Simon Lightwood MP
Labour (Co-op)
Wakefield and Rothwell
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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 post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport).
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£29,586
/ £93,904 annual
115 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£29,586
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Wakefield and Rothwell
current
2022-06-23 → 2024-05-30
Wakefield
Party history
2022-06-23 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2024-07-09 → present
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
Opposition posts
2022-09-27 → 2024-05-30
Shadow Minister (Transport)
Committee memberships
2023-01-11 → 2023-01-17
Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL]
2024-03-13 → 2024-03-19
Automated Vehicles Bill [HL]
2025-06-24 → present
Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
simon.lightwood.mp@parliament.uk
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
01924 682269
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16 Westmorland Street, Wakefield, WF1 1PJ
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