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Member of Parliament

Yvette Cooper

Lab Labour Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley ID 420
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Yvette has served in the House of Commons for 29 years, 3 months, representing 3 constituencies. Yvette has held 27 parliamentary roles.

Party history

Labour 1 May 1997 to present

Constituency history

Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times
Pontefract and Castleford 1 May 1997 to 6 May 2010 Elected 3 times

Roles

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 20 Jul 2026 to present Department of Health and Social Care
Foreign Secretary 5 Sep 2025 to 20 Jul 2026 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Home Secretary 5 Jul 2024 to 5 Sep 2025 Home Office
Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department 29 Nov 2021 to 30 May 2024 Home Office
Liaison Committee (Commons) 20 May 2020 to 15 Dec 2021
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) 11 May 2020 to 25 Jan 2022
Home Affairs Committee 27 Jan 2020 to 1 Dec 2021 Chair
Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system 13 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Lab Hold Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley Turnout 35,957
Candidate Party Votes Share
Yvette Cooper Lab Labour 17,089 47.5 %
John Thomas RUK Reform UK 10,459 29.1 %
Laura Weldon Con Conservative 5,406 15.0 %
Olli Watkins Green Green Party 1,651 4.6 %
Jamie Needle LD Liberal Democrat 1,213 3.4 %
Trevor Lake SDP Social Democratic Party 139 0.4 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Biography source UK Parliament Members API
Election source UK Parliament Members API

FAQs

How long has Yvette Cooper been an MP?

Yvette Cooper has been in the House of Commons for 29 years, 3 months. Source

What parties has Yvette Cooper been a member of?

Yvette Cooper has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Yvette Cooper held?

Yvette Cooper has 27 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Yvette Cooper's latest election result?

Yvette Cooper's latest imported election result is Lab Hold in Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley, with a majority of 6,630. Source