Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 53°43′01″N 1°21′40″W / 53.717°N 1.361°W / 53.717; -1.361
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53°43′01″N 1°21′40″W / 53.717°N 1.361°W / 53.717; -1.361

Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford in West Yorkshire
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Location of West Yorkshire within England
CountyWest Yorkshire
Electorate83,284 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlementsNormanton, Castleford and Pontefract
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentYvette Cooper (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromPontefract and Castleford, Normanton

Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Yvette Cooper of the Labour Party.[n 2]

History

Parliament accepted the Boundary Commission's Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which recommended this constituency for the 2010 general election in the district of the city of Wakefield. Due to less increase in population than elsewhere the Commission had to reduce constituencies in the county by one, resulting in the "merger" of Normanton and Pontefract/Castleford seats, however some wards of both went to other neighbouring seats to give the correct size electorate.

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. The only other three-place constituency in England in terms of name is Ruislip, Northwood, and Pinner in Middlesex.

Boundaries

The constituency first contested at the 2010 general election has 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.

Constituency profile

The constituency retains one of the two large deep coal mines in the UK at Knottingley run by Coalfield Resources PLC (formerly UK Coal), however the area has the three retail towns, Pontefract being the most touristic — producing liquorice as well as Pontefract cakes — the wider economy includes self-employed trades, work in local manufacturing and jobs in creative industry, retail, public sector and corporate headquarters including in Leeds and Wakefield.

Well recovered from economic decline from the loss of most local mines, the rate of jobseeking benefits claimed is lower than the Yorkshire and Humber average (4.6%) at 4.4% however this slightly exceeds the national average and is over twice that of six constituencies in the region.[n 3][2]

Members of Parliament

Election Member[3] Party
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color" | 2010 Yvette Cooper Labour

Election results

General Election 2015: Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yvette Cooper 25,213 54.9 +6.7
UKIP Nathan Garbutt 9,785 21.3 N/A
Conservative Beth Prescott 9,569 20.8 −3.6
Liberal Democrats Edward McMillan-Scott 1,330 2.9 −13.5
Majority 15,428 33.6 +9.9
Turnout 45,897 55.6 -0.6
Labour hold Swing -7.3
General Election 2010: Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Yvette Cooper 22,293 48.1 N/A
Conservative Nick Pickles 11,314 24.4 N/A
Liberal Democrats Chris Rush 7,585 16.4 N/A
BNP Graham Thewlis-Hardy 3,846 8.3 N/A
Independent Gareth Allen 1,183 2.6 N/A
Majority 10,979 23.7 N/A
Turnout 46,239 56.2 N/A
Labour win (new seat)

See also

Notes and references

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.
  3. ^ York Outer, Elmet and Rothwell, Sheffield Hallam, Harrogate and Knaresborough, Skipton and Ripon and, Thirsk and Malton
References
  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. ^ Unemployment statistics The Guardian
  3. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "N" (part 2)
  4. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Normanton, Pontefract & Castleford". BBC News. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 26 July 2013 suggested (help)
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