Members of Parliament are elected to the House of Commons at a General Election. If a seat becomes vacant between General Elections a By-election is held.

For electoral purposes the United Kingdom is divided into 646 constituencies. The political party with the majority of seats in the House of Commons forms the Government. Political parties in the minority form the Opposition.

Three MPs represent the Wakefield Metropolitan District. However a fourth constituency includes parts of the district and details of that MP are also shown below. 

The following were elected at the May 2010 general election:

Hemsworth constituency

Jon Trickett MP
1 Highfield Road
Hemsworth
WF9 4DP

Tel: 01977 722290 (Office)
Web: www.jontrickett.org.uk

Surgery Details: Please telephone office for appointment

Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford constituency

Yvette Cooper MP
1 York Street
Castleford
WF10 1JS

Tel: 01977 553388 (Office)
Email: coopery@parliament.uk
Web: www.yvettecooper.com

Surgery Details:- Regular surgeries which may vary - telephone to confirm.

Wakefield constituency

Mary Creagh MP
20-22 Cheapside
Wakefield
WF1 2TF

Tel: 01924 386124
Email: mary@marycreagh.co.uk
Web: www.marycreagh.co.uk

Surgery Details: See Mary's website for dates and venues of surgeries

Morley and Outwood constituency

Ed Balls MP
2 Commercial Street
Morley
LS27 8HY

Tel: 0113 253 9466
Email: ed@edballs.com
Web: www.edballs.co.uk

Surgery Details: See Ed's website for dates and venues of surgeries