WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

6,630latest majority

48.2%latest turnout

2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Yvette Cooper

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024

Electorate74,618

Turnout48.2%

Majority6,630

Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament

Trevor LakeSocial Democratic Party1390.4%

Jamie NeedleLiberal Democrat1,2133.4%

Olli WatkinsGreen Party1,6514.6%

Laura WeldonConservative5,40615.0%

John ThomasReform UK10,45929.1%

Yvette CooperLabour17,08947.5%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Labour Majority 1,082 · 56.7% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population105,210Mid-2024 estimate

Under 1821.3%Share of population

Aged 65+18.1%Share of population

Home owners62.7%Households

Private renters13.9%Households

Social renters22.5%Households

One-person households30.1%Of households

Families with children28.2%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.