Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

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Results for the 2024 and 2019 elections, as well as for all by-elections, are sourced directly from the returning officer's declaration of results. Results for the 2017, 2015, and 2010 elections are sourced from the Greater London Authority.

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2024 General Election

lab

Yvette Cooper

17 089

47.53%

ref

John Robert Thomas

10 459

29.09%

con

Laura Weldon

5 406

15.03%

grn

Olli Watkins

1 651

4.59%

ld

Jamie Luke Needle

1 213

3.37%

sdp

Trevor Lake

139

0.39%

The constituency was renamed to Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley. Its area was reduced.

Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford

2019 General Election

lab

Yvette Cooper

18 297

37.91%

con

Andrew Lee

17 021

35.27%

bxp

Deneice Florence-Jukes

8 032

16.64%

ld

Thomas Gordon

3 147

6.52%

yp

Laura Walker

1 762

3.65%

2017 General Election

lab

Yvette Cooper

29 268

59.50%

con

Andrew Lee

14 769

30.02%

ukip

Lewis Thompson

3 030

6.16%

yp

Daniel Gascoigne

1 431

2.91%

ld

Clarke Roberts

693

1.41%

2015 General Election

lab

Yvette Cooper

25 213

54.93%

ukip

Nathan Garbutt

9 785

21.32%

con

Beth Prescott

9 569

20.85%

ld

Edward McMillan-Scott

1 330

2.90%

2010 General Election

lab

Yvette Cooper

22 293

48.21%

con

Nick Pickles

11 314

24.47%

ld

Chris Rush

7 585

16.40%

bnp

Graham Thewlis-Hardy

3 864

8.36%

ind

Gareth Allen

1 183

2.56%