Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
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Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (UK Parliament constituency)
Coordinates: 53°43′01″N 1°21′40″W / 53.717°N 1.361°W
| Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford | |
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| County constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford in West Yorkshire. |
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 Location of West Yorkshire within England. |
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| County | West Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 83,284 (December 2010)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Yvette Cooper (Labour) |
| Number of members | One |
| Created from | Pontefract and Castleford, Normanton |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | Yorkshire and the Humber |
Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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Boundaries
Following their review of parliamentary representation in West Yorkshire, the Boundary Commission for England has recommended the creation of a new seat of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford, taking the Normanton, Castleford and Pontefract towns from the district of Wakefield. Due to population decline, the Commission had to reduce the constituencies of the county by one, resulting in the "merger" of Normanton and Pontefract/Castleford seats.
The constituency was first contested at the 2010 general election, and is made up of seven electoral wards of the City of Wakefield:
- Airedale and Ferry Fryston, Altofts and Whitwood, Castleford Central and Glasshoughton, Knottingley, Normanton, Pontefract North, and Pontefract South.
The Commission had great difficulty in naming the constituency, with "Normanton and Pontefract" and "Pontefract and Castleford" both suggested. On May 24, 2006 the modified name was chosen following further public consultation.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member [2] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Yvette Cooper | Labour | |
Election Results
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Election 2010 Electorate: 83,284 Turnout: 46,239 (56.2%) +2.9 |
Labour hold Majority: 10,979 (23.7%) Swing: -12.5% from Lab to Con |
Yvette Cooper | Labour | 22,293 | 48.1 | -17.1 | ||
| Nick Pickles | Conservative | 11,314 | 24.4 | +7.9 | ||||
| Chris Rush | Liberal Democrat | 7,585 | 16.4 | +5.3 | ||||
| Graham Thewlis-Hardy | BNP | 3,846 | 8.3 | +4.4 | ||||
| Gareth Allen | Independent | 1,183 | 2.6 | N/A | ||||
See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)[self-published source?][better source needed]
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