Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2024 onwards}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name=Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley
|parliament = uk
|image = {{maplink|frame=yes|frame-align=center|plain=yes|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame-height=200|frame-width=250}}
|caption = Boundaries since 2024
|image2 = File:Yorkshire and the Humber - Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley constituency.svg
|caption 2= Boundary of Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley in Yorkshire and the Humber
|year = 2024
|abolished =
|previous = Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
|next =
|elects_howmany = One
|electorate =
|type = County
|region = England
|county = West Yorkshire
|towns = {{ubl|Pontefract|Castleford|Knottingley}}
|mp = Yvette Cooper
|party = Labour
}}
Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley is a constituency{{#tag:ref|A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)|group= n}} in West Yorkshire of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.{{Cite web |title=The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – Yorkshire and the Humber {{!}} Boundary Commission for England |url=https://boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk/2023-review/2023-review-volume-one-report/the-2023-review-of-parliamentary-constituency-boundaries-in-england-volume-one-report-yorkshire-and-the-humber/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk}} Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. It is currently represented by Yvette Cooper of the Labour Party,{{#tag:ref|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.|group= n}} who currently serves as Home Secretary under the government of Keir Starmer. Cooper was MP for the predecessor seats of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford from 2010 to 2024, and Pontefract and Castleford from 1997 to 2010.
Boundaries
The constituency is composed of the following wards of the City of Wakefield (as they existed on 1 December 2020):{{Cite web |title=New Seat Details - Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley |url=https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/calcwork23.py?seat=Pontefract,%20Castleford%20and%20Knottingley |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=www.electoralcalculus.co.uk}}
- Airedale and Ferry Fryston
- Altofts and Whitwood
- Castleford Central and Glasshoughton
- Knottingley
- Pontefract North
- Pontefract South{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region}}
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
Normanton, Pontefract & Castleford prior to 2024
| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"|Election!!Member!!Party |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
| 2024 | Labour |
Elections
= Elections in the 2020s =
{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley{{cite news |title=Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley results |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001428 |access-date=4 July 2024}}{{cite web |title=Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley -Constituency results |url=https://www.wakefield.gov.uk/elections/current-elections/general-election-results-2024/#2024NormantonandHemsworth |website=Wakefield Council |access-date=8 July 2024}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Yvette Cooper|votes=17,089|percentage=47.5|change=+9.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=John Thomas |votes=10,459|percentage=29.1|change=+13.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Laura Weldon|votes=5,406|percentage=15.0|change=−20.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Olli Watkins|votes=
1,651|percentage=4.6|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Jamie Needle|votes=1,213|percentage=3.4|change=−3.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Social Democratic Party (UK, 1990–present)|candidate=Trevor Lake|votes=139|percentage=0.4|change=N/A}}
{{Election box majority|votes=6,630|percentage=18.4|change=+15.8}}
{{Election box turnout|votes=35,957|percentage=48.2|change=−8.5}}
{{Election box registered electors| reg. electors = 74,618}}
{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Labour Party (UK)|swing=−2.0}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 2010s=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="4" | 2019 notional result{{Cite web|url=https://electionresults.parliament.uk/general-elections/5 |title=Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 |date= |access-date=11 July 2024 |work=Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News |publisher=UK Parliament}} | ||
|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
| {{party color cell|Labour Party (UK)}}
| Labour | align=right| 15,759 | align=right| 38.2 |
| {{party color cell|Conservative Party (UK)}} | align=right| 14,677 | align=right| 35.6 |
| {{party color cell|Brexit Party}} | align=right| 6,518 | align=right| 15.8 |
| {{party color cell|Liberal Democrats (UK)}} | align=right| 2,799 | align=right| 6.8 |
| {{party color cell|Independent politician}}
| Others | align=right| 1,515 | align=right| 3.7 |
| colspan="4" bgcolor="#EAECF0"| | ||
| colspan="2"|Turnout
|align=right|41,268 |align=right|56.7 | ||
| colspan="2"|Electorate
|align=right|72,751 |
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://mapit.mysociety.org/area/168920.html Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley UK Parliament constituency] (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
{{Constituencies in Yorkshire and the Humber}}
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Category:Parliamentary constituencies in West Yorkshire
Category:Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2024