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Simon Lightwood
MP for Wakefield and Rothwell
Labour (Co-op)Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
About This MP
AI-generatedSimon Lightwood is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Wakefield and Rothwell, elected in 2022. He has served as Shadow Minister for Transport and, since 2024, as Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Department for Transport. His parliamentary work has included committee involvement on transport-related bills such as the Automated Vehicles Bill and Seafarers' Wages Bill, and he sits on the Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] committee.
Voting Patterns
Lightwood generally votes with his party, showing 100% party loyalty, but has a relatively low voting attendance of 25% (party average 33%). He has one notable Rebel vote against his party on a 2022 Agriculture Regulations measure, and his overall voting record places him in the centre-left.
Notable Positions
- Supports Universal Credit
- Supports workers' rights protections
- Favors regulation of bus services
- Generally opposed to stricter immigration and asylum policies (including Rwanda deportations)
- Generally opposed to expanding transgender rights and protest rights
Financial Interests
Has declared three entries of financial interests, consisting of donations and other support for activities as an MP (including loans).
Generated 21 February 2026
100%
Party Loyalty
25%
Attendance
1
Rebel Votes
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Total Votes
Political Position
LEFTRIGHT
Centre-left(40)
Based on 182 votesCareer & Roles
5 positions
Current
Committee
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]
Since Jun 2025
Government
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Since Jul 2024
Previous
Committee
Automated Vehicles Bill [HL]
Mar 2024 - Mar 2024
Committee
Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL]
Jan 2023 - Jan 2023
Opposition
Shadow Minister (Transport)
Sept 2022 - May 2024
Voting Stances
Based on parliamentary votes
Immigration controls
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against immigration controls
93 votes
Universal Credit
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on universal credit
72 votes
Trade union powers
Generally againsthas generally voted against trade union powers
57 votes
Asylum system
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against asylum system
47 votes
Transgender rights
Generally againsthas generally voted against transgender rights
43 votes
Rwanda deportation scheme
Strongly againsthas almost always voted against rwanda deportation scheme
37 votes
Workers rights protections
Mixedhas voted a mixture of ways on workers rights protections
35 votes
VAT changes
Generally againsthas generally voted against vat changes
31 votes
Financial Interests
3 declarations · £7,950 total
Recent Rebel Votes
Recent Votes
ABSENT
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
11 Feb 2026279 Aye90 No
ABSENT
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
11 Feb 2026277 Aye143 No
ABSENT
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
11 Feb 2026362 Aye107 No
ABSENT
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
4 Feb 2026392 Aye116 No
ABSENT
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
3 Feb 2026458 Aye