024, DESNZ 2023, Census 2021, Election 2024