Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
Yvette Cooper
Labour, MP since 1997
Claimed in 2024-25
£284,172
145th highest of the 650 sitting MPs in the UK.
Where it went
Staff wages
paid to the MP's own employees
£248,481
Office costs
rent, utilities, equipment, printing
£23,871
Travel
the MP's own and their staff's
£11,820
And the number worth comparing
Cost per elector
on 74,618 electors
£3.81
Outside money on the register
Employment and earnings
- Role, work or services: Writing a book Payer: Conville and Walsh (literary agent), Haymarket House, London SW1Y 4SP
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
- Name of donor: Barbara Follett Address of donor: private Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Accommodation for staff members during Labour Party conference, value £2,350 Date received: 27 September 2025 to 1 October 2025 Date accepted: 27 September 2025 Donor status: individual (Registered 21 October 2025)
Checked 16 Aug 2026. Data pulled live from IPSA’s published 2024-25 totals and the UK Parliament Members API.