Yvette Cooper.
Labour Party MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley.
31 May 2026
Aligned with their council.
The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper is the Labour MP for Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. She currently holds the Government post of Foreign Secretary.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Cooper broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
West Bank: Illegal Settlements
“UK opposes settlements as violations of international law and has introduced three sanctions packages against settler violence, but stops short of comprehensive settlement trade ba…”
Topical Questions
“The House was not given full information about the Mandelson vetting recommendation; ministers should have been told and Parliament should have been informed; a review is underway …”
Gulf Conflict
“UK is engaged in intensive diplomacy across multiple countries to extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz without tolls, and ensure Lebanese civilians can return home; UK…”
International Development
“Development budget cuts to 0.3% of GNI are a difficult but necessary choice to fund defence; the government will reform aid delivery to focus on fragile states, investment partners…”
Cooper holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
Top departments asked.
No tabled questions yet.
Most recent.
Register of interests.
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Source · Members API · Last amended 18 Nov 2025
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 248,481 | 87.0% |
| Office Costs | 25,168 | 8.8% |
| Staff Travel | 5,729 | 2.0% |
| MP Travel | 5,627 | 2.0% |
| Dependant Travel | 464 | 0.2% |
| Total · 107 claims | 285,470 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Cooper on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 17,089 | 47.5% | Won |
| 2019 | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 18,297 | 37.9% | Won |
| 2017 | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 29,268 | 59.5% | Won |
| 2015 | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 25,213 | 54.9% | Won |
| 2010 | Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | 22,293 | 48.2% | Won |
2024 — full result, Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yvette CooperWON | Lab | 17,089 | 47.5 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley →
Sources, methods & last update
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
21 Jul 2024 → 21 Apr 2026
0 tabled · 0 answered
None recorded
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