Simon Lightwood
Labour (Co-op) MP for Wakefield and Rothwell
Won with 43.7% · Majority: 9,346
The Verdict
A voting record so loyal to the party whip it could be automated. Unfortunately, the whip's instructions bore no resemblance to the party's promises.
Subject Grades
How Simon scored on each issue. Tap any subject for the individual votes.
Civil Liberties
0 kept · 2 broke
Won with 43.7% of the vote, majority of 9,346
Welfare & Benefits
0 kept · 7 broke · 2 missed
5,696 children in poverty in this constituency (27.8%)
Cost of Living
0 kept · 5 broke · 2 missed
6,123 households in fuel poverty locally (13.05%)
NHS & Health
0 kept · 4 broke
Local A&E: only 76.2% seen within 4 hours (target: 95%)
Housing
0 kept · 3 broke
38% of constituents rent their home
Environment
0 kept · 2 broke · 2 missed
13.05% of local households in fuel poverty
Immigration
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Workers' Rights
0 kept · 1 broke · 2 missed
Won with 43.7% of the vote, majority of 9,346
Follow the Money
What Simon 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 6,123 fuel poor households in their own constituency
Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap — 5,696 children live in poverty in their constituency
Stripped renter protections 3 times in one day — 38% of their constituents rent
Voted to override humanitarian protections in the Border Security Bill
Voted to scrap jury trials — removing an 800-year-old right that protects ordinary citizens
Registered Interests
2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation(2 entries)£6k
Coca Cola Europacific Partners
Name of donor: Coca Cola Europacific Partners Address of donor: Pemberton House Bakers Road Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1EZ Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000 sponsorship of Yorkshire Day dinner Donor status: company, registration 09717350 (Registered 14 August 2025)
UKREiiF (The UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum)
Name of donor: UKREiiF (The UK's Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum) Address of donor: 5th Floor, 133 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7BX Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £950 in buying tickets for a table at the Yorkshire Day dinner Donor status: company, registration 15086201 (Registered 14 August 2025)
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)(1 entry)£2k
UNISON
Name of donor: UNISON Address of donor: UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000 to support the production of a constituency wide leaflet Date received: 12 December 2025 Date accepted: 12 December 2025 Donor status: trade union (Registered 12 December 2025)
Sources: IPSA 2024-25, Register of Members' Financial Interests (Parliament API)
Every Penny: Simon's Expenses
135 individual claims totalling £314,600.56 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)£238,340.15
Payroll(1)£238,340.15
Accommodation(6 claims)£35,448.01
Rent(1)£33,389.08
Council tax(2)£1,101.94
Utilities(3)£956.99
Office Costs(115 claims)£27,274.57
Rent(1)£10,011.18
Utilities(22)£5,685.05
Stationery & printing(38)£4,808.05
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs(8)£1,205.47
Software & applications(5)£1,178.44
Equipment - purchase(16)£1,020.05
Business rates(1)£812.18
Waste disposal, confidential waste & rubbish collection(4)£615.65
Mobile telephone - equipment purchase(4)£570.65
Landline phone & internet - rental & usage(4)£429.00
Cleaning services(1)£390.00
Venue hire, meetings & surgeries(7)£250.50
TV licence(1)£174.50
Advertising and contact cards(3)£123.85
Staff Travel(7 claims)£7,842.22
Hotel - London(1)£4,165.08
Rail(1)£3,155.27
Hotel - UK Not London(1)£249.21
Subsistence(2)£231.78
Mileage - car(2)£40.88
MP Travel(5 claims)£5,588.51
Rail(1)£4,421.20
Parking(2)£1,115.00
Other public transport(1)£36.90
Mileage - car(1)£15.41
Dependant Travel(1 claim)£107.10
Rail(1)£107.10
Claims Rejected by IPSA (1)
These are expenses Simon tried to claim but IPSA refused to pay.
Office Costs — Advertising and contact cards
100 x posters with constituency contact details on for community venues
Reason: Not claimable
1 Aug 2024
Source: IPSA Individual Business Costs 2024-25 — every claim published under the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009
Wakefield and Rothwell: The Real Impact
The people Simon 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