Rt Hon Yvette Cooper
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 5080
coopery@parliament.uk
Constituency
1 York Street, Castleford, WF10 1RB
Tel: 01977 553388
Fax: 01977 559753
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Pontefract and Castleford 1997-2010, for Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Public Health) 1999-2002;
Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department 2002-03;
Office of the Deputy Prime Minister/Department for Communities and Local Government 2003-08:
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 2003-05,
Minister of State (Minister for Housing and Planning) 2005-07,
Minister for Housing (attending cabinet) 2007-08;
Chief Secretary to the Treasury 2008-09;
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2009-10;
Shadow Secretary of State for:
Work and Pensions 2010,
Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Foreign Secretary) 2010-11;
Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities 2010-;
Shadow Secretary of State for Home Department (Home Secretary) 2011-
Select committees
Member: Education and Employment 1997-99,
Education and Employment (Employment Sub-Committee) 1997-99
Political interests
Unemployment, coal industry, poverty, equal opportunities
Countries of interest
USA
General Election 2010 - Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Cooper, Yvette |
Lab |
22293 |
48.11% |
| Pickles, Nick |
Con |
11314 |
24.42% |
| Rush, Chris |
Lib Dem |
7585 |
16.37% |
| Thewlis-Hardy, Graham |
BNP |
3864 |
8.34% |
| Allen, Gareth |
Ind |
1183 |
2.56% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (12.52% from Lab to Con) |