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Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley (UK Parliament constituency)

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Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley is a constituency[n 1] in West Yorkshire of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.[1] It is currently represented by Yvette Cooper of the Labour Party,[n 2] who currently serves as Home Secretary under the government of Keir Starmer.

Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map
Boundaries since 2024
Map of constituency
CountyWest Yorkshire
Major settlements
Current constituency
Created2024
Member of ParliamentYvette Cooper (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromNormanton, Pontefract and Castleford

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.

Boundaries

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The constituency composed of the following wards of the City of Wakefield (as they existed on 1 December 2020):[2]

It comprises the former Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford seat excluding the Normanton ward, which includes the town of Normanton and the civil parishes of Warmfield cum Heath and Kirkthorpe.

Members of Parliament

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Normanton, Pontefract & Castleford prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Yvette Cooper Labour

Elections

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Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley [4] [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yvette Cooper 17,089 47.5 +9.3
Reform UK John Thomas 10,459 29.1 +13.3
Conservative Laura Weldon 5,406 15.0 −20.6
Green Olli Watkins 1,651 4.6 N/A
Liberal Democrats Jamie Needle 1,213 3.4 −3.4
SDP Trevor Lake 139 0.4 N/A
Majority 6,630 18.4 +15.8
Turnout 35,957 48.2 −8.5
Registered electors 74,618
Labour hold Swing –2.0

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[6]
Party Vote %
Labour 15,759 38.2
Conservative 14,677 35.6
Brexit Party 6,518 15.8
Liberal Democrats 2,799 6.8
Others 1,515 3.7
Turnout 41,268 56.7
Electorate 72,751

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

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  1. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  2. ^ "New Seat Details - Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
  4. ^ "Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley results". BBC News. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley -Constituency results". Wakefield Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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