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Simon Lightwood

Labour (Co-op) Wakefield and Rothwell

Voting record

8
Voted for
0
Voted against
1
Didn’t vote

Based on 9 recorded Commons divisions at Second or Third Reading of bills tracked by Hear, Hear — not a full voting record. “Didn’t vote” means Parliament has no vote recorded for them in that division (absent, abstained, paired, or excused). See the All votes tab below for every division.

See Simon Lightwood’s full voting record on Parliament’s site →

Every Commons division on file for Simon Lightwood — amendments, motions and opposition-day votes as well as bills. Took part in 711 of 1,087 (65%).

10 Sep 2026 Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 77, Noes 292 no vote recorded
4 Sep 2026 Motion to sit in private Ayes 1, Noes 79 no vote recorded
7 Jul 2026 Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Ayes 115, Noes 0 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Ayes 177, Noes 308 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 Ayes 173, Noes 282 no vote recorded
1 Jul 2026 Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Ayes 80, Noes 281 no vote recorded
17 Jun 2026 National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion Ayes 233, Noes 94 no vote recorded
15 Jun 2026 Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival Ayes 24, Noes 37 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 Ayes 94, Noes 297 no vote recorded
9 Jun 2026 Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 Ayes 90, Noes 290 no vote recorded
19 May 2026 King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) Ayes 108, Noes 323 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 Ayes 271, Noes 95 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 Ayes 273, Noes 159 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 Ayes 275, Noes 159 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 Ayes 269, Noes 162 no vote recorded
15 Apr 2026 Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 Ayes 276, Noes 155 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 Ayes 290, Noes 163 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 Ayes 292, Noes 162 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 Ayes 300, Noes 149 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 Ayes 286, Noes 163 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 Ayes 295, Noes 162 no vote recorded
25 Mar 2026 Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 Ayes 291, Noes 158 no vote recorded
18 Mar 2026 Opposition day: Fuel duty Ayes 103, Noes 259 no vote recorded
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Ayes 105, Noes 410 no vote recorded
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 Ayes 277, Noes 143 no vote recorded
4 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 Ayes 392, Noes 116 no vote recorded
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Covers 9 Mar 2016 to 11 Sep 2026 — Parliament’s votes data doesn’t go back further. “No vote recorded” is Parliament’s own list of members with nothing recorded for that division: it can mean absent, deliberately abstaining, paired, or excused, and the data doesn’t say which. Click a division title for Parliament’s own page for it.

Government & opposition roles

Simon Lightwood currently holds 2 government or shadow front-bench posts. See Government for who else currently holds one.

Currently holds
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Minister for Equalities) — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — since 2026-07-22 Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) — Department for Transport — since 2024-07-09 Government
Previously held
Shadow Minister (Transport) — Department for Transport (2022-09-27 to 2024-05-30) Shadow

Declared financial interests

From Parliament’s Register of Members’ Financial Interests — Parliament’s official register for Simon Lightwood →. Topic tags below are our own automated, best-effort keyword match, not Parliament’s classification.

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

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)

Employment & business

Written questions to government

No written questions on file for Simon Lightwood yet — this only covers what Hear, Hear has fetched so far (see Written questions), not necessarily every question Simon Lightwood has ever tabled.

Business costs (IPSA)

£339,820.19 paid out to or for Simon Lightwood across 207 claims — combining every financial year on file, not just the current one — covering office costs, accommodation, travel, and bought-in/temporary staffing. 1 claim on file weren’t paid out (rejected, withdrawn, or otherwise not approved). This does not include Simon Lightwood’s permanent staff’s salaries — typically the biggest single share of an MP’s real costs — which IPSA only publishes once a year, after the year closes, as one aggregate figure, never as individual claims. Some categories (especially travel) are reported by IPSA as one whole-year total rather than itemised by date — marked “Aggregated” below. See MP expenses to filter this to a single year.

By category
Staffing — £242,940.15 (2 claims)
Office Costs — £46,261.83 (179 claims)
Accommodation — £37,080.38 (13 claims)
Staff Travel — £7,842.22 (7 claims)
MP Travel — £5,588.51 (5 claims)
Dependant Travel — £107.10 (1 claim)
Most recent claims
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs — £2,088.00, 2026-03-25 — Building works to office - plastering, brickwork and flooring
Utilities — £424.88, 2026-03-24 — Dual Fuel
Equipment - purchase — £199.00, 2026-03-24 — Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories
Equipment - purchase — £63.96, 2026-03-12 — Sundries
Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs — £273.02, 2026-03-04 — TASKRABBIT RECEIPT [200013613-10153]
Equipment - purchase — £229.02, 2026-02-27 — Sundries
Utilities — £80.44, 2026-02-23 — Water
Utilities — £306.86, 2026-02-11 — Gas

Every claim on file for Simon Lightwood →

Early Day Motions

No Early Day Motions on file as tabled by Simon Lightwood — this only covers motions tabled within Hear, Hear’s current tracking window (see Early Day Motions), not necessarily Simon Lightwood’s full record.

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

Simon Lightwood isn’t listed as an officer of any All-Party Parliamentary Group on file — true of most MPs. See APPGs for the full register.

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