Normanton and Hemsworth
| Normanton and Hemsworth | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundaries since 2024 | |
 Boundary of Normanton and Hemsworth in Yorkshire and the Humber | |
| County | West Yorkshire |
| Electorate | 75,645 |
| Major settlements | |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Jon Trickett (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from |
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Normanton and Hemsworth is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. Created as a result of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election.[1] It is currently represented by Jon Trickett of the Labour Party, who previously represented the predecessor constituency of Hemsworth from 1996 to 2024.
Constituency profile
[edit]Normanton and Hemsworth is a constituency in West Yorkshire, covering the towns, villages and rural areas east of the city of Wakefield. It is named after its largest town, Normanton (not including Altofts), which has a population of around 17,000,[2] and the smaller town of Hemsworth. Other settlements include the towns of Featherstone, South Kirkby and South Elmsall and the villages of Fitzwilliam, Kinsley, Havercroft, Ryhill, Crofton, Walton, Ackworth and Upton.
This constituency's economy was traditionally dominated by the coal mining industry. Normanton was also a significant railway hub for transporting the area's coal production. This industry was phased out in the late 20th century, and today most of the constituency is highly-deprived, although Walton and Ackworth are more affluent.[3] House prices across the constituency are generally lower than the rest of Yorkshire and the average price is around half the national average.[4]
The age profile of the constituency's residents is similar to the rest of the country, but with a lower proportion of young adults.[5] In general, residents have low levels of education and average rates of homeownership. Household income is low but the child poverty rate is average.[4][6] A high proportion of residents work in the transport and manufacturing sectors. A low proportion work in professional occupations, but the percentage claiming unemployment benefits is below average.[7][6] White people made up 97% of the population at the 2021 census.[8]
At the local council, all seats in the constituency are represented by Reform UK councillors. Voters in the constituency very strongly supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum; an estimated 69% voted in favour of Brexit compared to the UK-wide figure of 52%, giving Normanton and Hemsworth one of the top 30 highest Leave-voting rates out of 650 UK constituencies.[4]
History
[edit]The constituency was formed primarily from the existing Hemsworth constituency - excluding the Wakefield South ward, with the addition of Normanton from Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford (renamed Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley).[9]
Boundaries
[edit]The constituency comprises the following wards of the City of Wakefield (as they existed on 1 December 2020):[10]
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jon Trickett | Labour | |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jon Trickett | 17,275 | 47.5 | +7.9 | |
| Reform | Callum Bushrod | 10,613 | 29.2 | +14.0 | |
| Conservative | Alice Mae Hopkin | 4,995 | 13.7 | −17.7 | |
| Green | Ashton Howick | 2,147 | 5.9 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Craig Dobson | 1,319 | 3.6 | −0.6 | |
| Majority | 6,662 | 18.3 | +10.2 | ||
| Turnout | 36,349 | 48.1 | −9.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 75,645 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.1 | |||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[14] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Labour | 17,152 | 39.6 | |
| Conservative | 13,632 | 31.4 | |
| Brexit Party | 6,609 | 15.2 | |
| Others | 3,196 | 7.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1,831 | 4.2 | |
| Green | 782 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | 43,367 | 57.5 | |
| Electorate | 75,388 | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Yorkshire and the Humber | Boundary Commission for England". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ↑ "Normanton". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Constituency data: Deprivation in England". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Seat Details - Normanton and Hemsworth". electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Constituency data: Population, by age". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Constituency dashboard". House of Commons Library. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Constituency data: businesses and industries". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "2021 census results: Ethnic groups in your constituency". commonslibrary.parliament.uk. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
- ↑ Gittins, Holly (8 June 2021). "Boundary Commission proposals: Major shakeup of parliamentary constituencies in Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford could see borders moved and new constituency created". Wakefield Express. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ↑ "New Seat Details - Normanton and Hemsworth". Electoral Calculus. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 9 Yorkshire and the Humber region.
- ↑ "Normanton and Hemsworth results". BBC News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ↑ "Normanton and Hemsworth Constituency Results". Wakefield Council. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Normanton and Hemsworth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK