England · Constituency
Wakefield and Rothwell
Represented by Simon Lightwood (Labour (Co-op))
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Your member of parliament
Simon Lightwood
Labour (Co-op)Contact them, and see their voting record, on Parliament’s site
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Reform UK by 9,346 votes.
Majority
9,346
23.0% of votes cast.
Turnout
54.2%
40,656 of 75,067 on the register.
Candidates
8
40,656 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simon LightwoodElected | Labour | 17,773 | 43.7% |
| David Dews | Reform UK | 8,427 | 20.7% |
| Arnold Cravan | Conservative | 7,322 | 18.0% |
| Stewart Golton | Liberal Democrat | 3,249 | 8.0% |
| Ash Routh | Green Party | 2,389 | 5.9% |
| Keith Mason | Workers Party of Britain | 705 | 1.7% |
| Brent Hawksley | The Yorkshire Party | 606 | 1.5% |
| Nicholas Sanders | Social Democratic Party | 185 | 0.5% |
Safe. A comfortable margin. That describes the 2024 general election result only — arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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Local news for Wakefield and Rothwell
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