Coordinates: 53°42′N 1°19′W / 53.7°N 1.32°W / 53.7; -1.32

Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley (UK Parliament constituency)

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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

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.

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

Boundaries

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

It will comprise the current 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

Normanton, Pontefract & Castleford prior to 2024

Election Member Party
2024 Yvette Cooper Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

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 New
Liberal Democrats Jamie Needle 1,213 3.4 -3.4
SDP Trevor Lake 139 0.4 New
Majority 6,630 18.4
Turnout 35,957 48.2 '-8.5
Registered electors 74,618
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  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

  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.

External links

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