Pontefract and Castleford (UK Parliament constituency)

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Pontefract and Castleford was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until the 2010 general election. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

1974–1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Castleford and Pontefract, and the Urban District of Featherstone.

1983–2010: The City of Wakefield wards of Castleford Ferry Fryston, Castleford Glasshoughton, Castleford Whitwood, Knottingley, Pontefract North, and Pontefract South.

The constituency covered the West Yorkshire towns of Pontefract and Castleford. It was a very safe Labour seat, made up of former mining towns and villages. The MP from 1997 until its abolition in 2010, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, is married to former fellow Labour MP, former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in West Yorkshire, the number of seats in West Yorkshire were reduced by one due to population decline by the Boundary Commission for England. A new, geographically larger, constituency called Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford was created in 2010 including the whole of this constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[1] Party
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | Feb 1974 Joe Harper Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1978 by-election Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse Labour
style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | 1997 Yvette Cooper Labour
2010 Constituency abolished: see Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford

Elections

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Pontefract and Castleford[2]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Simon Jones 5,727 17.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Wesley Paxton 3,942 12.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Suzy Cass 1,835 5.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Alliance for Green Socialism Bob Hague 470 1.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 15,246 46.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 32,947 53.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election 2001: Pontefract and Castleford[3]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Pamela Singleton 5,512 17.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Wesley Paxton 2,315 7.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Burdon 739 2.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Trevor Bolderson 605 1.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". John Gill 330 1.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 16,378 52.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 31,391 49.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Pontefract and Castleford[4]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Adrian Flook 5,614 13.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Wesley Paxton 3,042 7.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Richard Wood 1,401 3.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 25,725 62.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 41,396 66.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election 1992: Pontefract and Castleford[5][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Anthony George Mortimer Rockall 10,051 20.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". David Lawrence Ryan 4,410 9.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 23,495 49.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 48,007 74.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing +1.6

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Pontefract and Castleford[8]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Julian Malins 10,051 21.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Michael Taylor 5,334 11.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Daniel McFarlane-Lees 295 0.6 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 21,626 45.7 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 47,315 73.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election 1983: Pontefract and Castleford[9]
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Barry Howell 11,299 25.8
Script error: No such module "Political party". Douglas Dale 7,452 17.1
Majority 13,691 31.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 43,741 67.4 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Pontefract and Castleford
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Hugo Page 10,665 23.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Leslie Marsh 3,616 8.0 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 19,901 44.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 44,837 73.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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1978 Pontefract and Castleford by-election
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Hugo Page 8,080 27.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Leslie Marsh 2,054 6.9 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 11,428 38.5 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 29,642 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing −7.9

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election October 1974: Pontefract and Castleford
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". I. Bloomer 6,966 16.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". S. Galloway 5,259 12.3 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". T. Parsons 457 1.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Majority 23,242 54.2 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 42,890 71.1 Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". hold Swing

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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General election February 1974: Pontefract and Castleford
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Richard Needham 10,605 23.1
Script error: No such module "Political party". B. Lavery 991 2.2
Majority 23,804 51.8 Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 46,005 77.1 Script error: No such module "String".

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See also

Notes and references

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External links

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